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Region: Africa

Capital: Luanda

Population: 22,484,028

Area Total: 1,246,700

Area Land: 1,264,700

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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Largest Cities
City Population Estimated
Huambo 226,145 2020
Lobito 207,932 2020
Luanda 2,776,168 2020

Other Key Data
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%

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