| Geography | Angola |
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Location:
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Southern Africa, bordering the South Atlantic Ocean, between Namibia and Democratic Republic of the Congo |
Geographic coordinates:
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12 30 S, 18 30 E |
Map references:
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Africa |
Area:
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total: 1,246,700 sq km
land: 1,246,700 sq km
water: 0 sq km |
Area - comparative:
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slightly less than twice the size of Texas |
Land boundaries:
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total: 5,198 km
border countries: Democratic Republic of the Congo 2,511 km (of which 225 km is the boundary of discontiguous Cabinda Province), Republic of the Congo 201 km, Namibia 1,376 km, Zambia 1,110 km |
Coastline:
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1,600 km |
Maritime claims:
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territorial sea: 12 nm
contiguous zone: 24 nm
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm |
Climate:
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semiarid in south and along coast to Luanda; north has cool, dry season (May to October) and hot, rainy season (November to April) |
Terrain:
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narrow coastal plain rises abruptly to vast interior plateau |
Elevation extremes:
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lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m
highest point: Morro de Moco 2,620 m |
Natural resources:
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petroleum, diamonds, iron ore, phosphates, copper, feldspar, gold, bauxite, uranium |
Land use:
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arable land: 2.65%
permanent crops: 0.23%
other: 97.12% (2005) |
Irrigated land:
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800 sq km (2003) |
Total renewable water resources:
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184 cu km (1987) |
Total renewable water resources - per capita:
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14,376 cubic meters per capita |
Freshwater withdrawal (domestic/industrial/agricultural):
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Total: 0.35 cu km/yr (23%/17%/60%)
Per capita: 22 cu m/yr (2000) |
Natural hazards:
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locally heavy rainfall causes periodic flooding on the plateau |
Environment - current issues:
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overuse of pastures and subsequent soil erosion attributable to population pressures; desertification; deforestation of tropical rain forest, in response to both international demand for tropical timber and to domestic use as fuel, resulting in loss of biodiversity; soil erosion contributing to water pollution and siltation of rivers and dams; inadequate supplies of potable water |
Environment - international agreements:
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party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution
signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements |
Geography - note:
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the province of Cabinda is an exclave, separated from the rest of the country by the Democratic Republic of the Congo |
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