KEY FACTS ABOUT THE REPUBLIC OF ANGOLA
Official Name: Republic of Angola
Location: Western coast of Southern Africa
Official Language: Portuguese
National Languages: Umbundu, Kimbundu, Kikongo, Chokwe, Nganguela, Kwanyama, Ibinda, Nhaneca
Area: 1,246,700 km² (7th largest in Africa, 22nd globally)
Borders: Republic of the Congo, DRC, Zambia, Namibia, Atlantic Ocean (1,650 km coastline)
Population: 36,604,681 (2024)
Capital: Luanda
Administrative Divisions: 21 provinces, 326 municipalities, and 378 communes (following the Political-Administrative Division update effective January 2025)
Provinces (21): Bengo, Benguela, Bié, Cabinda, Cuando, Cuanza Norte, Cuanza Sul, Cubango, Cunene, Huambo, Huíla, Icolo e Bengo, Luanda, Lunda Norte, Lunda Sul, Malanje, Moxico, Moxico Leste, Namibe, Uíge, Zaire.