Area > Comparative
slightly less than twice the size of Texas |
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Area > Land
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1,246,700 sq km |
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[23rd of 238]
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Area > Total
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1,246,700 sq km |
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[29th of 250]
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Capital city with population
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Luanda - 2,000,000 |
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Climate
semiarid in south and along coast to Luanda; north has cool, dry season (May to October) and hot, rainy season (November to April) |
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Elevation extremes > Highest point
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Morro de Moco 2,620 m |
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Forested Land
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56% |
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[28th of 193]
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Geographic coordinates
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12 30 S, 18 30 E |
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Land boundaries > Border countries
Democratic Republic of the Congo 2,511 km (of which 225 km is the boundary of discontiguous Cabinda Province), Republic of the Congo 201 km, Namibia 1,376 km, Zambia 1,110 km |
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Land use > Arable land
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2.65% |
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[178th of 258]
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Largest city
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Luanda |
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Largest city population
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2,081,000 |
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[48th of 174]
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Largest city with population
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Luanda - 2,000,000 |
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Location
Southern Africa, bordering the South Atlantic Ocean, between Namibia and Democratic Republic of the Congo |
Map references
Africa |
Natural hazards
locally heavy rainfall causes periodic flooding on the plateau |
Natural resources
petroleum, diamonds, iron ore, phosphates, copper, feldspar, gold, bauxite, uranium |
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Population density
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8.97 people per sqkm |
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[205th of 256]
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Population density > people per sq. km
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12.79 people/m²
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[181st of 204]
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Surface area > sq. km
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1,246,700 km²
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[22nd of 206]
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