Geography of Angola
General information about Angola The official name is the Republic of Angola (Republica de Angola, Republic of Angola). Located in southwest Africa. The area is 1246.7 thousand km2, the population is 10.593 million people. (2002 estimate). The official language is Portuguese. The capital is Luanda (3.6 million people, 2003). Public holiday - Independence Day November 11 (since 1975). The monetary unit is the kwanza. Member of 36 international organizations, incl. UN (since 1975), AU (since 2000), SADC (since 1992). Geography of Angola Located between 13° and 23°36' E, 4°21' and 18°02' S; in the west it is washed by the Atlantic Ocean, its cold Benguela Current. The coast is slightly indented, there are few harbors convenient for ships. It borders Namibia to the south, Zambia to the east, the Democratic…