Angola
Republic of Angola
Angola sits in Middle Africa and uses AOA - Angolan kwanza (Kz). This profile combines identifiers, formats, map links, memberships, and the largest city records in one structured reference.
Capital
Luanda
Population
36.6M
Area
1.2M km2
Population
36.6M
36,604,681 people
Area
1.2M km2
1,246,700 square kilometers
Density
29/km2
Population divided by land area
Capital
Luanda
-8.83, 13.22
Detailed Country Guide
Overview and identity
Angola, officially listed here as Republic of Angola, is structured as a practical country reference guide for users searching country facts, maps, flags, codes, and daily-use data. The page should make Angola, AO, AGO, the flag, the official name, and the country slug easy to confirm because users often land on country pages while checking identifiers for forms, travel, education, or data products. Angola is grouped under Africa, more specifically Middle Africa, with Africa shown as the continent context.
Geography and population scale
The country dataset records a population of 36,604,681 people and a land area of 1,246,700 square kilometers, which gives an approximate density of 29 people per square kilometer. The main coordinate reference is -12.5, 18.5, while the capital coordinate reference is -8.83, 13.22. Angola shares listed land borders with COG, COD, ZMB, NAM, and the landlocked value is recorded as no. These details help the page answer common searches around location, area, borders, map position, and population comparison.
Capital and urban network
The capital information is recorded as Luanda (primary). The largest city entries shown for this country are Luanda, Lubango, Huambo, Cabinda and Malanje. Including cities alongside country-level facts helps the guide answer searches such as largest cities in Angola, capital of Angola, and major urban areas in Angola. This is useful because many users compare the official capital with the largest business, transport, or population centers.
Government, classification, and memberships
The government type is listed as Unitary presidential republic. The classification fields mark sovereignty as yes, United Nations membership as yes, observer status as no, and disputed status as no. International memberships shown for this page include African Union and United Nations. These fields support search intent around political status, country classification, and international organization membership.
Administrative formats and daily-use data
Angola uses calling code +244, postal format not listed, and time zone data listed as UTC+01:00. The number format uses . as the thousands separator and , as the decimal separator. The week starts on monday; the academic year starts around Sep 1; the government fiscal year starts around Jan 1; and the personal fiscal year starts around Jan 1.
Currency, language, transport, and references
Currency data lists AOA - Angolan kwanza (Kz), while language records include Portuguese. Vehicle data records the driving side as right and vehicle sign codes as ANG. Reference links should keep official, Wikipedia, Google Maps, and OpenStreetMap sources together when available so users can move from the structured country guide to map or source pages quickly. The latest Gini entry in the dataset is 51.3 for 2018.
How to use this profile
This Angola profile is designed to be scanned in layers: first the name, official name, flag, capital, population, area, and density; then identity, geography, cities, governance, memberships, formats, connectivity, currency, languages, transport, and references. That structure supports both human readers and product workflows where users need to verify a phone code, compare cities, inspect fiscal dates, check postal formats, review memberships, or open a map reference without searching across multiple pages.
Country Snapshot
ISO codes
AO / AGO
Top-level domains
.ao
Continents
Africa
Border countries
COG, COD, ZMB, NAM
Driving side
right
Vehicle signs
ANG
Flag And Identity
The flag entry for Angola is represented by the AO country flag asset.
Largest Cities
#1
Luanda
Luanda
9,051,000
primary
#2
Lubango
Huíla
903,564
admin
#3
Huambo
Huambo
836,293
admin
#4
Cabinda
Cabinda
739,182
admin
#5
Malanje
Malanje
604,215
admin
Governance
Government type
Unitary presidential republic
Sovereign
Yes
UN member
Yes
Landlocked
No
Formats
Week starts
monday
Academic year
Sep 1
Government fiscal year
Jan 1
Number separators
. thousands, , decimal
Connectivity
Calling codes
+244
Postal format
Not listed
Timezones
UTC+01:00
Languages
Portuguese
International Memberships
Economy And References
Latest Gini entry
51.3
2018