Where is Angola?
Angola is a country in Middle Africa, bordered by Congo, the DR Congo, Zambia, and Namibia.
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Crazy but True
Angola has more Portuguese speakers than Portugal. With over 35 million people to Portugal's ten million, the former colony now dwarfs the country whose language it speaks. Angola is also home to the Kalandula Falls, among the largest waterfalls in Africa by volume.
Angola facts
- Capital
- Luanda
- Population
- 39,040,039 (2025)
- Area
- 1,246,700 km²
- Continent
- Africa
- Region
- Middle Africa
- Currency
- Angolan kwanza (AOA)
- Languages
- Portuguese
- Coordinates
- -12.5°, 18.5°
- Landlocked
- No
- Country code
- AO · AGO
How Angola compares
- Angola is the 23rd largest of the 168 countries on our map by area.
- It is smaller than Niger and larger than Mali.
- It is the 39th most populous of the 167 with population data.
- It shares land borders with 4 countries.
- Within Africa, it is the 7th largest of 49 countries by area.