Area > Comparative
slightly less than twice the size of Texas |
Area > Comparative to US places
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 > Land (per capita)
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99.486 sq km per 1,000 people |
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[22nd of 227]
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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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Area > Total (per capita)
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99.486 sq km per 1,000 people |
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[23rd of 231]
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Area > Water
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0 sq km |
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[200th of 239]
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Area > Water (per capita)
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0 sq km per million people |
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[191st of 225]
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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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Coastline
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1,600 km |
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[72nd of 271]
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Elevation extremes > Highest point
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Morro de Moco 2,620 m |
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Elevation extremes > Lowest point
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Atlantic Ocean 0 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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Geography > Note
the province of Cabinda is an exclave, separated from the rest of the country by the Democratic Republic of the Congo |
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Irrigated land
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800 sq km |
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[98th of 196]
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Irrigated land (per capita)
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53.167 sq km per million people |
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[124th of 167]
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Land area > sq. km
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1,246,700 km²
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[22nd of 206]
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Land area > sq. km (per capita)
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78.205 km²
per 1,000 people |
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[24th of 206]
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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 boundaries > Total
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5,198 km |
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[30th of 166]
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Land boundaries > Total (per capita)
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414.799 km per million people |
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[50th of 164]
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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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Land use > Other
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97.12% |
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[58th of 258]
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Land use > Permanent crops
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0.23% |
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[162nd 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 population (per capita)
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0.176 per capita |
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[71st 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 |
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Maritime claims > Contiguous zone
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24 nautical mile |
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[12th of 83]
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Maritime claims > Exclusive economic zone
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200 nautical mile |
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[22nd of 123]
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Maritime claims > Territorial sea
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12 nautical mile |
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[104th of 191]
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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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northernmost point > Latitude
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04°24'S |
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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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Rural population density > rural population per sq. km of arable land
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218.96 people/km² of arable lan |
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[105th of 188]
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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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Surface area > sq. km (per capita)
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78.205 km²
per 1,000 people |
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[27th of 207]
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Terrain
narrow coastal plain rises abruptly to vast interior plateau |
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