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Click to see country in continent: Angola
Capital: Luanda Population: 18,1 mln Surface: 1,246,700 sq km Languages:
Portuguese, Bantu, African languages
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Angola is named after the ngola, or king, of the pre-colonial kingdom of Ndongo
Exact population: 18,056,072 (July 2011 est.) Literacy: Total population: 66.8%; male: 82.1%; female: 53.8% Ethnicities: Ovimbundu 37%, Kimbundu 25%, Bakongo 13%, mestico (mixed European and native African) 2%, European 1%, other 22% Land boundaries: Total: 5,198 km border countries: 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 Terrain: Narrow coastal plain rises abruptly to vast interior plateau Extremes: Lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m; highest point: Morro de Moco 2,620 m Imports: South Korea 28.3%, Portugal 13.1%, US 9.3%, South Africa 7.4%, Brazil 5.6%, Japan 4.8%, France 4.4% (2004) Exports: US 37.7%, China 35.6%, Taiwan 6.7%, France 6.4% (2004) Industries: Petroleum; diamonds, iron ore, phosphates, feldspar, bauxite, uranium, and gold; cement; basic metal products; fish processing; food processing; brewing; tobacco products; sugar; textiles, ship repair