Angola
Republic of Angola
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About Angola
The Republic of Angola has a surface of 1,246,700 sq km that is divided into an arid coastal strip stretching from Namibia to Luanda; a wet, interior highland; a dry savanna in the interior south and southeast; and rain forests in the north and in Cabinda. The Zambezi River and several tributaries of the Congo River have their sources in Angola.
The approach to the great central plateau of Africa is marked by a series of irregular terraces. The central plateau has an altitude ranging from 1,200 to 1,800 m and consists of ancient crystalline rocks with granites overlain by sandstones.
Angola has considerable natural resources, among which oil and diamonds are the most relevant. Although Angola is one of Africa's major oil producers it also is one of the world's poorest countries.
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General information
- Capital: Luanda
- Language: Portuguese (official), Bantu and other African languages
- Climate: Semi arid in south and along coast to Luanda; north has cool, dry season (May to October) and hot, rainy season (November to April)
- Timezone: UTC +1
- Currency: Kwanza = 100 Iwei
- Electricity plugs: c (show)
- No. of inhabitants: 14.5M
- Interl. accesscode + 244
- Toplevel domain .ao
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Angola has three main ethnic groups, each speaking a Bantu language: Ovimbundu 37%, Kimbundu 25%, and Bakongo 13%. Some mixed racial (European and African) people mainly ethnically Portuguese as well as Portuguese live in the coast towns.
Fetishism is widely spread and sometimes retains curious remnents of the Christianity professed by the Portuguese as early as the 16th and 17th century. For example crucifixes are used as potent fetish charms or as symbols of power passing down from chief to chief.
Religion: Mainly Roman Catholic (51 per cent). There are also other Christian minorities. Fetishist beliefs are held by a significant minority.
Public holidays: Independence Day, 11 November
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