Country Overview
Largest Cities
|
City
|
Population
|
Estimated
|
Huambo
|
226,145
|
2020
|
Lobito
|
207,932
|
2020
|
Luanda
|
2,776,168
|
2020
|
Region: |
Africa |
Population: |
22,484,028 |
Area Total: |
1,246,700km2 |
Area Land: |
1,264,700km2 |
Coast Line: |
1,600km |
Capital: |
Luanda |
Climate: |
Semiarid in south and along coast to Luanda; north has cool, dry season (May to October) and hot, rainy season (November to April) |
Languages: |
Portuguese; various African languages from Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantoid, Bantu, Southern, Central, and Khoisan linguistic families |
Currency: |
1 readjusted kwanza (KZR) = 1,000 new kwanza (NKZ) |
Holiday: |
Independence Day is 11 November (1975), National Heroes' Day is 17 September, Victory Day is 27 March |
Average Daily Temperature
|
January: |
°C / 72.30°F |
July: |
°C / 64.90°F |
Annual Rainfall: |
mm / 39.1" |
Boundaries
|
Congo (DRC)
|
2,511 km
|
Namibia
|
1,376 km
|
Zambia
|
1,110 km
|
Congo (RC)
|
201 km
|
Ethnic Divisions
|
Ovumbundu
|
37.00%
|
Kimbundu
|
25.00%
|
Other
|
22.00%
|
Bakongo
|
13.00%
|
Mestico
|
2.00%
|
European
|
1.00%
|
Religions
|
Indigenous beliefs
|
47.00%
|
Roman Catholic
|
38.00%
|
Protestant
|
15.00%
|
CountryWire
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