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Republic of Angola
[República de Angola] error: {{lang}}: text has italic markup (help)  (Portuguese)
Flag Emblem
Anthem: [Angola Avante!] error: {{lang}}: text has italic markup (help)  (Portuguese)
Forward Angola!
Capital
and largest city
Luanda
Official languages Portuguese
Recognised national languages
Ethnic groups (2000)
Demonym Angolan
Government Unitary dominant-party
presidential republic
 -  President José Eduardo dos Santos
 -  Vice President Manuel Vicente
Legislature National Assembly
Independence
 -  from Portugal 11 November 1975 
Area
 -  Total 1,246,700 km2 (23rd)
481,354 sq mi
 -  Water (%) negligible
Population
 -  2009 estimate 18,498,000[1][2]
 -  Density 14.8/km2 (199th)
38.4/sq mi
GDP (PPP) 2014 estimate
 -  Total $139.059 billion[3] (64th)
 -  Per capita $6,484[3] (107th)
GDP (nominal) 2014 estimate
 -  Total $129.785 billion[3] (61st)
 -  Per capita $6,052[3] (91st)
Gini (2009)42.7[4]
medium
HDI (2013)Increase 0.508
low · 148th
Currency Kwanza (AOA)
Time zone WAT (UTC+1)
 -  Summer (DST) not observed (UTC+1)
Drives on the right
Calling code +244
ISO 3166 code AO
Internet TLD .ao

Angola, officially the Republic of Angola (Portuguese: [República de Angola] error: {{lang}}: text has italic markup (help) pronounced: [ʁɛˈpublikɐ dɨ ɐ̃ˈɡɔlɐ]; Kikongo, Kimbundu, Umbundu: Repubilika ya Ngola), is a country in Southern Africa bordered by Namibia on the south, the Democratic Republic of the Congo on the north, and Zambia on the east; its west coast is on the Atlantic Ocean and Luanda is its capital city. The exclave province of Cabinda has borders with the Republic of the Congo and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

References

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  2. Population Forecast to 2060 by International Futures hosted by Google Public Data Explorer
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 "Angola". International Monetary Fund. Retrieved 26 April 2014.
  4. "Gini Index". World Bank. Retrieved 2 March 2011.
  • Much of the material in this article comes from the CIA World Factbook 2000 and the 2003 U.S. Department of State website. The information given there is however, corrected and updated on the basis of the other sources indicated.

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