Angola: Geography#
| Location | Southern Africa, bordering the South Atlantic Ocean, between Namibia and Democratic Republic of the Congo |
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| Geographic Coordinates | 12 30 S, 18 30 E -12.5,18.5 |
| Area | total: 1,246,700 sq km land: 1,246,700 sq km water: 0 sq km [Verified in 8 databases] |
| Land boundaries | total: 5,369 km border countries: Democratic Republic of the Congo 2,646 km (of which 225 km is the boundary of discontiguous Cabinda Province), Republic of the Congo 231 km, Namibia 1,427 km, Zambia 1,065 km |
| Coastline | 1,600 km |
| Elevation Extremes | lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m highest point: Morro de Moco 2,620 m |
| Highest Mountains | As there is no entry in Wolfram we are listing mountain list of Geonames only: According to Geonames: Moco 2620 m; Lupangue 2554 m; Monte Ungungi 2511 m; Senha 2494 m; Vavele 2479 m Attempted Explanation: Please help us to try to explain the discrepancies by sending us helpful information to office nospam@TUGraz.at @global-geography.org Important Mountains |
| Terrain | narrow coastal plain rises abruptly to vast interior plateau |
| Natural Hazards | locally heavy rainfall causes periodic flooding on the plateau |
| Natural Resource | petroleum, diamonds, iron ore, phosphates, copper, feldspar, gold, bauxite, uranium |
| Land Use | arable land: 3.29% permanent crops: 0.23% other: 96.48% (2011) |
| Climate | semiarid in south and along coast to Luanda; north has cool, dry season (May to October) and hot, rainy season (November to April) |
| Irrigated Land | 855.3 sq km (2005) |
| Renewable Water Resources | 148 cu km (2011) |
| Environment_CurrentIssues | 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 | 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 |
| Large Cities | Due to difference in city rankings taken from two data sources we are listing here both lists : According to Wolfram: Luanda; Huambo; Lobito; Benguela; Kuito According to Geonames: Luanda; N’dalatando; Huambo; Lobito; Benguela Attempted Explanation: Please help us to try to explain the discrepancies by sending us helpful information to office nospam@TUGraz.at @global-geography.org Important Cities |
| Geography-note | the province of Cabinda is an exclave, separated from the rest of the country by the Democratic Republic of the Congo |