Outline of Angola

The Flag of Angola

The Coat of arms of Angola

The location of Angola

An enlargeable relief map of the Republic of Angola

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

Angola – country in southern 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. The exclave province of Cabinda has borders with the Republic of the Congo and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The country has vast mineral and petroleum reserves, and its economy has on average grown at a two-digit pace since the 1990s, especially since the end of the civil war. In spite of this, standards of living remain low, and life expectancy and infant mortality rates in Angola are among the worst-ranked in the world.^[1]

General reference

An enlargeable basic map of Angola

• Pronunciation: /ænˈɡoʊlə/
• Common English country name: Angola
• Official English country name: The Republic of Angola
• Common endonym(s):
• Official endonym(s):
• Adjectival(s): Angolan
• Demonym(s):
• International rankings of Angola
• ISO country codes: AO, AGO, 024
• ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:AO
• Internet country code top-level domain: .ao

Geography of Angola

An enlargeable topographic map of Angola

• Angola is: a country
• 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 and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

• Angola is situated within the following regions:
  • Eastern Hemisphere and Southern Hemisphere
  • Africa
    • Middle Africa
    • Southern Africa
• Time zone: West Africa Time (UTC+01)
• Extreme points of Angola
  • High: Morro de Môco 2,620 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

An enlargeable satellite image of Angola

Plains Zebra

• Climate of Angola
• Ecoregions in Angola
• Protected areas of Angola
  • National parks of Angola
• Wildlife of Angola
  • Fauna of Angola
    • Birds of Angola
    • Mammals of Angola

Natural geographic features of Angola

• Glaciers in Angola: none ^[2]
• Islands of Angola
• Rivers of Angola
• World Heritage Sites in Angola: none

Regions of Angola

Main article: Regions of Angola

• Angola is divided into eighteen provinces:
• Bengo
• Benguela
• Bié
• Cabinda
• Cuando Cubango
• Cuanza Norte
• Cuanza Sul
• Cunene
• Huambo
• Huíla
• Luanda
• Lunda Norte
• Lunda Sul
• Malanje
• Moxico
• Namibe
• Uíge
• Zaire

Ecoregions of Angola

Main article: Ecoregions in Angola

Administrative divisions of Angola

Administrative divisions of Angola

• Provinces of Angola
  • Municipalities of Angola

Provinces of Angola

Angola is divided into eighteen provinces:

• Bengo
• Benguela
• Bié
• Cabinda
• Cuando Cubango
• Cuanza Norte
• Cuanza Sul
• Cunene
• Huambo
• Huíla
• Luanda
• Lunda Norte
• Lunda Sul
• Malanje
• Moxico
• Namibe
• Uíge
• Zaire

Municipalities of Angola

• Cities of Angola
  • Capital of Angola: Luanda

Bengo Province Ambriz Dande Icolo e Bengo Nambuangongo Quicama Benguela Province Baia Farta Balombo Benguela Bocoio Caimbambo Chongoroi Cubal Ganda Lobito Bié Province Andulo Camacupa Catabola Chinguar Chitembo Cuemba Cunhinga Kuito N'harea Cabinda Province Belize Buco-zau Cabinda Landana Cuando Cubango Province Calai Cuangar Cuchi Cuito Cuanavale Dirico Mavinga Menongue Nankova Rivungo Cuanza Norte Province Ambaca Banga Bolongongo Bula Atumba Cambambe Cazengo Dembos Golungo Alto Gonguembo Lucala Pango Aluquem Quiculungo Samba Caju Cuanza Sul Province Amboim Cassongue Conda

Ebo Libolo Mussende Porto Amboim Quibala Quilenda Seles Sumbe Waku-Kungo Cunene Province Cahama Cuanhama Curoca Cuvelai Namacunde Ombadja Huambo Province Bailundo Caála Ekunha Huambo Katchiungo Londuimbali Longojo Mungo Tchikala-tcholo Tchindjenje Ukuma Huíla Province Caconda Caluquembe Chiange Chibia Chicomba Chipindo Humpata Kuvango Lubango Matala Quilengues Quipungo Luanda Province Cacuaco Luanda Viana Lunda Norte Province Cambulo Capenda Camulemb Caungula Chitato Cuango Cuilo Lubalo Lucapa Xa-muteba Lunda Sul Province Cacolo Dala Muconda Saurimo

Malanje Province Cacuso Calandula Cambundi-catembo Cangandala Caombo Kiwaba N'zogi Kunda Dia-baze Luquembo Malaje Marimba Massango Mucari Quela Quirima Moxico Province Alto Zambeze Camanongue Leua Luacano Luau Kangamba Lumbala N'guimbo Lumege Moxico Namibe Province Bibala Camacuio Namibe Tombua Virei Uíge Province Alto Cauale Ambuila Bembe Buengas Bungo Damba Maquela Do Zombo Mucaba Negale Puri Quimbele Quitexe Santa Cruz Sanza Pombo Songo Uige Zaire Province Cuimba M'banza Congo N'zeto Noqui Soyo Tomboco

Demography of Angola

Demographics of Angola

Government and politics of Angola

Luanda, the capital of Angola

Politics of Angola

• Form of government: presidential republic
• Capital of Angola: Luanda
• Elections in Angola
  • Angolan presidential elections
    • 1992
    • 2009
  • Angolan parliamentary elections
    • 1980
    • 1986
    • 1992
    • 2008
• Political parties in Angola

Branches of the government of Angola

Executive branch of the government of Angola

• Head of state: President of Angola
• Head of government: President of Angola
• Vice President of Angola

Legislative branch of the government of Angola

• National Assembly of Angola (unicameral)

Judicial branch of the government of Angola

• Supreme Court of Angola

Foreign relations of Angola

Embassy of Angola in Berlin

• Diplomatic missions in Angola
• Diplomatic missions of Angola

International organization membership

The Republic of Angola is a member of:^[3]

African Development Bank Group (AfDB) African Union (AU) African, Caribbean, and Pacific Group of States (ACP) Comunidade dos Países de Língua Portuguesa (CPLP) Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Group of 77 (G77) International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) International Criminal Court (ICCt) (signatory) International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol) International Development Association (IDA) International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRCS) International Finance Corporation (IFC) International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) International Labour Organization (ILO) International Maritime Organization (IMO) International Monetary Fund (IMF) International Olympic Committee (IOC) International Organization for Migration (IOM) International Organization for Standardization (ISO) (correspondent) International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement (ICRM)

International Telecommunication Union (ITU) International Telecommunications Satellite Organization (ITSO) International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA) Nonaligned Movement (NAM) Organization of American States (OAS) (observer) Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) Southern African Development Community (SADC) União Latina United Nations (UN) United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) Universal Postal Union (UPU) World Customs Organization (WCO) World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU) World Health Organization (WHO) World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) World Meteorological Organization (WMO) World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) World Trade Organization (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

Law of Angola

• Constitution of Angola
• Crime in Angola
• Human rights in Angola
  • LGBT rights in Angola
  • Freedom of religion in Angola
• Law enforcement in Angola

Military of Angola

Portuguese troops on patrol in Angola

Military of Angola

• Command
  • Commander-in-chief:
    • Ministry of Defence of Angola
• Forces
  • Army of Angola
  • Navy of Angola
  • Air Force of Angola
  • Special forces of Angola
• Military history of Angola

History of Angola

Main article: History of Angola, Timeline of the history of Angola, and Current events of Angola

• Military history of Angola

Culture of Angola

Culture of Angola

• Architecture of Angola
• Cuisine of Angola
• Festivals in Angola
• Languages of Angola
• Media in Angola
• National symbols of Angola
  • Coat of arms of Angola
  • Flag of Angola
  • National anthem of Angola
• Demographics of Angola
• Prostitution in Angola
• Public holidays in Angola
• Records of Angola
• Religion in Angola
  • Christianity in Angola
  • Hinduism in Angola
  • Islam in Angola
  • Judaism in Angola
  • Sikhism in Angola
• World Heritage Sites in Angola: none

Art in Angola

• Art in Angola
• Cinema of Angola
• Literature of Angola
• Music of Angola
• Television in Angola
• Theatre in Angola

Sports in Angola

Sports in Angola

• Angola at the Olympics
• Basketball in Angola
• Football in Angola
  • Angola national football team

Economy and infrastructure of Angola

Economy of Angola

• Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 61st (sixty first)
• Agriculture in Angola
• Banking in Angola
  • National Bank of Angola
• Communications in Angola
  • Internet in Angola
• Companies of Angola
• Currency of Angola: Kwanza
  • ISO 4217: AQA
• Energy in Angola
  • Energy in Angola
  • Energy policy of Angola
  • Oil industry in Angola
• Health in Angola
  • Health care in Angola
• Mining in Angola
• Angola Stock Exchange
• Tourism in Angola
• Transport in Angola
  • Airports in Angola
  • Rail transport in Angola
  • Roads in Angola

Education in Angola

Main article: Education in Angola

• History of education in Angola
• List of schools in Angola
• List of universities in Angola

Health in Angola

• HIV/AIDS in Angola

See also

• All pages beginning with "Angola"
• All pages beginning with "Angolan"
• All pages with titles containing Angola
• All pages with titles containing Angolan
• 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 geography

References

1. (English) Life expectancy at birth www.cia.gov (2009)
2. The only glaciers in Africa are on Mt Kenya (in Kenya), on Kilimanjaro (in Tanzania), and in the Ruwenzori Mountains (which are located in Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo). See Proceedings of the Riederalp Workshop, September 1978; Actes de l'Atelier de Riederalp, septembre 1978): IAHS-AISH Publ. no. 126, 1980.
3. "Angola". The World Factbook. United States Central Intelligence Agency. July 3, 2009. Retrieved July 23, 2009.

External links

Wikimedia Atlas of Angola

• 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) – The state-owned daily newspaper in Angola
• 400 Years Ago – Washington Post news story on the possible fate of the first African slaves taken to US.
• – "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
• "Angola". The World Factbook. Central Intelligence Agency.
• 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
• Angola at DMOZ
• 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