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Angola
- Geography
Location: Southern Africa, bordering the South Atlantic Ocean, between Namibia and Democratic Republic of the Congo
Geographic coordinates: 12 30 S, 18 30 E
Map references: Africa
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Note:
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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Aera |
Total: total: 1,246,700 sq km
Rank:
23
Land: land: 1,246,700 sq km
Water: water: 0 sq km
Area
- comparative: slightly less than twice the size of Texas
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Boundaries |
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Boundaries total: 5,198 km
Boundaries detail: 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: 1,600 km
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Climate |
semiarid in south and along coast to Luanda; north has cool, dry season (May to October) and hot, rainy season (November to April)
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Terrain |
narrow coastal plain rises abruptly to vast interior plateau
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Elevation extremes |
lowest
point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m
highest point: Morro de Moco 2,620 m
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Land use |
Arable land: arable land: 2.65%
Irrigated land: 800 sq km
Permanent crops: 0.23%
Permanent pastures: 23%
Forests and woodland: 43%
Other: 97,12% (2005)
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Natural resources |
petroleum, diamonds, iron ore, phosphates, copper, feldspar, gold, bauxite, uranium
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Natural hazards |
locally heavy rainfall causes periodic flooding on the plateau
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Environment |
current issues: 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
international agreements
- party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Desertification, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution
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signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements
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Maritime claims |
territorial sea: territorial sea: 12 nm
contiguous zone: contiguous zone: 24 nm
exclusive economic zone: exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
continental shelf:
exclusive fishing zone:
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