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Area > Comparative slightly less than twice the size of Texas
Area > Land	1,246,700 sq km		[23rd of 238]
Area > Total	1,246,700 sq km		[29th of 250]
Capital city with population	Luanda - 2,000,000
Climate semiarid in south and along coast to Luanda; north has cool, dry season (May to October) and hot, rainy season (November to April)
Elevation extremes > Highest point	Morro de Moco 2,620 m
Forested Land	56%		[28th of 193]
Geographic coordinates	12 30 S, 18 30 E
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
Land use > Arable land	2.65%		[178th of 258]
Largest city	Luanda
Largest city population	2,081,000		[48th of 174]
Largest city with population	Luanda - 2,000,000
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
Population density	8.97 people per sqkm		[205th of 256]
Population density > people per sq. km	12.79 people/m²		[181st of 204]
Surface area > sq. km	1,246,700 km²		[22nd of 206]

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