The Republic of Angola is a sovereign country located in Middle Africa. Angola borders Namibia

Namibia

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 to the south, the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Democratic Republic of the Congo

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 to the north, and Zambia

Zambia

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 to the east, and with a west coast along the Atlantic Ocean

Atlantic Ocean

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. The exclave

Enclave and exclave

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 province Cabinda

Cabinda (province)

Cabinda is an exclave and province of Angola, a status that has been disputed by many political organizations in the territory. The capital city is also called Cabinda. The province is divided into four municipalities - Belize, Buco Zau, Cabinda and Cacongo.Modern Cabinda is the result of a fusion...

 has a border with the Republic of the Congo

Republic of the Congo

The Republic of the Congo , sometimes known locally as Congo-Brazzaville, is a state in Central Africa. It is bordered by Gabon, Cameroon, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo , the Angolan exclave province of Cabinda, and the Gulf of Guinea.The region was dominated by...

 and the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Democratic Republic of the Congo

The Democratic Republic of the Congo is a state located in Central Africa. It is the second largest country in Africa by area and the eleventh largest in the world...

. Angola came into existence as a Portuguese colony, at the end of the 19th/beginning of the 20th century, while there had been Portuguese outposts on the coast from the 16th century onwards. Angola became an independent country in 1975, and has gone through several decades of civil war. The country is the second-largest petroleum

Petroleum

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 and diamond

Diamond

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 producer in sub-Saharan Africa, yet poverty among the population is high. Transparency International

Transparency International

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 lists Angola as one of the ten most corrupt countries in the world. According to the International Monetary Fund

International Monetary Fund

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, more than $4 billion in oil receipts have disappeared from Angola's treasury in the 2000s. In August 2006, a peace deal was signed with a faction

Political faction

A political faction is a grouping of individuals, such as a political party, a trade union, or other group with a political purpose. A faction or political party may include fragmented sub-factions, “parties within a party," which may be referred to as power blocs, or voting blocs. The individuals...

 of the FLEC

Front for the Liberation of the Enclave of Cabinda

The Front for the Liberation of the Enclave of Cabinda is a guerrilla and political movement fighting for the independence of the Angolan province of Cabinda. Formerly under Portuguese administration, with the independence of Angola from Portugal in 1975, the territory became an exclave province...

, a separatist guerrilla from the Cabinda

Cabinda (province)

Cabinda is an exclave and province of Angola, a status that has been disputed by many political organizations in the territory. The capital city is also called Cabinda. The province is divided into four municipalities - Belize, Buco Zau, Cabinda and Cacongo.Modern Cabinda is the result of a fusion...

 exclave in the North, which is still active. About 65% of Angola's oil comes from that region.

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Angola:

General reference

• Pronunciation
  International Phonetic Alphabet
  The International Phonetic Alphabet "The acronym 'IPA' strictly refers [...] to the 'International Phonetic Association'. But it is now such a common practice to use the acronym also to refer to the alphabet itself that resistance seems pedantic...
  
  :
• Common English country name: Angola
  Angola
  Angola, officially the Republic of Angola , is a country in south-central Africa bordered by Namibia on the south, the Democratic Republic of the Congo on the north, and Zambia on the east; its west coast is on the Atlantic Ocean with Luanda as its capital city...
  
  
• Official English country name: The Republic of Angola
• Common endonym(s):
• Official endonym(s):
• Adjectival(s): Angolan
• Demonym(s):
• International rankings of Angola
  International rankings of Angola
  - International rankings :...
  
  
• ISO country codes: AO, AGO, 024
• ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:AO
  ISO 3166-2:AO
  ISO 3166-2:AO is the entry for Angola in ISO 3166-2, part of the ISO 3166 standard published by the International Organization for Standardization , which defines codes for the names of the principal subdivisions of all countries coded in ISO 3166-1.Currently for Angola, ISO 3166-2 codes are...
  
  
• Internet
  Internet
  The Internet is a global system of interconnected computer networks that use the standard Internet protocol suite to serve billions of users worldwide...
  
   country code top-level domain
  Country code top-level domain
  A country code top-level domain is an Internet top-level domain generally used or reserved for a country, a sovereign state, or a dependent territory....
  
  : .ao
  .ao
  .ao is the Internet country code top-level domain for Angola. It is administered by the college of engineering of the University of Agostinho Neto....
  
  

Geography of Angola

• Angola is: a country
  Country
  A country is a region legally identified as a distinct entity in political geography. A country may be an independent sovereign state or one that is occupied by another state, as a non-sovereign or formerly sovereign political division, or a geographic region associated with a previously...
  
  
• Population of Angola: 12,531,357 people - 59th most populous country
• Area of Angola: 1,246,700 km² - 23rd largest country
• Atlas of Angola

Location

Angola lies in Southern Africa, bordering the South Atlantic Ocean, between Namibia

Namibia

Namibia, officially the Republic of Namibia , is a country in southern Africa whose western border is the Atlantic Ocean. It shares land borders with Angola and Zambia to the north, Botswana to the east and South Africa to the south and east. It gained independence from South Africa on 21 March...

 and the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Democratic Republic of the Congo

The Democratic Republic of the Congo is a state located in Central Africa. It is the second largest country in Africa by area and the eleventh largest in the world...

.

• Angola is situated within the following regions:
  • Eastern Hemisphere
    Eastern Hemisphere
    The Eastern Hemisphere, also Eastern hemisphere or eastern hemisphere, is a geographical term for the half of the Earth that is east of the Prime Meridian and west of 180° longitude. It is also used to refer to Europe, Asia, Africa, and Australasia, vis-à-vis the Western Hemisphere, which includes...
    
     and Southern Hemisphere
    Southern Hemisphere
    The Southern Hemisphere is the part of Earth that lies south of the equator. The word hemisphere literally means 'half ball' or "half sphere"...
    
    
  • Africa
    Africa
    Africa is the world's second largest and second most populous continent, after Asia. At about 30.2 million km² including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of the Earth's total surface area and 20.4% of the total land area...
    
    
    • Middle Africa
    • Southern Africa
      Southern Africa
      Southern Africa is the southernmost region of the African continent, variably defined by geography or geopolitics. Within the region are numerous territories, including the Republic of South Africa ; nowadays, the simpler term South Africa is generally reserved for the country in English.-UN...
      
      
• Time zone
  Time zone
  A time zone is a region on Earth that has a uniform standard time for legal, commercial, and social purposes. In order for the same clock time to always correspond to the same portion of the day as the Earth rotates , different places on the Earth need to have different clock times...
  
  : West Africa Time
  West Africa Time
  West Africa Time, or WAT, is a time zone used in west-central Africa . The zone is one hour ahead of UTC , which makes it the same as Central European Time...
  
   (UTC+01)
• Extreme points of Angola
  • High: Morro de Môco 2620 m (8,596 ft)
  • Low: South Atlantic Ocean 0 m
• Land boundaries: 5,198 km

 Democratic Republic of the Congo 2,511 km

 Namibia 1,376 km

 Zambia 1,110 km

 Republic of the Congo 201 km

• Coastline: 1,600 km

Environment of Angola

• Climate of Angola
• Ecoregions in Angola
• Protected areas of Angola
  • National parks of Angola
• Wildlife of Angola
  Wildlife of Angola
  The wildlife of Angola is composed of its flora and fauna.In the Quitçama National Park in the Kwanza River Valley, Angola's top military brass are battling to reintroduce elephants, antelope and other species that once roamed the country's 10 national parks before the civil war. Quiçama spans...
  
  
  • Fauna of Angola
    • Birds of Angola
    • Mammals of Angola

Natural geographic features of Angola

• Glaciers in Angola: none
• Islands of Angola
• Rivers of Angola
• World Heritage Sites in Angola: none

Regions of Angola

Main article: Regions of Angola

• Angola
  Angola
  Angola, officially the Republic of Angola , is a country in south-central Africa bordered by Namibia on the south, the Democratic Republic of the Congo on the north, and Zambia on the east; its west coast is on the Atlantic Ocean with Luanda as its capital city...
  
   is divided into eighteen provinces:
• Bengo
  Bengo (province)
  Bengo is a province of Angola. Its capital is Caxito. According to 1988 statistics, there were 18,700 people living in urban areas with 137,400 in rural areas, with a total of 156,100 residents...
  
  
• Benguela
  Benguela (province)
  Benguela is a province of Angola. Its capital is Benguela and it has an area of 31,788 km² and a population of approximately 600,000. According to 1988 US government statistics, the population had 297,700 urban inhabitants and 308,800 rural inhabitants, with an estimated total provincial...
  
  
• Bié
  Bié (province)
  Bié is a province of Angola. Located on Bié Plateau in central part of country. Its capital is Kuito and it has an area of 70,314 km² and a population of approximately 800,000. Municipalities in the province include Andulo, Nharea, Cunhinga, Chinguar, Chitembo, Catabola, Camacupa and Cuemba...
  
  
• Cabinda
  Cabinda (province)
  Cabinda is an exclave and province of Angola, a status that has been disputed by many political organizations in the territory. The capital city is also called Cabinda. The province is divided into four municipalities - Belize, Buco Zau, Cabinda and Cacongo.Modern Cabinda is the result of a fusion...
  
  
• Cuando Cubango
  Cuando Cubango
  Cuando Cubango is a province of Angola and it has an area of 199,049 km² and a population of approximately 140,000. Menongue is the capital of the province. The governor of the province is General Eusebio de Brito. According to 1988 US government statistics, the provincial population was...
  
  
• Cuanza Norte
  Cuanza Norte
  Cuanza Norte or Kwanza Norte is a province of Angola. N'Dalantando is the capital and it has an area of 24,110 km² and a population of approximately 400,000. According to 1988 US government statistics, the province has a population of 365,100, with just 18,000 living in urban areas. Manuel Pedro...
  
  
• Cuanza Sul
  Cuanza Sul
  Cuanza Sul is a province of Angola. It has an area of 55,660 km² and a population of approximately 600,001.Sumbe is the capital of the province. Municipalities in this province include Porto Amboim, Seles, Conda, Amboim, Quilenda, Libolo, Mussende, Quibala, Waku-Kungo, Cassongue and Ebo.Cuanza Sul...
  
  
• Cunene
  Cunene (province)
  Cunene is a province of Angola. It has an area of 87,342 km² and a population of approximately 200,000 to 300,000.-Overview:Ondjiva is the capital of the province it was previously known as Vila Pereira d’Eça . Ondjiva is the only city in this province...
  
  
• Huambo
  Huambo (province)
  Huambo is a province of Angola. With an area of 34,270 km2 it is one of the geographically smaller provinces, situated in the Central Region approximately 450 km south east of the capital, Luanda....
  
  
• Huíla
  Huíla (province)
  Huíla is a province of Angola. It has an area of 75,002 km² and a population of approximately 700,000.-Overview:Lubango is the capital of the province...
  
  
• Luanda
  Luanda (province)
  Luanda is a province of Angola. It has an area of 2,257 km² and a population of 1,823,282 in 2006. Luanda is the capital of the province and the country. Municipalities in Luanda Province include Cacuaco, Viana, Cazenga, Ingombota, Kilamba Kiaxi, Maianga, Rangel, Samba and Sambizanga.-External...
  
  
• Lunda Norte
  Lunda Norte
  Lunda Norte is a province of Angola. It has an area of 103,000 km² and a population of approximately 850,000. Angola's first President, Agostino Neto, made Lucapa the provincial capital after independence, but the capital was later moved to Dundo. Municipalities in this province includeShah-Muteba,...
  
  
• Lunda Sul
  Lunda Sul
  Lunda Sul is a province of Angola. It has an area of 77,637 km² and a population of approximately 125,000. Saurimo is the capital of the province. Other municipalities include Cacolo, Dala and Muconda. This region is rich with diamonds....
  
  
• Malanje
  Malanje (province)
  Malanje is a province of Angola. It has an area of 97,602 km² and a population of approximately 900,000. Malanje is the capital of the province. Municipalities in this province include Massango, Marimba, Cunda-dia-Baza, Caombo, Calandula, Cacuzo, Cuaba Nzogo, Mucari, Quela, Cambundi-Catembo,...
  
  
• Moxico
  Moxico (province)
  Moxico is the largest province of the African nation of Angola. It has an area of 223,023 km² and a population of approximately 230,000. Luena is the capital of the province....
  
  
• Namibe
  Namibe (province)
  Namibe is a province of Angola, previously known as Moçâmedes when under Portuguese rule. It has an area of 57,091 km² and a population estimated of 313,667. The port and city of Namibe is the capital of the province with a population of 132,900 in 2004...
  
  
• Uíge
  Uíge (province)
  Uíge , one of the eighteen Provinces of Angola, is located in the northwestern part of the country. Its capital city is of the same name. Municipalities within the province include Zombo, Quimbele, Damba, Mucaba, Bungu, Macocola, Bembe, Buengas, Sanza Pombo, Alto Cauale, Puri, Negage, Quitexe,...
  
  
• Zaire
  Zaire (province)
  One of the 18 provinces of Angola. It occupies 40,130 square kilometres in the north west of the country and has a population of approximately 600,000. It has a tropical climate...
  
  

Ecoregions of Angola

Main article: Ecoregions in Angola

Administrative divisions of Angola

Main article: Administrative divisions of Angola

• Provinces of Angola
  Provinces of Angola
  Angola is divided into eighteen provinces:-See also:* ISO 3166-2:AO, the ISO codes for Angola....
  
  
  • Municipalities of Angola
    Municipalities of Angola
    The following is the list of municipalities of Angola, grouped by province.Angola contains 18 províncias which are divided into 163 municípios ....
    
    

Provinces of Angola

Angola

Angola

Angola, officially the Republic of Angola , is a country in south-central Africa bordered by Namibia on the south, the Democratic Republic of the Congo on the north, and Zambia on the east; its west coast is on the Atlantic Ocean with Luanda as its capital city...

 is divided into eighteen provinces:

• Bengo
  Bengo (province)
  Bengo is a province of Angola. Its capital is Caxito. According to 1988 statistics, there were 18,700 people living in urban areas with 137,400 in rural areas, with a total of 156,100 residents...
  
  
• Benguela
  Benguela (province)
  Benguela is a province of Angola. Its capital is Benguela and it has an area of 31,788 km² and a population of approximately 600,000. According to 1988 US government statistics, the population had 297,700 urban inhabitants and 308,800 rural inhabitants, with an estimated total provincial...
  
  
• Bié
  Bié (province)
  Bié is a province of Angola. Located on Bié Plateau in central part of country. Its capital is Kuito and it has an area of 70,314 km² and a population of approximately 800,000. Municipalities in the province include Andulo, Nharea, Cunhinga, Chinguar, Chitembo, Catabola, Camacupa and Cuemba...
  
  
• Cabinda
  Cabinda (province)
  Cabinda is an exclave and province of Angola, a status that has been disputed by many political organizations in the territory. The capital city is also called Cabinda. The province is divided into four municipalities - Belize, Buco Zau, Cabinda and Cacongo.Modern Cabinda is the result of a fusion...
  
  
• Cuando Cubango
  Cuando Cubango
  Cuando Cubango is a province of Angola and it has an area of 199,049 km² and a population of approximately 140,000. Menongue is the capital of the province. The governor of the province is General Eusebio de Brito. According to 1988 US government statistics, the provincial population was...
  
  
• Cuanza Norte
  Cuanza Norte
  Cuanza Norte or Kwanza Norte is a province of Angola. N'Dalantando is the capital and it has an area of 24,110 km² and a population of approximately 400,000. According to 1988 US government statistics, the province has a population of 365,100, with just 18,000 living in urban areas. Manuel Pedro...
  
  
• Cuanza Sul
  Cuanza Sul
  Cuanza Sul is a province of Angola. It has an area of 55,660 km² and a population of approximately 600,001.Sumbe is the capital of the province. Municipalities in this province include Porto Amboim, Seles, Conda, Amboim, Quilenda, Libolo, Mussende, Quibala, Waku-Kungo, Cassongue and Ebo.Cuanza Sul...
  
  
• Cunene
  Cunene (province)
  Cunene is a province of Angola. It has an area of 87,342 km² and a population of approximately 200,000 to 300,000.-Overview:Ondjiva is the capital of the province it was previously known as Vila Pereira d’Eça . Ondjiva is the only city in this province...
  
  
• Huambo
  Huambo (province)
  Huambo is a province of Angola. With an area of 34,270 km2 it is one of the geographically smaller provinces, situated in the Central Region approximately 450 km south east of the capital, Luanda....
  
  
• Huíla
  Huíla (province)
  Huíla is a province of Angola. It has an area of 75,002 km² and a population of approximately 700,000.-Overview:Lubango is the capital of the province...
  
  
• Luanda
  Luanda (province)
  Luanda is a province of Angola. It has an area of 2,257 km² and a population of 1,823,282 in 2006. Luanda is the capital of the province and the country. Municipalities in Luanda Province include Cacuaco, Viana, Cazenga, Ingombota, Kilamba Kiaxi, Maianga, Rangel, Samba and Sambizanga.-External...
  
  
• Lunda Norte
  Lunda Norte
  Lunda Norte is a province of Angola. It has an area of 103,000 km² and a population of approximately 850,000. Angola's first President, Agostino Neto, made Lucapa the provincial capital after independence, but the capital was later moved to Dundo. Municipalities in this province includeShah-Muteba,...
  
  
• Lunda Sul
  Lunda Sul
  Lunda Sul is a province of Angola. It has an area of 77,637 km² and a population of approximately 125,000. Saurimo is the capital of the province. Other municipalities include Cacolo, Dala and Muconda. This region is rich with diamonds....
  
  
• Malanje
  Malanje (province)
  Malanje is a province of Angola. It has an area of 97,602 km² and a population of approximately 900,000. Malanje is the capital of the province. Municipalities in this province include Massango, Marimba, Cunda-dia-Baza, Caombo, Calandula, Cacuzo, Cuaba Nzogo, Mucari, Quela, Cambundi-Catembo,...
  
  
• Moxico
  Moxico (province)
  Moxico is the largest province of the African nation of Angola. It has an area of 223,023 km² and a population of approximately 230,000. Luena is the capital of the province....
  
  
• Namibe
  Namibe (province)
  Namibe is a province of Angola, previously known as Moçâmedes when under Portuguese rule. It has an area of 57,091 km² and a population estimated of 313,667. The port and city of Namibe is the capital of the province with a population of 132,900 in 2004...
  
  
• Uíge
  Uíge (province)
  Uíge , one of the eighteen Provinces of Angola, is located in the northwestern part of the country. Its capital city is of the same name. Municipalities within the province include Zombo, Quimbele, Damba, Mucaba, Bungu, Macocola, Bembe, Buengas, Sanza Pombo, Alto Cauale, Puri, Negage, Quitexe,...
  
  
• Zaire
  Zaire (province)
  One of the 18 provinces of Angola. It occupies 40,130 square kilometres in the north west of the country and has a population of approximately 600,000. It has a tropical climate...
  
  

Municipalities of Angola

• Cities of Angola
  • Capital of Angola: Luanda

Bengo Province

Bengo (province)

Bengo is a province of Angola. Its capital is Caxito. According to 1988 statistics, there were 18,700 people living in urban areas with 137,400 in rural areas, with a total of 156,100 residents...

• Ambriz
  Ambriz
  Ambriz is a city, commune and municipality in Bengo Province, Angola.The population of Ambriz is majority Bakongo, with some Portuguese descedents.Also, the population also includes Ovimbundu and Kimbundu....
  
  
• Dande
  Dande
  Dande, officially Barra do Dande is a town, commune and municipality in Bengo Province in Angola....
  
  
• Icolo e Bengo
  Ícolo e Bengo
  Ícolo e Bengo is a município in the province of Bengo in Angola.It covers an area of and its esde Segurança Social, Angola.Ícolo e Bengo is located in the center of the province...
  
  
• Nambuangongo
  Nambuangongo
  Nambuangongo is a town and municipality in Bengo Province in Angola....
  
  
• Quicama
  Quiçama
  Quiçama is a município in the province of Bengo in Angola.It covers an area of and its estimated population as of 2006 is 29,905 inhabitants...
  
  

Benguela Province

Benguela (province)

Benguela is a province of Angola. Its capital is Benguela and it has an area of 31,788 km² and a population of approximately 600,000. According to 1988 US government statistics, the population had 297,700 urban inhabitants and 308,800 rural inhabitants, with an estimated total provincial...

• Baia Farta
• Balombo
  Balombo
  Balombo is a town and municipality in Benguela Province in Angola....
  
  
• Benguela
  Benguela
  Benguela is a city in western Angola, south of Luanda, and capital of Benguela Province. It lies on a bay of the same name, in 12° 33’ S., 13° 25’ E...
  
  
• Bocoio
  Bocoio
  Bocoio is a town and municipality in Benguela Province in Angola....
  
  
• Caimbambo
  Caimbambo
  Caimbambo is a town and municipality in Benguela Province in Angola....
  
  
• Chongoroi
  Chongorói
  Chongorói is a town and municipality in Benguela Province in Angola....
  
  
• Cubal
  Cubal
  Cubal is a town and municipality in Benguela Province in Angola.- External links :*...
  
  
• Ganda
  Ganda, Angola
  Ganda is a town and municipality in Benguela Province in Angola.It lies on the central line of Angolan Railways where there is a junction....
  
  
• Lobito
  Lobito
  Lobito is a town and municipality in Benguela Province in Angola.It dates from 1905 and owes its existence to the bay of the same name having been chosen as the sea terminus of the Benguela railway to the far interior, passing through Luau to Katanga in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The...
  
  

Bié Province

Bié (province)

Bié is a province of Angola. Located on Bié Plateau in central part of country. Its capital is Kuito and it has an area of 70,314 km² and a population of approximately 800,000. Municipalities in the province include Andulo, Nharea, Cunhinga, Chinguar, Chitembo, Catabola, Camacupa and Cuemba...

• Andulo
  Andulo
  Andulo is a town and municipality in Bié Province in Angola.The municipality covers an area of 10, 316 km ², with about 319, 000 inhabitants. It is bordered to the north by the municipality of Mussende, to the east by the municipalities of Luquembo and Nharea, to the south by the municipalities of...
  
  
• Camacupa
  Camacupa
  Camacupa is a town and municipality in Bié Province in Angola.It lies on the Central Railway of Angola which heads inland from the port of Benguela.- External links :*...
  
  
• Catabola
  Catabola
  Catabola is a town and municipality in Bié Province in Angola....
  
  
• Chinguar
  Chinguar
  Chinguar is a town and municipality in Bié Province in Angola....
  
  
• Chitembo
  Chitembo
  Chitembo is a town and municipality in Bié Province in Angola....
  
  
• Cuemba
  Cuemba
  Cuemba is a town and municipality in Bié Province in Angola....
  
  
• Cunhinga
  Cunhinga
  Cunhinga is a town and municipality in Bié Province in Angola....
  
  
• Kuito
  Kuito
  Kuito is a city located in central Angola. It is the administrative capital of Bié Province. Under Portuguese rule until 1975, it was called Silva Porto. Kuito was under siege in 1993/94 and again in 1998/99 by the rebel forces from UNITA...
  
  
• N'harea

Cabinda Province

Cabinda (province)

Cabinda is an exclave and province of Angola, a status that has been disputed by many political organizations in the territory. The capital city is also called Cabinda. The province is divided into four municipalities - Belize, Buco Zau, Cabinda and Cacongo.Modern Cabinda is the result of a fusion...

• Belize
  Belize, Angola
  Belize is a town and municipality in Cabinda Province in Angola....
  
  
• Buco-zau
• Cabinda
  Cabinda (city)
  Cabinda or Tchiowa, as it is called by the Cabindans, is a city that is located in the Cabinda Province, an exclave of Angola. Angolan sovereignty over Cabinda is disputed by the Republic of Cabinda...
  
  
• Landana
  Landana
  Landana is a municipality in Cabinda Province, Angola....
  
  

Cuando Cubango Province

Cuando Cubango

Cuando Cubango is a province of Angola and it has an area of 199,049 km² and a population of approximately 140,000. Menongue is the capital of the province. The governor of the province is General Eusebio de Brito. According to 1988 US government statistics, the provincial population was...

• Calai
  Calai
  Calai is a town and municipality in Cuando Cubango Province in Angola....
  
  
• Cuangar
  Cuangar
  Cuangar is a town and municipality in Cuando Cubango Province in Angola. The town lies on the Okavango River, opposite the town of Nkurenkuru, Namibia....
  
  
• Cuchi
  Cuchi
  Cuchi is a town and municipality in Cuando Cubango Province in Angola.-Transport:It is served by a station on the southern main line of South Angolan Railways.-External links:*...
  
  
• Cuito Cuanavale
  Cuito Cuanavale
  Cuito Cuanavale is a town and municipality in Cuando Cubango province in Angola. The names Kuito Kuanavale or Kwito Kwanavale are sometimes used, although this is a mutation of the original Portuguese name....
  
  
• Dirico
  Dirico
  Dirico is a town and municipality in Cuando Cubango Province in Angola....
  
  
• Mavinga
  Mavinga
  Mavinga is a town and municipality in Cuando Cubango Province in Angola....
  
  
• Menongue
  Menongue
  Menongue is a town and municipality in Cuando Cubango Province in Angola.It is the terminus of the southern railway from Namibe.-History:Menongue, formerly Serpa Pinto, was originally named for Alexandre Alberto da Rocha de Serpa Pinto, a late 19th-century Portuguese explorer of the interior of...
  
  
• Nankova
• Rivungo
  Rivungo
  Rivungo is a town and municipality in Cuando Cubango Province in Angola. It is situated on the Cuando River. It had a population of 53,000 people in 2006....
  
  

Cuanza Norte Province

Cuanza Norte

Cuanza Norte or Kwanza Norte is a province of Angola. N'Dalantando is the capital and it has an area of 24,110 km² and a population of approximately 400,000. According to 1988 US government statistics, the province has a population of 365,100, with just 18,000 living in urban areas. Manuel Pedro...

• Ambaca
  Ambaca
  Ambaca is a town and municipality in Cuanza Norte Province in Angola....
  
  
• Banga
  Banga, Angola
  Banga is a town and municipality in the Cuanza Norte Province of Angola....
  
  
• Bolongongo
  Bolongongo
  Bolongongo is a town and municipality in Cuanza Norte Province in Angola....
  
  
• Bula Atumba
  Bula Atumba
  Bula Atumba is a town and municipality in Cuanza Norte Province in Angola....
  
  
• Cambambe
  Cambambe
  Cambambe is a town and municipality in Cuanza Norte Province in Angola. It is the site of a hydroelectric dam on the Cuanza River. Cambambe also contains ruins from the 17th century Portuguese settlement of the area, including the Igreja da Nossa Senhora do Rosário....
  
  
• Cazengo
  Cazengo
  Cazengo is a town and municipality in Cuanza Norte Province in Angola....
  
  
• Dembos
  Dembos
  Dembos is a town and municipality in Cuanza Norte Province in Angola....
  
  
• Golungo Alto
  Golungo Alto
  Golungo Alto is a town and municipality in Cuanza Norte Province in Angola....
  
  
• Gonguembo
  Gonguembo
  Gonguembo is a town and municipality in Cuanza Norte Province in Angola....
  
  
• Lucala
  Lucala
  Lucala is a town and municipality in Cuanza Norte Province in Angola....
  
  
• Pango Aluquem
  Pango Aluquem
  Pango Aluquém is a town and municipality in Cuanza Norte Province in Angola....
  
  
• Quiculungo
  Quiculungo
  Quiculungo is a town and municipality in Cuanza Norte Province in Angola....
  
  
• Samba Caju
  Samba Caju
  Samba Cajú is a town and municipality in Cuanza Norte Province in Angola....
  
  

Cuanza Sul Province

Cuanza Sul

Cuanza Sul is a province of Angola. It has an area of 55,660 km² and a population of approximately 600,001.Sumbe is the capital of the province. Municipalities in this province include Porto Amboim, Seles, Conda, Amboim, Quilenda, Libolo, Mussende, Quibala, Waku-Kungo, Cassongue and Ebo.Cuanza Sul...

• Amboim
• Cassongue
  Cassongue
  Cassongue is a town and municipality in Cuanza Sul Province in Angola....
  
  
• Conda
  Conda
  Conda is a town and municipality in Cuanza Sul Province in Angola....
  
  

• Ebo
  Ebo, Angola
  Ebo, Angola is a town and municipality in Cuanza Sul Province in Angola....
  
  
• Libolo
  Libolo
  Libolo is a town and municipality in Cuanza Sul Province in Angola....
  
  
• Mussende
  Mussende
  Mussende is a town and municipality in Cuanza Sul Province in Angola....
  
  
• Porto Amboim
  Porto Amboim
  Porto Amboim is a port town in Angola with a population of 65,000; it comprises an area of 4,638 km². It is connected by an isolated 123 km 610mm narrow gauge railway to Gabela, albeit closed in 1987 due to the civil war and to the abandonment of most coffee plantations, the biggest...
  
  
• Quibala
  Quibala
  Quibala is a municipality in Cuanza Sul, Angola. It comprises an area of 5,875 km. It is bordered by the city of Calulo in the north, by the town of Waku-Kungo in the east, by the municipality of Ebo in the south, and in the west by the municipality of Gabela and by Porto Amboim....
  
  
• Quilenda
  Quilenda
  Quilenda is a town and municipality in Cuanza Sul Province in Angola....
  
  
• Seles
  Seles, Angola
  Seles is a municipality in Cuanza Sul Province in Angola.Until 1975, was called Vila Nova do Seles, shortly Vila do Seles....
  
  
• Sumbe
  Sumbe
  Sumbe is a city located in west central Angola. It is the administrative capital of Cuanza Sul Province. Its population counts about 26,000....
  
  
• Waku-Kungo
  Waku-Kungo
  Waku-Kungo is a town located in Cuanza Sul Province in Angola. Its population is approximately 30,000. It was the site of a 1994 bombing of a school, resulting in the death of 89 children.-References:...
  
  

Cunene Province

Cunene (province)

Cunene is a province of Angola. It has an area of 87,342 km² and a population of approximately 200,000 to 300,000.-Overview:Ondjiva is the capital of the province it was previously known as Vila Pereira d’Eça . Ondjiva is the only city in this province...

• Cahama
  Cahama
  Cahama is a city of Cunene Province, Angola. The population is about 52,000.There is an airport to the north of the city....
  
  
• Cuanhama
• Curoca
• Cuvelai
• Namacunde
• Ombadja

Huambo Province

Huambo (province)

Huambo is a province of Angola. With an area of 34,270 km2 it is one of the geographically smaller provinces, situated in the Central Region approximately 450 km south east of the capital, Luanda....

• Bailundo
  Bailundo
  Bailundo is a municipality and town in Huambo Province in the central highlands of Angola.In the 1990s, Bailundo was the location of the headquarters of UNITA leader Jonas Savimbi....
  
  
• Caála
  Caála
  Caála is a town located in Huambo Province in Angola. It was known as Robert Williams town while Angola was a Portuguese colony, after the famous railroad developer and mining magnate, Sir Robert Williams. The town's last known population count was 22,010....
  
  
• Ekunha
  Ekunha
  Ekunha is a town and municipality in Huambo Province in Angola.-External links:*...
  
  
• Huambo
  Huambo
  Huambo, formerly Nova Lisboa , is the capital of Huambo province in Angola. The city is located about 220 km E from Benguela and 600 km SE from Luanda. The city's last known population count was 225,268...
  
  
• Katchiungo
  Katchiungo
  Katchiungo or Catchiungo is a town and municipality in Huambo Province in Angola....
  
  
• Londuimbali
  Londuimbali
  Londuimbali or Londuimbale is a town and municipality in Huambo Province in Angola....
  
  
• Longojo
• Mungo
  Mungo, Angola
  Mungo is a town and municipality in Huambo Province in Angola....
  
  
• Tchikala-tcholo
• Tchindjenje
• Ukuma
  Ukuma
  Ukuma or Ucuma is a town and municipality in Huambo Province in Angola....
  
  

Huíla Province

Huíla (province)

Huíla is a province of Angola. It has an area of 75,002 km² and a population of approximately 700,000.-Overview:Lubango is the capital of the province...

• Caconda
  Caconda
  Caconda is a municipality and city situated in the North of the province of Huila, Angola, in the Plano Alto region, approximately 280 km North of Lubango, the provincial capital city, and approximately 700 km South from Luanda, the country's capital city. The Concelho was officially founded on...
  
  
• Caluquembe
  Caluquembe
  Caluquembe is a town and municipality in Huíla Province, Angola. It is also the site of two missionary efforts; one, Roman Catholic and the other, Evangelical Protestant...
  
  
• Chiange
  Chiange
  Chiange is a town and municipality in Huíla Province in Angola.It is terminus of a branch of the southern railway network, junctioning at Dongo....
  
  
• Chibia
  Chibia
  Chibia is a town and municipality in Huíla Province in Angola.It is served by a station on the southern network of the national railway network....
  
  
• Chicomba
  Chicomba
  Chicomba is a town and municipality in Huíla Province in Angola....
  
  
• Chipindo
  Chipindo
  Chipindo is a town and municipality in Huíla Province in Angola., situated 450 km North of Lubango, Huila province capital.- Geography & Territory :...
  
  
• Humpata
  Humpata
  Humpata is a town and municipality in Huíla Province in Angola....
  
  
• Kuvango
  Kuvango
  Kuvango or Cuvango is a town and municipality in Huíla Province in Angola.It is served by a station on the southern line of the national railway system....
  
  
• Lubango
  Lubango
  Lubango is the capital city of the Angolan province of Huíla. Its last known population was 100,757. Until 1975, the city's official name was Sá da Bandeira.-Portuguese rule:...
  
  
• Matala
  Matala, Angola
  Matala is a town and municipality in Huíla Province in Angola.- External links :*...
  
  
• Quilengues
• Quipungo
  Quipungo
  Quipungo is a town and municipality in Huíla Province in Angola....
  
  

Luanda Province

Luanda (province)

Luanda is a province of Angola. It has an area of 2,257 km² and a population of 1,823,282 in 2006. Luanda is the capital of the province and the country. Municipalities in Luanda Province include Cacuaco, Viana, Cazenga, Ingombota, Kilamba Kiaxi, Maianga, Rangel, Samba and Sambizanga.-External...

• Cacuaco
  Cacuaco
  Cacuaco is a municipality in Luanda Province, Angola. It is a suburb of the capital, Luanda. It has a population of 600,000 and is the site of transmission for the Marburg virus.- Transport :...
  
  
• Luanda
  Luanda
  Luanda, formerly named São Paulo da Assunção de Loanda, is the capital and largest city of Angola. Located on Angola's coast with the Atlantic Ocean, Luanda is both Angola's chief seaport and its administrative center. It has a population of at least 5 million...
  
  
• Viana
  Viana, Angola
  Viana is a suburb of Luanda, Angola, in Luanda Province. It is home to about 6,000 long-term refugees, primarily from Katanga Province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Viana is about a 90 minute drive from downtown Luanda...
  
  

Lunda Norte Province

Lunda Norte

Lunda Norte is a province of Angola. It has an area of 103,000 km² and a population of approximately 850,000. Angola's first President, Agostino Neto, made Lucapa the provincial capital after independence, but the capital was later moved to Dundo. Municipalities in this province includeShah-Muteba,...

• Cambulo
• Capenda Camulemb
• Caungula
  Caungula
  Caungula is a town and municipality in Lunda Norte Province in Angola....
  
  
• Chitato
  Chitato
  Chitato is a city and a municipality of the province of Lunda Norte, in Angola. The population is 38,000....
  
  
• Cuango
  Cuango
  Cuango is a town and municipality in Lunda Norte Province in Angola....
  
  
• Cuilo
  Cuilo
  Cuilo is a town and municipality in Lunda Norte Province in Angola....
  
  
• Lubalo
  Lubalo
  Lubalo is a town and municipality in Lunda Norte Province in Angola....
  
  
• Lucapa
  Lucapa
  Lucapa is a town located in eastern Angola. It is the administrative capital of Lunda Norte Province.Its population is difficult to estimate as it has changed greatly over the last 15 years due to internal displacement caused by civil war and the subsequent resettlement.The primary industry in the...
  
  
• Xa-muteba
  Xa-Muteba
  Xá-Muteba is a town and municipality in Lunda Norte Province in Angola....
  
  

Lunda Sul Province

Lunda Sul

Lunda Sul is a province of Angola. It has an area of 77,637 km² and a population of approximately 125,000. Saurimo is the capital of the province. Other municipalities include Cacolo, Dala and Muconda. This region is rich with diamonds....

• Cacolo
  Cacolo
  Cacolo is a town and municipality in Lunda Sul Province in Angola....
  
  
• Dala
  Dala, Angola
  Dala is a town and municipality in Lunda Sul Province in Angola....
  
  
• Muconda
  Muconda
  Muconda is a town and municipality in Lunda Sul Province in Angola....
  
  
• Saurimo
  Saurimo
  Saurimo is the capital of the Lunda Sul province of Angola, Saurimo has a population of approximately 200,000...
  
  

Malanje Province

Malanje (province)

Malanje is a province of Angola. It has an area of 97,602 km² and a population of approximately 900,000. Malanje is the capital of the province. Municipalities in this province include Massango, Marimba, Cunda-dia-Baza, Caombo, Calandula, Cacuzo, Cuaba Nzogo, Mucari, Quela, Cambundi-Catembo,...

• Cacuso
• Calandula
  Calandula
  Calandula is a town and municipality in Malanje Province in Angola....
  
  
• Cambundi-catembo
  Cambundi-Catembo
  Cambundi-Catembo is a town and municipality in Malanje Province in Angola....
  
  
• Cangandala
  Cangandala
  Cangandala is a município in the province of Malanje in Angola. It covers an area of and its estimated population as of 2006 is 32,236 inhabitants....
  
  
• Caombo
  Caombo
  Caombo is a town and municipality in Malanje Province in Angola....
  
  
• Kiwaba N'zogi
• Kunda Dia-baze
• Luquembo
  Luquembo
  Luquembo is a town and municipality in Malanje Province in Angola....
  
  
• Malaje
• Marimba
  Marimba, Angola
  Marimba is a town and municipality in Malanje Province in Angola....
  
  
• Massango
  Massango
  Massango is a town and municipality in Malanje Province in Angola....
  
  
• Mucari
  Mucari
  Mucari is a town and municipality in Malanje Province in Angola....
  
  
• Quela
• Quirima

Moxico Province

Moxico (province)

Moxico is the largest province of the African nation of Angola. It has an area of 223,023 km² and a population of approximately 230,000. Luena is the capital of the province....

• Alto Zambeze
  Alto Zambeze
  Alto Zambeze is a municipality in the Moxico province of Angola. It is situated near the border with Zambia and has about 40 thousand inhabitants. The municipality's seat is the town of Cazombo, on the Zambezi river.-References:...
  
  
• Camanongue
  Camanongue
  Camanongue is a city in the Moxico province in eastern Angola. The city has about 43,780 inhabitants and is about 24 km² in total area....
  
  
• Leua
  Léua
  Léua is a city in Angola of the Moxico province. The municipal headquarters are situated 62 km the east of the provincial capital, Luena....
  
  
• Luacano
  Luacano
  Luacano is a municipality in Moxico Province, Angola....
  
  
• Luau
• Luchazes
  Luchazes
  Luchazes is a municipality in Moxico province, Angola. As of 2004, more than 1,000 families spontaneously returned from Zambia, causing serious humanitarian issues....
  
  
• Lumbala N'guimbo
• Lumege
• Moxico

Namibe Province

Namibe (province)

Namibe is a province of Angola, previously known as Moçâmedes when under Portuguese rule. It has an area of 57,091 km² and a population estimated of 313,667. The port and city of Namibe is the capital of the province with a population of 132,900 in 2004...

• Bibala
  Bibala
  - References :...
  
  
• Camacuio
• Namibe
  Namibe
  Namibe is the capital city of Namibe Province in Angola. It is a coastal desert city located in southwestern Angola and was founded in 1840 by the Portuguese rulers of the territory. The city's current population is 132,900...
  
  
• Tombua
• Virei
  Virei
  Virei is a municipality of Namibe Province, Angola. It has an area of 15,092 km2. As of 2006, the municipality of Virei had an estimated population of 9,096....
  
  

Uíge Province

Uíge (province)

Uíge , one of the eighteen Provinces of Angola, is located in the northwestern part of the country. Its capital city is of the same name. Municipalities within the province include Zombo, Quimbele, Damba, Mucaba, Bungu, Macocola, Bembe, Buengas, Sanza Pombo, Alto Cauale, Puri, Negage, Quitexe,...

• Alto Cauale
  Alto Cauale
  Alto Cauale is a town and municipality in Uíge Province in Angola.The municipality covers an area of 3 064 km ² and as of 2006 had an estimated population of 104,000. It is border to the north by Sanz Pombo, the east by the municipality of Massango, the south by the municipality of Calandula, and...
  
  
• Ambuila
  Ambuila
  Ambuila is a town and municipality in Uíge Province in Angola....
  
  
• Bembe
  Bembe, Angola
  Bembe is a town and municipality in Uíge Province in Angola....
  
  
• Buengas
  Buengas
  Buengas is a town and municipality in Uíge Province in Angola....
  
  
• Bungo
• Damba
  Damba
  The damba is a species of cichlid fish from several river basins in northwestern Madagascar. This includes populations in far northern Madagascar that some have speculated represented an undescribed species, but a comparison of specimens did not support this, instead maintaining them as part of P....
  
  
• Maquela Do Zombo
• Mucaba
  Mucaba
  Mucaba is a town and municipality in Uíge Province in Angola....
  
  
• Negale
• Puri
  Puri, Angola
  Puri is a town and municipality in Uíge Province in Angola....
  
  
• Quimbele
  Quimbele
  Quimbele is a town and municipality in Uíge Province in Angola....
  
  
• Quitexe
• Santa Cruz
• Sanza Pombo
• Songo
  Songo, Angola
  Songo is a town and municipality in Uíge Province in Angola. The town hosts an annual circus for the disabled....
  
  
• Uige
  Uíge
  Uíge is a provincial capital city in northwestern Angola located in the province of the same name. It grew from a small market centre in 1945 to becoming a city in 1956.-Name:...
  
  

Zaire Province

Zaire (province)

One of the 18 provinces of Angola. It occupies 40,130 square kilometres in the north west of the country and has a population of approximately 600,000. It has a tropical climate...

• Cuimba
  Cuimba
  Cuimba is a town and municipality in Zaire Province in Angola....
  
  
• M'banza Congo
• N'zeto
  N'zeto
  N'zeto is a town located in the province of Zaire in Angola. During the Portuguese domain the town was called Ambrizete....
  
  
• Noqui
  Noqui
  Noqui is a town and municipality in Zaire Province in Angola....
  
  
• Soyo
  Soyo
  Soyo is a city located in the province of Zaire in Angola. Soyo recently became the largest oil-producing region in the country, with an estimate of .-Early history:...
  
  
• Tomboco
  Tomboco
  Tomboco is a town and municipality in Zaire Province in Angola....
  
  

Government and politics of Angola

Main article: Government of Angola and Politics of Angola

Politics of Angola

Since the adoption of a new constitution, early in 2010, the politics of Angola takes place in a framework of a presidential republic, whereby the President of Angola is both head of state and head of government, and of a multi-party system. Executive power is exercised by the government...

• Form of government
  Form of government
  A form of government, or form of state governance, refers to the set of political institutions by which a government of a state is organized. Synonyms include "regime type" and "system of government".-Empirical and conceptual problems:...
  
  : presidential
  Presidential system
  A presidential system is a system of government where an executive branch exists and presides separately from the legislature, to which it is not responsible and which cannot, in normal circumstances, dismiss it....
  
   republic
  Republic
  A republic is a form of government in which the people, or some significant portion of them, have supreme control over the government and where offices of state are elected or chosen by elected people. In modern times, a common simplified definition of a republic is a government where the head of...
  
  
• Capital of Angola: Luanda

• Elections in Angola
  Elections in Angola
  According to the constitution of 1991, Angola elected on national level a head of state - the president - and a legislature. The president was elected by the people for a five-year term , by absolute majority - and if no candidate reached absolute majority, there had to be a second turn, with...
  
  
  • Angolan presidential elections
    Elections in Angola
    According to the constitution of 1991, Angola elected on national level a head of state - the president - and a legislature. The president was elected by the people for a five-year term , by absolute majority - and if no candidate reached absolute majority, there had to be a second turn, with...
    
    
    • 1992
      Angolan presidential election, 1992
      General elections were held in Angola on 29 and 30 September 1992 to elect a President and National Assembly, the first time multi-party elections had been held in the country. They followed the signing of the Bicesse Accord on 31 May 1991 in an attempt to end the 17-year long civil war...
      
      
    • 2009
  • Angolan parliamentary elections
    Elections in Angola
    According to the constitution of 1991, Angola elected on national level a head of state - the president - and a legislature. The president was elected by the people for a five-year term , by absolute majority - and if no candidate reached absolute majority, there had to be a second turn, with...
    
    
    • 1980
      Angolan legislative election, 1980
      Parliamentary elections were held in Angola in 1980. Beginning on 23 August, voters elected electoral colleges, which in turn, elected 229 candidates to the National Assembly....
      
      
    • 1986
      Angolan legislative election, 1986
      Parliamentary elections were held in Angola on 9 December 1986. They had initially been scheduled for 1983, but were postponed due to UNITA's military gains in the 1980s....
      
      
    • 1992
    • 2008
      Angolan legislative election, 2008
      A legislative election was held in Angola on September 5 and September 6, 2008, as announced by President José Eduardo dos Santos on December 27, 2007. The 220 seats in the National Assembly were at stake. The 2008 election was the first election in Angola since 1992;...
      
      
• Political parties in Angola

Executive branch of the government of Angola

• Head of state
  Head of State
  A head of state is the individual that serves as the chief public representative of a monarchy, republic, federation, commonwealth or other kind of state. His or her role generally includes legitimizing the state and exercising the political powers, functions, and duties granted to the head of...
  
  : President of Angola
  President of Angola
  The President of the Republic of Angola is both head of state and head of government in Angola. While the President appoints a Prime Minister, executive authority usually belongs to the President....
  
  , José E. dos Santos
  José Eduardo dos Santos
  José Eduardo dos Santos is an Angolan politician who has been the second and current President of Angola since 1979. As President, José Eduardo dos Santos is also the commander in chief of the Angolan Armed Forces and president of the MPLA , the party that has been ruling Angola since...
  
  
• Head of government
  Head of government
  Head of government is the chief officer of the executive branch of a government, often presiding over a cabinet. In a parliamentary system, the head of government is often styled prime minister, chief minister, premier, etc...
  
  : President of Angola
  President of Angola
  The President of the Republic of Angola is both head of state and head of government in Angola. While the President appoints a Prime Minister, executive authority usually belongs to the President....
  
  , José E. dos Santos
  José Eduardo dos Santos
  José Eduardo dos Santos is an Angolan politician who has been the second and current President of Angola since 1979. As President, José Eduardo dos Santos is also the commander in chief of the Angolan Armed Forces and president of the MPLA , the party that has been ruling Angola since...
  
  
• Prime Minister of Angola
  Prime Minister of Angola
  The Prime Minister of Angola is a high government official in Angola, but is not the head of government.Along with the rest of the Council of Ministers, the Prime Minister is appointed by the President. The position was originally created when Angola achieved independence from Portugal on 11...
  
  , Fernando da Piedade Dias
  dos Santos
  Fernando da Piedade Dias dos Santos
  Fernando da Piedade Dias dos Santos , known as Nandó, is an Angolan politician. He was the Prime Minister of Angola from 2002 to 2008 and President of the National Assembly of Angola from 2008 to 2010...
  
  

Legislative branch of the government of Angola

• National Assembly of Angola
  National Assembly of Angola
  The National Assembly is the legislative branch of the government of Angola.The National Assembly is a unicameral body, with 220 members: 130 members elected by proportional representation and 90 members elected by provincial districts. Theoretically, the Assembly sits for a four-year term...
  
   (unicameral)

Judicial branch of the government of Angola

• Supreme Court of Angola

Foreign relations of Angola

• Diplomatic missions in Angola
• Diplomatic missions of Angola
  Diplomatic missions of Angola
  This is a list of diplomatic missions of Angola, excluding honorary consulates. Angola was the second country after Portugal to open a consulate in Macau following the enclave's take over by the People's Republic of China; Macau, like Angola, has a Portuguese legacy.-Europe:** Vienna ** Brussels...
  
  

International organization membership

The Republic of Angola is a member of:

• African Development Bank Group (AfDB)
• African Union
  African Union
  The African Union is a union consisting of 54 African states. The only all-African state not in the AU is Morocco. Established on 9 July 2002, the AU was formed as a successor to the Organisation of African Unity...
  
   (AU)
• African, Caribbean, and Pacific Group of States (ACP)
• Comunidade dos Países de Língua Portuguesa (CPLP)
• Food and Agriculture Organization
  Food and Agriculture Organization
  The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations is a specialised agency of the United Nations that leads international efforts to defeat hunger. Serving both developed and developing countries, FAO acts as a neutral forum where all nations meet as equals to negotiate agreements and...
  
   (FAO)
• Group of 77
  Group of 77
  The Group of 77 at the United Nations is a loose coalition of developing nations, designed to promote its members' collective economic interests and create an enhanced joint negotiating capacity in the United Nations. There were 77 founding members of the organization, but the organization has...
  
   (G77)
• International Atomic Energy Agency
  International Atomic Energy Agency
  The International Atomic Energy Agency is an international organization that seeks to promote the peaceful use of nuclear energy, and to inhibit its use for any military purpose, including nuclear weapons. The IAEA was established as an autonomous organization on 29 July 1957...
  
   (IAEA)
• International Bank for Reconstruction and Development
  International Bank for Reconstruction and Development
  The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development is one of five institutions that compose the World Bank Group. The IBRD is an international organization whose original mission was to finance the reconstruction of nations devastated by World War II. Now, its mission has expanded to fight...
  
   (IBRD)
• International Civil Aviation Organization
  International Civil Aviation Organization
  The International Civil Aviation Organization , pronounced , , is a specialized agency of the United Nations. It codifies the principles and techniques of international air navigation and fosters the planning and development of international air transport to ensure safe and orderly growth...
  
   (ICAO)
• International Criminal Court
  International Criminal Court
  The International Criminal Court is a permanent tribunal to prosecute individuals for genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes, and the crime of aggression .It came into being on 1 July 2002—the date its founding treaty, the Rome Statute of the...
  
   (ICCt) (signatory)
• International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol)
• International Development Association
  International Development Association
  The International Development Association , is the part of the World Bank that helps the world’s poorest countries. It complements the World Bank's other lending arm — the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development — which serves middle-income countries with capital investment and...
  
   (IDA)
• International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
  International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
  The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies is a humanitarian institution that is part of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement along with the ICRC and 186 distinct National Societies...
  
   (IFRCS)
• International Finance Corporation
  International Finance Corporation
  The International Finance Corporation promotes sustainable private sector investment in developing countries.IFC is a member of the World Bank Group and is headquartered in Washington, D.C., United States....
  
   (IFC)
• International Fund for Agricultural Development
  International Fund for Agricultural Development
  The International Fund for Agricultural Development , a specialized agency of the United Nations, was established as an international financial institution in 1977 as one of the major outcomes of the 1974 World Food Conference. IFAD is dedicated to eradicating rural poverty in developing countries...
  
   (IFAD)
• International Labour Organization
  International Labour Organization
  The International Labour Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations that deals with labour issues pertaining to international labour standards. Its headquarters are in Geneva, Switzerland. Its secretariat — the people who are employed by it throughout the world — is known as the...
  
   (ILO)
• International Maritime Organization
  International Maritime Organization
  The International Maritime Organization , formerly known as the Inter-Governmental Maritime Consultative Organization , was established in Geneva in 1948, and came into force ten years later, meeting for the first time in 1959...
  
   (IMO)
• International Monetary Fund
  International Monetary Fund
  The International Monetary Fund is an organization of 187 countries, working to foster global monetary cooperation, secure financial stability, facilitate international trade, promote high employment and sustainable economic growth, and reduce poverty around the world...
  
   (IMF)
• International Olympic Committee
  International Olympic Committee
  The International Olympic Committee is an international corporation based in Lausanne, Switzerland, created by Pierre de Coubertin on 23 June 1894 with Demetrios Vikelas as its first president...
  
   (IOC)
• International Organization for Migration
  International Organization for Migration
  The International Organization for Migration is an intergovernmental organization. It was initially established in 1951 as the Intergovernmental Committee for European Migration to help resettle people displaced by World War II....
  
   (IOM)
• International Organization for Standardization
  International Organization for Standardization
  The International Organization for Standardization , widely known as ISO, is an international standard-setting body composed of representatives from various national standards organizations. Founded on February 23, 1947, the organization promulgates worldwide proprietary, industrial and commercial...
  
   (ISO) (correspondent)
• International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement
  International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement
  The International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement is an international humanitarian movement with approximately 97 million volunteers, members and staff worldwide which was founded to protect human life and health, to ensure respect for all human beings, and to prevent and alleviate human...
  
   (ICRM)

• International Telecommunication Union
  International Telecommunication Union
  The International Telecommunication Union is the specialized agency of the United Nations which is responsible for information and communication technologies...
  
   (ITU)
• International Telecommunications Satellite Organization
  International Telecommunications Satellite Organization
  The International Telecommunications Satellite Organization is an intergovernmental organisation charged with overseeing the public service obligations of Intelsat.-External links:*...
  
   (ITSO)
• International Trade Union Confederation
  International Trade Union Confederation
  The International Trade Union Confederation is the world's largest trade union federation. It was formed on November 1, 2006 out of the merger of the International Confederation of Free Trade Unions and the World Confederation of Labour...
  
   (ITUC)
• Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU)
• Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency
  Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency
  The Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency is a member organization of the World Bank Group that offers political risk insurance. It was established to promote foreign direct investment into developing countries. MIGA was founded in 1988 with a capital base of $1 billion and is headquartered in...
  
   (MIGA)
• Nonaligned Movement (NAM)
• Organization of American States
  Organization of American States
  The Organization of American States is a regional international organization, headquartered in Washington, D.C., United States...
  
   (OAS) (observer)
• Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)
• Southern African Development Community
  Southern African Development Community
  The Southern African Development Community is an inter-governmental organization headquartered in Gaborone, Botswana. Its goal is to further socio-economic cooperation and integration as well as political and security cooperation among 15 southern African states...
  
   (SADC)
• União Latina
• United Nations
  United Nations
  The United Nations is an international organization whose stated aims are facilitating cooperation in international law, international security, economic development, social progress, human rights, and achievement of world peace...
  
   (UN)
• United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
  United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
  The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development was established in 1964 as a permanent intergovernmental body. It is the principal organ of the United Nations General Assembly dealing with trade, investment, and development issues....
  
   (UNCTAD)
• United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
• United Nations Industrial Development Organization
  United Nations Industrial Development Organization
  The United Nations Industrial Development Organization , French/Spanish acronym ONUDI, is a specialized agency in the United Nations system, headquartered in Vienna, Austria...
  
   (UNIDO)
• Universal Postal Union
  Universal Postal Union
  The Universal Postal Union is an international organization that coordinates postal policies among member nations, in addition to the worldwide postal system. The UPU contains four bodies consisting of the Congress, the Council of Administration , the Postal Operations Council and the...
  
   (UPU)
• World Customs Organization
  World Customs Organization
  The World Customs Organization is an intergovernmental organization headquartered in Brussels, Belgium. With its worldwide membership, the WCO is recognized as the voice of the global customs community...
  
   (WCO)
• World Federation of Trade Unions
  World Federation of Trade Unions
  The World Federation of Trade Unions was established in 1945 to replace the International Federation of Trade Unions. Its mission was to bring together trade unions across the world in a single international organization, much like the United Nations...
  
   (WFTU)
• World Health Organization
  World Health Organization
  The World Health Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations that acts as a coordinating authority on international public health. Established on 7 April 1948, with headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, the agency inherited the mandate and resources of its predecessor, the Health...
  
   (WHO)
• World Intellectual Property Organization
  World Intellectual Property Organization
  The World Intellectual Property Organization is one of the 17 specialized agencies of the United Nations. WIPO was created in 1967 "to encourage creative activity, to promote the protection of intellectual property throughout the world"....
  
   (WIPO)
• World Meteorological Organization
  World Meteorological Organization
  The World Meteorological Organization is an intergovernmental organization with a membership of 189 Member States and Territories. It originated from the International Meteorological Organization , which was founded in 1873...
  
   (WMO)
• World Tourism Organization
  World Tourism Organization
  The World Tourism Organization , based in Madrid, Spain, is a United Nations agency dealing with questions relating to tourism. It compiles the World Tourism rankings. The World Tourism Organization is a significant global body, concerned with the collection and collation of statistical information...
  
   (UNWTO)
• World Trade Organization
  World Trade Organization
  The World Trade Organization is an organization that intends to supervise and liberalize international trade. The organization officially commenced on January 1, 1995 under the Marrakech Agreement, replacing the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade , which commenced in 1948...
  
   (WTO)

Angola is 1 of only 7 U.N. members which is not a member of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons.

Law and order in Angola

Main article: Law of Angola

• Capital punishment in Angola
• Constitution of Angola
  Constitution of Angola
  There have been two Constitutions of Angola. The first came into force in 1975 as an "interim" measure; the second was approved in 1992, and the third one in 2010.- 1975 Constitution :...
  
  
• Crime in Angola
• Human rights in Angola
  Human rights in Angola
  Human rights in Angola are poor with widespread documentation of arbitrary arrest and detention and torture.- Constitutional Rights :The national Constitution, ratified in 1992, does guarantee most of the legal, social and political rights that are outlined in many other developed democratic...
  
  
  • LGBT rights in Angola
    LGBT rights in Angola
    Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender persons in Angola face legal issues not experienced by non-LGBT citizens. Both male and female homosexual acts are illegal in Angola...
    
    
  • Freedom of religion in Angola
    Freedom of religion in Angola
    The Constitution provides for freedom of religion, and the Government generally respected this right in practice. There were no reports of societal abuses or discrimination based on religious belief or practice.-Religious demography:...
    
    
• Law enforcement in Angola

Military of Angola

Main article: Military of Angola

Military of Angola

The Angolan Armed Forces are the military in Angola that succeeded Forças Armadas de Libertação de Angola following the abortive Bicesse Accord with UNITA in 1991. As part of the peace agreement, troops from both armies were to be demilitarized and then integrated. Integration was never completed...

• Command
  • Commander-in-chief
    Commander-in-Chief
    A commander-in-chief is the commander of a nation's military forces or significant element of those forces. In the latter case, the force element may be defined as those forces within a particular region or those forces which are associated by function. As a practical term it refers to the military...
    
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    • Ministry of Defence of Angola
• Forces
  • Army of Angola
  • Navy of Angola
  • Air Force of Angola
  • Special forces of Angola
• Military history of Angola
  Military history of Angola
  The Military history of Angola is marked by a series of conflicts rooted in colonialism and the political mood of the Cold War. During the Cold War, Angola would be involved in struggles against Western powers and South Africa with the help of the USSR and Cuba....
  
  

History of Angola

Main article: History of Angola

History of Angola

Angola is a country in southwestern Africa. Its name derives from the Kimbundu word for king, 'N'gola'. It was first settled by Bushmen hunter-gatherer societies before the northern domains came under the rule of Bantu states such as Kongo and Ndongo. From the 15th century Portuguese colonists...

, Timeline of the history of Angola, and Current events of Angola

• Economic history of Angola
• Military history of Angola
  Military history of Angola
  The Military history of Angola is marked by a series of conflicts rooted in colonialism and the political mood of the Cold War. During the Cold War, Angola would be involved in struggles against Western powers and South Africa with the help of the USSR and Cuba....
  
  

Culture of Angola

Main article: Culture of Angola

Culture of Angola

The culture of Angola is influenced by several ethnicities which shaped the country. Portugal occupied the coastal enclave Luanda, and later also Benguela, since the 16th/17th centuries, occupied the territory of what today in the 19th/20th centuries, and ruled it until 1975. Both countries share...

• Architecture of Angola
• Cuisine of Angola
• Ethnic minorities in Angola
• Festivals in Angola
• Humor in Angola
• Languages of Angola
  Languages of Angola
  Using the data from the 1983 census of Angola, Portuguese is both the official and predominant language, as it is spoken in the homes of about two-thirds of the population and as a second language by many more throughout the country. Of the 60% Portuguese native speakers, half could speak only...
  
  
• Media in Angola
  Media in Angola
  The Media in Angola is primarily controlled by Angola's dominant political party, the formerly Marxist Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola , led by Jose Eduardo dos Santos, the country's de facto president who chooses judicial appointments and heavily influences parliamentary elections.-...
  
  
• National symbols of Angola
  • Coat of arms of Angola
    Coat of arms of Angola
    The Emblem of Angola is the national emblem. It reflects the recent past of the new nation. There is heavy Marxist imagery found on the device, expanded from what is found on the national flag...
    
    
  • Flag of Angola
    Flag of Angola
    The national flag of Angola came into use at independence on November 11, 1975. It is split horizontally into an upper red half and a lower black half.As in some other African countries, this flag is a modification of the ruling party's flag...
    
    
  • National anthem of Angola
• Demographics of Angola
  Demographics of Angola
  This article is about the demographic features of the population of Angola, including population density, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population....
  
  
• Prostitution in Angola
• Public holidays in Angola
  Public holidays in Angola
  Angola has fifteen public holidays over the year.These are:* January 1 – New Year's Day* January 4 – Colonial Repression Martyrs' Day* January 26 – Luanda's Day* February 4 – Day of the Armed Struggle, in memory of the Baixa de Cassanje revolt...
  
  
• Records of Angola
• Religion in Angola
  Religion in Angola
  Angola is a majority Christian country. There exist about 1000 religious communities in the country . Roman Catholics constitute about half of the population...
  
  
  • Buddhism in Angola
  • Christianity in Angola
    Christianity in Angola
    Christianity in Angola has existed since 1491. Today over 75% of Angolans practise some form of Christianity.- Christianity in Angola :thumb|250px|The Cathedral of LuandaChristianity in Angola began in 1491, with a Catholic mission in the São Salvador area...
    
    
  • Hinduism in Angola
  • Islam in Angola
    Islam in Angola
    Islam in Angola is a minority religion with 80,000-90,000 adherents, composed largely of migrants from West Africa and families of Lebanese origin. The Association of the Development of Islam in Angola is the primary proselytizing organization. Muslim Angolans are represented by the Supreme Council...
    
    
  • Judaism in Angola
  • Sikhism in Angola
• World Heritage Sites in Angola: none

Art in Angola

• Art in Angola
• Cinema of Angola
• Literature of Angola
  Literature of Angola
  Angolan literature has its origins in the mid-19th century. The diversity of Angola's culture is reflected in the diversity of its literature, which traditionally has been combative and satirical....
  
  
• Music of Angola
  Music of Angola
  The music of Angola has been shaped both by wider musical trends and by the political history of the country. It has been described a mix of Congolese, Portuguese, and Brazilian music, while and Angolan music also influenced the music of the other Lusophone countries.The capital and largest city of...
  
  
• Television in Angola
  Television in Angola
  Television in Angola was introduced in 1973.The following is a list of television channels broadcast in Angola.- Main channels :- Other channels :...
  
  
• Theatre in Angola

Sports in Angola

Main article: Sports in Angola

• Angola at the Olympics
  Angola at the Olympics
  Angola has competed in seven Summer Olympic Games and no Winter Games. They have never won an Olympic medal.-Summary:-External links:* at sports-reference.com...
  
  
• Basketball in Angola
• Football in Angola
  Football in Angola
  Football is the most popular sport in Angola. The national team qualified for the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany and many Angolan footballers play internationally, particularly in Portugal and France. The top national league is the Girabola.- World Cup 2006 :...
  
  
  • Angola national football team
    Angola national football team
    The Angola national football team, nicknamed Palancas Negras , is the national team of Angola and is controlled by the Federação Angolana de Futebol. Angola reached 45th in the FIFA Rankings in July 2002...
    
    

Economy and infrastructure of Angola

Main article: Economy of Angola

Economy of Angola

The Economy of Angola is one of the fastest-growing economies in the world, with the Economist asserting that for 2001 to 2010, Angolas' Annual average GDP growth was 11.1 percent. It is still recovering from the Angolan Civil War that plagued Angola from independence in 1975 until 2002...

• Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 61st (sixty first)

• Agriculture in Angola
  Agriculture in Angola
  Agriculture in Angola has a tremendous potential. Angola is a potentially rich agricultural country, with fertile soils, a favourable climate, and about 57.4 million ha of agricultural land, including more than 5.0 million ha of arable land...
  
  
• Banking in Angola
  • National Bank of Angola
• Communications in Angola
  Communications in Angola
  -Telephone:Telephone service is limited mostly to government and business use. 303.200 main lines were reported to be in use in 2009, and 8,109 million mobile cellular lines were reported in 2009. HF radiotelephone is used extensively for military links....
  
  
  • Internet in Angola
• Companies of Angola
• Currency of Angola
  Currency
  In economics, currency refers to a generally accepted medium of exchange. These are usually the coins and banknotes of a particular government, which comprise the physical aspects of a nation's money supply...
  
  : Kwanza
  Angolan kwanza
  The kwanza is the currency of Angola. Four different currencies using the name kwanza have circulated since 1977.-First Kwanza, AOK, 1977-1990:...
  
  
  • ISO 4217
    ISO 4217
    ISO 4217 is a standard published by the International Standards Organization, which delineates currency designators, country codes , and references to minor units in three tables:* Table A.1 – Current currency & funds code list...
    
    : AQA
• Economic history of Angola
• Energy in Angola
  Energy in Angola
  Energy in Angola is primarily driven by hydroelectric power.-Overview:Angola population has increased 19.4 % in five years 2004-2009.-Hydroelectricity:...
  
  
  • Energy in Angola
    Energy in Angola
    Energy in Angola is primarily driven by hydroelectric power.-Overview:Angola population has increased 19.4 % in five years 2004-2009.-Hydroelectricity:...
    
    
  • Energy policy of Angola
  • Oil industry in Angola
• Health in Angola
  Health in Angola
  Health in Angola is rated among the worst in the world.Angola lies in the yellow fever endemic zone. Cholera incidence is high. Only a small fraction of the population receives even rudimentary...
  
  
  • Health care in Angola
• Mining in Angola
  Mining in Angola
  Mining in Angola is an activity with great economic potential since the country has one of the largest and most diversified mining resources of Africa...
  
  
• Angola Stock Exchange
  Angola Stock Exchange
  The Angolan Stock Exchange is a proposed stock exchange in Angola. First announced in 2006, the Stock Exchange was hoping to open during the first quarter of the 2008 fiscal year, though in August 2008 Aguinaldo Jaime said that the launch would be "a task for the next government.....
  
  
• Tourism in Angola
  Tourism in Angola
  The tourism industry in Angola is based on the country's natural beauty, including its rivers, waterfalls and scenic coastline. A Washington Post article on tourism in the country says that "Angola is a giant jigsaw puzzle of different climates, landscapes, cultures and colors." Angola's tourism...
  
  
• Transport in Angola
  Transport in Angola
  - Railways :There are three separate railway lines in Angola:* Luanda Railway * Benguela Railway * Moçâmedes Railway - Highways :* total: 52,429 km* paved: 5,349 km* unpaved: 46,080 km...
  
  
  • Airports in Angola
  • Rail transport in Angola
    Rail transport in Angola
    Rail transport in Angola. There are three separate unconnected lines - the Luanda Railway , the Benguela Railway and the Moçâmedes Railway A fourth system once linked Gunza and Gabala....
    
    
  • Roads in Angola
• Water supply and sanitation in Angola

Education in Angola

Main article: Education in Angola

Education in Angola

Education in Angola has four years of compulsory, free primary education which begins at age seven, and secondary education which begins at age eleven, lasting eight years. Basic adult literacy continues to be extremely low, but there are conflicting figures from government and other sources. It is...

• History of education in Angola
  History of education in Angola
  The history of education in Angola refers to the education of previous generations of people in the area now covered by the nation of Angola.-Conditions before independence:...
  
  
• List of schools in Angola
• List of universities in Angola

See also

• Index of Angola-related articles
• List of Angola-related topics
• List of international rankings
• Member state of the United Nations
• Outline of Africa
  Outline of Africa
  The following outline provides an overview of and topical guide to the continent Africa:Africa – world's second largest and second most populous continent, after Asia.-Geography of Africa:* Atlas of Africa* List of cities in Africa...
  
  
• Outline of geography
  Outline of geography
  The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to geography:Geography – science that studies the lands, features, inhabitants, and phenomena of Earth.- Geography is :...
  
  

External links

• https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ao.html

Government

• Embassy of Angola in Washington DC
• Embassy of Angola in Ottawa, Canada

Portuguese

• Republic of Angola (official government portal)
• National Assembly of Angola

News

• Canal Angola Everything that have to do with Angolan Music and Culture
• Mwangole News about music from Angola and events, Videos, Mp3
• children of Angola – a web documentary on the forgotten children of Angola.
• - Newspapers from Angola – The most important online newspapers from Angola.
• Mwangole Amizades Angola Dating, relationship, and more
• allAfrica - Angola – News headline links
• Angola Press – Government-controlled news agency (in Portuguese, French and English)
• Angonoticias (in Portuguese) – A popular news source in Angola
• Mangole (in Portuguese) – A full news source in Angola and web directory of Angolan sites online
• Televisão Pública de Angola (in Portuguese) – Angola's state-owned national TV station
• Rádio Nacional de Angola (in Portuguese) – Angola's state-owned national radio station
• Jornal de Angola (in Portuguese) – A popular newspaper in Angola
• 400 Years Ago – Washington Post news story on the possible fate of the first African slaves taken to US.
• http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,345628,00.html – "Amputee Beauty Pageant Crowns Miss Landmine 2008" news story about new beauty pageant in Angola for women who lost limbs in landmines amidst the nation's civil war.

Politics

• Official webpage of MPLA
• Official webpage of UNITA
• Official webpage of JMPLA

Overviews

• BBC - Country profile: Angola
• US State Department - Angola includes Background Notes, Country Study and major reports
• OECD DEV/AfDB - Country Study: Angola
• Rural poverty in Angola (IFAD)
• World Bank Country Brief: Angola

Directories

• Columbia University Libraries - Angola directory category of the WWW-VL
• Stanford University - Africa South of the Sahara: Angola directory category
• www.angolinks.com - webdirectory of Angolan sites online
• Encyclopedia of the Nations: Angola
• World Intellectual Property Handbook: Angola

Other

• Can Corporate Power Transform Equatorial Guinea and Angola?
• Angola Conflict Briefing
• www.luandamap.com - streetsearch in Luanda and other maps related to Angola
• www.cidadeluanda.com - Portal and Directory of Luanda