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Geography of Angola

Angola is considered to be a vast nation because of its total area. Its total land area is 1,246,700 km² (approx. 481,351 mi²). Continental shelf of Angola is approximately 48,092 km² (around 18,568 mi²). Angola is located in Africa. Africa is the world’s second-largest and second-most populous continent. African countries include, but are not limited to, South Africa, Kenya, Tanzania, Ethiopia, and Egypt. Angola has 4 neighbouring countries. Its neighbours include Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo, Namibia, Zambia. Angola is not a landlocked country. It means that is is bordered by at least one major body of water. The average elevation range of Angola is 1,112 m (3,648 ft).

Neighbors

Total length of land borders of Angola is 5369 kilometers (~2,073 miles). Angola has 5 unique land boundaries with neigbouring territories and it shares its land borders with 4 different countries. Angola has 1 non-contiguous section of land borders. This happens, when a country has a border with a neighbour, and this border is split by a border with another neighbour. Angola has 4 neighbouring countries. Its neighbours include Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo, Namibia, and Zambia. The lengths of the land borders of Angola with its neighbouring countries are as follows:

Cities

The capital city of Angola is Luanda. The largest cities in Angola are Luanda, N'dalatando, Huambo, Lobito.

Elevation

The average elevation range of Angola is 1,112 m (3,648 ft). The highest point of Angola is Morro de Môco, with its official height being 2620 m (8,596 ft). The lowest point of Angola is Atlantic Ocean. The elevation difference between the highest (Morro de Môco) and lowest (Atlantic Ocean) points of Angola is 2620 m (2 ft).

Area

The total land area of Angola is 1,246,700 km² (approx. 481,351 mi²). and the total exclusive economic zone (EEZ) is 518,433 km² (~200,167 mi²). The continental shelf of Angola is approximately 48,092 km² (around 18,568 mi²). Including land mass and EEZ, the total area of Angola is approximately 1,765,133 km² (~681,519 mi²). Angola is considered to be a vast nation because of its total area.

Forest and arable land

591,040 km² of Angola's territory is covered in forests, and forest land comprises 47% of all the land in the country. There are 33,038 km² of arable land in Angola, and it comprises 3% of the country's total territory.

Read our section on climate to discover what parameters affect these and other biomes of the country.

Natural resources

The most notable natural resources found in Angola are petroleum, diamonds, iron ore, phosphates, copper, feldspar, gold, bauxite, uranium.