Outline of Angola

See also:Index of Angola-related articles

TheFlag of Angola

TheEmblem of Angola

The location ofAngola

An enlargeable relief map of theRepublic of Angola

The followingoutlineis provided as an overview of and topical guide to Angola:

Angola– country in southern Africa bordered byNamibiaon the south, theDemocratic Republic of the Congoon the north, andZambiaon the east; its west coast is on the Atlantic Ocean withLuandaas its capital city. Theexclaveprovince ofCabindahas borders with theRepublic of the Congoand theDemocratic 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, andlife expectancyandinfant mortality ratesin Angola are among the worst-ranked in the world.

General reference

An enlargeable basic map ofAngola

• Pronunciation:/ænˈɡoʊlə/
• Common English country name:Angola
• Official English country name: TheRepublic of Angola
• Commonendonym(s):A
• Official endonym(s):A
• Adjectival(s):Angolan
• Demonym(s): Angolans
• International rankings of Angola
• ISO country codes:AO, AGO, 024
• ISO region codes:SeeISO 3166-2:AO
• Internetcountry code top-level domain:.ao

Geography of Angola

An enlargeable topographic map ofAngola

Geography of Angola

• Angola is: acountry
• Population of Angola:33,086,278 people -42nd most populous country
• Area of Angola:1,246,700 km²-23rd largest country
• Atlas of Angola

Location

Angola lies in Southern Africa, bordering theSouth Atlantic Ocean,betweenNamibiaand theDemocratic Republic of the Congo.

• Angola is situated within the following regions:
  • Eastern HemisphereandSouthern Hemisphere
  • Africa
    • Middle Africa
    • Southern Africa
• Time zone:West Africa Time(UTC+01)
• Extreme points of Angola
  • High:Morro de Môco2,620 m (8,596 ft)
  • Low:South Atlantic Ocean0 m
• Land boundaries: 5,198 km

Democratic Republic of the Congo2,511 km

Namibia1,376 km

Zambia1,110 km

Republic of the Congo201 km

• Coastline: 1,600 km

Environment of Angola

An enlargeable satellite image ofAngola

Plains zebra

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

Natural geographic features of Angola

• Glaciersin Angola: None
• Islands of Angola
• Rivers of Angola
• World Heritage Sitesin Angola: None

Regions of Angola

Regions of Angola

• Angolais 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

List of ecoregions in Angola

Administrative divisions of Angola

Administrative divisions of Angola

• Provinces of Angola
  • Municipalities of Angola

Provinces of Angola

Provinces of Angola Angolais 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

Municipalities of Angola

• Cities of Angola
  • Capitalof 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:presidentialrepublic
• Capitalof Angola:Luanda
• Elections in Angola
  • Angolan presidential elections
    • 1992
    • 2009
  • Angolan parliamentary elections
    • 1980
    • 1986
    • 1992
    • 2008
    • 2012
    • 2017
• Political parties in Angola

Branches of the government of Angola

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

Court system of Angola

Foreign relations of Angola

Embassy of Angola in Berlin

Foreign relations of Angola

• Diplomatic missions in Angola
• Diplomatic missions of Angola

International organization membership

The Republic of Angola is a member of:

• 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 one of only seven U.N. members which is not a member of theOrganisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons.

Law and order in Angola

Law of Angola

• Constitution of 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:
• Forces
  • Army of Angola
  • Navy of Angola
  • Air Force of Angola
• Military history of Angola

History of Angola

History of Angola

History of Angola, by period

• Precolonial history
• Colonial history
• War of independence
• Civil War period
• Post-war period

History of Angola, by subject

• History of rail transport in Angola
• History of the Jews in Angola
• Military history of Angola

Culture of Angola

Culture of Angola

• Architecture of Angola
• Cuisine of 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
• Religion in Angola
  • Christianity in Angola
  • Hinduism in Angola
  • Islam in Angola
  • Judaism in Angola
• World Heritage Sites in Angola: none

Art in Angola

• Cinema of Angola
• Literature of Angola
• Music of Angola
• Television 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
• Health in Angola
  • Health care in Angola
• Mining in Angola
• Angola Stock Exchange and Derivatives
• Tourism in Angola
• Transport in Angola
  • Airports in Angola
  • Rail transport in Angola

Education in Angola

Education in Angola

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

Health in Angola

Health in Angola

• HIV/AIDS in Angola

See also

Angola

• All pages with titles beginning withAngola
• All pages with titles beginning withAngolan
• All pages with titles containingAngola
• All pages with titles containingAngolan
• 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

External links

• [1]

Wikimedia Atlas of Angola

• The World Factbook

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 AngolaEverything that have to do with Angolan Music and Culture
• MwangoleNews 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 AmizadesAngola 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 Postnews story on the possible fate of the first African slaves taken to US.
• [2]– "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 -Angolaincludes 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 -Angoladirectory category of the WWW-VL
• Stanford University - Africa South of the Sahara:Angoladirectory 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