Communications: Broadband - fixed subscriptions: subscriptions per 100 inhabitants
(2023 est.) less than 1
Communications: Broadband - fixed subscriptions: total
137,000 (2023 est.)
Communications: Broadcast media
state-owned media dominate; only four privately owned newspapers still exist in print form; state-run Radio Nacional de Angola (RNA) is the only outlet to offer programs in local languages such as Bantu; private stations operate in cities, including Catholic Radio Ecclesia, but RNA is the only radio broadcaster with near-national coverage (2023)
Communications: Internet country code
.ao
Communications: Internet users: percent of population
40.70% (2024 est.)
Communications: Telephones - fixed lines: subscriptions per 100 inhabitants
(2024 est.) less than 1
Communications: Telephones - fixed lines: total subscriptions
80,300 (2024 est.)
Communications: Telephones - mobile cellular: subscriptions per 100 inhabitants
70 (2024 est.)
Communications: Telephones - mobile cellular: total subscriptions
26.4 million (2024 est.)
Economy: Agricultural products
cassava, bananas, maize, sweet potatoes, sugarcane, tomatoes, pineapples, onions, potatoes, citrus fruits (2023)
Economy: Average household expenditures: on alcohol and tobacco
1.4% of household expenditures (2023 est.)
Economy: Average household expenditures: on food
50% of household expenditures (2023 est.)
Economy: Budget: expenditures
$13.871 billion (2019 est.)
Economy: Budget: revenues
$18.117 billion (2019 est.)
Economy: Current account balance: Current account balance 2013
$8.145 billion (2013 est.)
Economy: Current account balance: Current account balance 2014
-$3.748 billion (2014 est.)
Economy: Current account balance: Current account balance 2015
-$10.273 billion (2015 est.)
Economy: Current account balance: Current account balance 2016
-$3.085 billion (2016 est.)
Economy: Current account balance: Current account balance 2017
-$632.9 million (2017 est.)
Economy: Current account balance: Current account balance 2018
$7.403 billion (2018 est.)
Economy: Current account balance: Current account balance 2019
$5.137 billion (2019 est.)
Economy: Current account balance: Current account balance 2020
$871.9 million (2020 est.)
Economy: Current account balance: Current account balance 2021
$8.399 billion (2021 est.)
Economy: Current account balance: Current account balance 2022
$11.763 billion (2022 est.)
Economy: Current account balance: Current account balance 2023
$4.185 billion (2023 est.)
Economy: Current account balance: Current account balance 2024
$6.31 billion (2024 est.)
Economy: Debt - external: Debt - external 2022
$60.446 billion (2022 est.)
Economy: Debt - external: Debt - external 2023
$45.299 billion (2023 est.)
Economy: Exchange rates
869.846 (2024 est.)
Economy: Exchange rates: Currency
kwanza (AOA) per US dollar -
Economy: Exchange rates: Exchange rates 2013
96.5183 (2013 est.)
Economy: Exchange rates: Exchange rates 2014
98.3024 (2014 est.)
Economy: Exchange rates: Exchange rates 2015
120.061 (2015 est.)
Economy: Exchange rates: Exchange rates 2016
163.656 (2016 est.)
Economy: Exchange rates: Exchange rates 2017
165.916 (2017 est.)
Economy: Exchange rates: Exchange rates 2018
252.856 (2018 est.)
Economy: Exchange rates: Exchange rates 2019
364.826 (2019 est.)
Economy: Exchange rates: Exchange rates 2020
578.259 (2020 est.)
Economy: Exchange rates: Exchange rates 2021
631.442 (2021 est.)
Economy: Exchange rates: Exchange rates 2022
460.568 (2022 est.)
Economy: Exchange rates: Exchange rates 2023
685.020 (2023 est.)
Economy: Exchange rates: Exchange rates 2024
869.846 (2024 est.)
Economy: Exports - commodities
crude petroleum, diamonds, natural gas, ships, refined petroleum (2023)
Economy: Exports: Exports 2011
$67.949 billion (2011 est.)
Economy: Exports: Exports 2014
$56.798 billion (2014 est.)
Economy: Exports: Exports 2015
$26.814 billion (2015 est.)
Economy: Exports: Exports 2016
$14.765 billion (2016 est.)
Economy: Exports: Exports 2017
$21.480 billion (2017 est.)
Economy: Exports: Exports 2018
$32.445 billion (2018 est.)
Economy: Exports: Exports 2019
$30.001 billion (2019 est.)
Economy: Exports: Exports 2020
$18.583 billion (2020 est.)
Economy: Exports: Exports 2021
$31.386 billion (2021 est.)
Economy: Exports: Exports 2022
$50.12 billion (2022 est.)
Economy: Exports: Exports 2023
$36.961 billion (2023 est.)
Economy: Exports: Exports 2024
$36.924 billion (2024 est.)
Economy: GDP - composition, by end use: exports of goods and services
37.9% (2024 est.)
Economy: GDP - composition, by end use: government consumption
6.3% (2024 est.)
Economy: GDP - composition, by end use: household consumption
55.3% (2024 est.)
Economy: GDP - composition, by end use: imports of goods and services
-24.4% (2024 est.)
Economy: GDP - composition, by end use: investment in fixed capital
25% (2024 est.)
Economy: GDP - composition, by end use: investment in inventories
0% (2024 est.)
Economy: GDP - composition, by sector of origin: agriculture
16.4% (2024 est.)
Economy: GDP - composition, by sector of origin: industry
44.2% (2024 est.)
Economy: GDP - composition, by sector of origin: services
39.3% (2024 est.)
Economy: GDP - per capita (PPP)
$10,119 (2024 est.)
Economy: GDP (official exchange rate)
$80.397 billion (2024 est.)
Economy: GDP (purchasing power parity) - real
$383.352 billion (2024 est.)
Economy: Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income: Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income 2018
51.3 (2018 est.)
Economy: Household income or consumption by percentage share: highest 10%
39.6% (2018 est.)
Economy: Household income or consumption by percentage share: lowest 10%
1.3% (2018 est.)
Economy: Imports - commodities
refined petroleum, wheat, ships, cars, trucks (2023)
Economy: Imports: Imports 2010
$35.449 billion (2010 est.)
Economy: Imports: Imports 2015
$29.564 billion (2015 est.)
Economy: Imports: Imports 2016
$13.387 billion (2016 est.)
Economy: Imports: Imports 2017
$17.050 billion (2017 est.)
Economy: Imports: Imports 2018
$20.293 billion (2018 est.)
Economy: Imports: Imports 2019
$19.017 billion (2019 est.)
Economy: Imports: Imports 2020
$13.400 billion (2020 est.)
Economy: Imports: Imports 2021
$17.564 billion (2021 est.)
Economy: Imports: Imports 2022
$28.564 billion (2022 est.)
Economy: Imports: Imports 2023
$23.688 billion (2023 est.)
Economy: Imports: Imports 2024
$22.683 billion (2024 est.)
Economy: Industrial production growth rate
5% (2024 est.)
Economy: Inflation rate (consumer prices): Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2015
9.36% (2015 est.)
Economy: Inflation rate (consumer prices): Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2016
30.69% (2016 est.)
Economy: Inflation rate (consumer prices): Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2017
29.84% (2017 est.)
Economy: Inflation rate (consumer prices): Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2018
19.63% (2018 est.)
Economy: Inflation rate (consumer prices): Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2019
17.08% (2019 est.)
Economy: Inflation rate (consumer prices): Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2020
22.27% (2020 est.)
Economy: Inflation rate (consumer prices): Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2021
25.75% (2021 est.)
Economy: Inflation rate (consumer prices): Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2022
21.36% (2022 est.)
Economy: Inflation rate (consumer prices): Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2023
13.64% (2023 est.)
Economy: Inflation rate (consumer prices): Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2024
28.24% (2024 est.)
Economy: Labor force
15.961 million (2024 est.)
Economy: Population below poverty line
32.30% (2018 est.)
Economy: Public debt: Public debt 2016
75.3% of GDP (2016 est.)
Economy: Real GDP (purchasing power parity): Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2014
$244.927 billion (2014 est.)
Economy: Real GDP (purchasing power parity): Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2015
$227.163 billion (2015 est.)
Economy: Real GDP (purchasing power parity): Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2016
$226.660 billion (2016 est.)
Economy: Real GDP (purchasing power parity): Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2017
$242.085 billion (2017 est.)
Economy: Real GDP (purchasing power parity): Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2019
$277.552 billion (2019 est.)
Economy: Real GDP (purchasing power parity): Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2020
$261.836 billion (2020 est.)
Economy: Real GDP (purchasing power parity): Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2021
$306.036 billion (2021 est.)
Economy: Real GDP (purchasing power parity): Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2022
$263.61 billion (2022 est.)
Economy: Real GDP (purchasing power parity): Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2023
$266.452 billion (2023 est.)
Economy: Real GDP (purchasing power parity): Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2024
$278.239 billion (2024 est.)
Economy: Real GDP growth rate: Real GDP growth rate 2015
0.76% (2015 est.)
Economy: Real GDP growth rate: Real GDP growth rate 2016
-1.70% (2016 est.)
Economy: Real GDP growth rate: Real GDP growth rate 2017
-0.15% (2017 est.)
Economy: Real GDP growth rate: Real GDP growth rate 2018
-0.59% (2018 est.)
Economy: Real GDP growth rate: Real GDP growth rate 2019
-0.20% (2019 est.)
Economy: Real GDP growth rate: Real GDP growth rate 2020
-4.04% (2020 est.)
Economy: Real GDP growth rate: Real GDP growth rate 2021
2.10% (2021 est.)
Economy: Real GDP growth rate: Real GDP growth rate 2022
3% (2022 est.)
Economy: Real GDP growth rate: Real GDP growth rate 2023
1.26% (2023 est.)
Economy: Real GDP growth rate: Real GDP growth rate 2024
4.42% (2024 est.)
Economy: Real GDP per capita: Real GDP per capita 2014
$9,018 (2014 est.)
Economy: Real GDP per capita: Real GDP per capita 2015
$8,067 (2015 est.)
Economy: Real GDP per capita: Real GDP per capita 2016
$7,767 (2016 est.)
Economy: Real GDP per capita: Real GDP per capita 2017
$8,007 (2017 est.)
Economy: Real GDP per capita: Real GDP per capita 2019
$8,573 (2019 est.)
Economy: Real GDP per capita: Real GDP per capita 2020
$7,827 (2020 est.)
Economy: Real GDP per capita: Real GDP per capita 2021
$8,862 (2021 est.)
Economy: Real GDP per capita: Real GDP per capita 2022
$9,588 (2022 est.)
Economy: Real GDP per capita: Real GDP per capita 2023
$7,300 (2023 est.)
Economy: Remittances: Remittances 2013
$36.6 million (2013 est.)
Economy: Remittances: Remittances 2014
$31.0 million (2014 est.)
Economy: Remittances: Remittances 2015
$11.1 million (2015 est.)
Economy: Remittances: Remittances 2020
$8.1 million (2020 est.)
Economy: Remittances: Remittances 2021
$12.6 million (2021 est.)
Economy: Remittances: Remittances 2022
$14.0 million (2022 est.)
Economy: Remittances: Remittances 2023
$12.1 million (2023 est.)
Economy: Remittances: Remittances 2024
$51.0 million (2024 est.)
Economy: Reserves of foreign exchange and gold: Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 2015
$23.791 billion (2015 est.)
Economy: Reserves of foreign exchange and gold: Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 2016
$23.672 billion (2016 est.)
Economy: Reserves of foreign exchange and gold: Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 2017
$17.455 billion (2017 est.)
Economy: Reserves of foreign exchange and gold: Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 2018
$15.410 billion (2018 est.)
Economy: Reserves of foreign exchange and gold: Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 2019
$16.335 billion (2019 est.)
Economy: Reserves of foreign exchange and gold: Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 2020
$13.782 billion (2020 est.)
Economy: Reserves of foreign exchange and gold: Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 2021
$14.468 billion (2021 est.)
Economy: Reserves of foreign exchange and gold: Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 2022
$13.655 billion (2022 est.)
Economy: Reserves of foreign exchange and gold: Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 2023
$13.942 billion (2023 est.)
Economy: Reserves of foreign exchange and gold: Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 2024
$14.243 billion (2024 est.)
Economy: Taxes and other revenues
10.1% (of GDP) (2019 est.)
Economy: Unemployment rate: Unemployment rate 2019
16.50% (2019 est.)
Economy: Unemployment rate: Unemployment rate 2020
16.70% (2020 est.)
Economy: Unemployment rate: Unemployment rate 2021
15.80% (2021 est.)
Economy: Unemployment rate: Unemployment rate 2022
14.12% (2022 est.)
Economy: Unemployment rate: Unemployment rate 2023
14.05% (2023 est.)
Economy: Unemployment rate: Unemployment rate 2024
14.02% (2024 est.)
Economy: Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24): female
25.7% (2024 est.)
Economy: Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24): male
30.2% (2024 est.)
Economy: Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24): total
27.9% (2024 est.)
Energy: Coal: imports
3,000 metric tons (2023 est.)
Energy: Electricity access: electrification - rural areas
7.3% (2018 est.)
Energy: Electricity access: electrification - total population
48.5% (2022 est.)
Energy: Electricity access: electrification - urban areas
76.2%
Energy: Electricity generation sources: biomass and waste
0.3% of total installed capacity (2023 est.)
Energy: Electricity generation sources: fossil fuels
23.6% of total installed capacity (2023 est.)
Energy: Electricity generation sources: hydroelectricity
74% of total installed capacity (2023 est.)
Energy: Electricity generation sources: solar
2.2% of total installed capacity (2023 est.)
Energy: Electricity: consumption
16.214 billion kWh (2023 est.)
Energy: Electricity: installed generating capacity
7.6 million kW (2023 est.)
Energy: Electricity: transmission/distribution losses
1.725 billion kWh (2023 est.)
Energy: Energy consumption per capita: Total energy consumption per capita 2023
9.146 million Btu/person (2023 est.)
Energy: Natural gas: consumption
1.244 billion cubic meters (2023 est.)
Energy: Natural gas: exports
4.928 billion cubic meters (2023 est.)
Energy: Natural gas: production
5.984 billion cubic meters (2023 est.)
Energy: Natural gas: proven reserves
343.002 billion cubic meters (2021 est.)
Energy: Petroleum: crude oil estimated reserves
7.783 billion barrels (2021 est.)
Energy: Petroleum: refined petroleum consumption
121,000 bbl/day (2023 est.)
Energy: Petroleum: total petroleum production
1.175 million bbl/day (2023 est.)
Environment: Carbon dioxide emissions: from coal and metallurgical coke
9,000 metric tonnes of CO2 (2023 est.)
Environment: Carbon dioxide emissions: from consumed natural gas
2.441 million metric tonnes of CO2 (2023 est.)
Environment: Carbon dioxide emissions: from petroleum and other liquids
17.21 million metric tonnes of CO2 (2023 est.)
Environment: Carbon dioxide emissions: total emissions
19.66 million metric tonnes of CO2 (2023 est.)
Environment: Climate
semiarid in south and along coast to Luanda; north has cool, dry season (May to October) and hot, rainy season (November to April)
Environment: Environmental issues
overuse of pastures and subsequent soil erosion; desertification; deforestation of tropical rainforest from international demand for timber and domestic use as fuel; loss of biodiversity; soil erosion contributing to water pollution and siltation of rivers and dams; inadequate supplies of potable water
Environment: International environmental agreements: party to
Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Climate Change-Paris Agreement, Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping-London Protocol, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution
Environment: International environmental agreements: signed, but not ratified
none of the selected agreements
Environment: Land use: agricultural land
36.9% (2023 est.)
Environment: Land use: agricultural land: arable land
arable land: 4.3% (2023 est.)
Environment: Land use: agricultural land: permanent crops
permanent crops: 0.3% (2023 est.)
Environment: Land use: agricultural land: permanent pasture
permanent pasture: 32.4% (2023 est.)
Environment: Land use: forest
51.6% (2023 est.)
Environment: Land use: other
11.5% (2023 est.)
Environment: Methane emissions: agriculture
374.5 kt (2019-2021 est.)
Environment: Methane emissions: energy
1,009.1 kt (2022-2024 est.)
Environment: Methane emissions: other
78.5 kt (2019-2021 est.)
Environment: Methane emissions: waste
123 kt (2019-2021 est.)
Environment: Particulate matter emissions
27.2 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.)
Environment: Total renewable water resources
148.4 billion cubic meters (2022 est.)
Environment: Total water withdrawal: agricultural
146.7 million cubic meters (2022 est.)
Environment: Total water withdrawal: industrial
239.6 million cubic meters (2022 est.)
Environment: Total water withdrawal: municipal
319.5 million cubic meters (2022 est.)
Environment: Urbanization: rate of urbanization
4.04% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
Environment: Urbanization: urban population
70.66% (2024 est.)
Environment: Waste and recycling: municipal solid waste generated annually
4.214 million tons (2024 est.)
Environment: Waste and recycling: percent of municipal solid waste recycled
19% (2022 est.)
Geography: Area - comparative
about eight times the size of Georgia; slightly less than twice the size of Texas
Geography: Area: land
1,246,700 sq km
Geography: Area: water
0 sq km
Geography: Coastline
1,600 km
Geography: Elevation: highest point
Moco 2,620 m
Geography: Elevation: lowest point
Atlantic Ocean 0 m
Geography: Elevation: mean elevation
1,112 m
Geography: Geographic coordinates
12 30 S, 18 30 E
Geography: Geography - note
the province of Cabinda is an exclave, separated from the rest of the country by the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Geography: Irrigated land
860 sq km (2014)
Geography: Land boundaries: 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
Geography: Land boundaries: total
5,369 km
Geography: Land use: agricultural land
36.9% (2023 est.)
Geography: Land use: agricultural land: arable land
arable land: 4.3% (2023 est.)
Geography: Land use: agricultural land: permanent crops
permanent crops: 0.3% (2023 est.)
Geography: Land use: agricultural land: permanent pasture
permanent pasture: 32.4% (2023 est.)
Geography: Land use: forest
51.6% (2023 est.)
Geography: Land use: other
11.5% (2023 est.)
Geography: Major aquifers
Congo Basin, Upper Kalahari-Cuvelai-Upper Zambezi Basin
Geography: Major rivers (by length in km)
Rio Zambeze (Zambezi) (shared with Zambia [s], Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, and Mozambique [m]) - 2,740 km; Rio Cubango (Okavango) river source (shared with Namibia and Botswana [m]) - 1,600 km note: [s] after country name indicates river source; [m] after country name indicates river mouth
Geography: Major watersheds (area sq km): Atlantic Ocean drainage
Congo (3,730,881 sq km)
Geography: Major watersheds (area sq km): Indian Ocean drainage
Zambezi (1,332,412 sq km)
Geography: Major watersheds (area sq km): Internal (endorheic basin) drainage
Okavango Basin (863,866 sq km)
Geography: Map references
Africa
Geography: Maritime claims: contiguous zone
24 nm
Geography: Maritime claims: exclusive economic zone
200 nm
Geography: Maritime claims: territorial sea
12 nm
Geography: Natural hazards
locally heavy rainfall causes periodic flooding on the plateau
Geography: Population distribution
most people live in the western half of the country; urban areas account for the highest concentrations of people, particularly the capital of Luanda
Geography: Terrain
narrow coastal plain rises abruptly to vast interior plateau
Government: Administrative divisions
21 provinces ( provincias , singular - provincia ); Bengo, Benguela, Bie, Cabinda, Cuando, Cubango, Cuanza-Norte, Cuanza-Sul, Cunene, Huambo, Huila, Icolo e Bengo, Luanda, Lunda-Norte, Lunda-Sul, Malanje, Moxico, Moxico Leste, Namibe, Uige, Zaire
Government: Capital: daylight saving time
does not observe daylight savings time
Government: Capital: etymology
the Portuguese named the city São Paulo da Assunção de Loanda (Saint Paul of the Assumption of Loanda); over time, it was shortened to "Luanda," which may derive from a Bantu word meaning "tax" or "duty," in reference to local people paying their dues to the king of the Congo
Government: Capital: geographic coordinates
8 50 S, 13 13 E
Government: Capital: time difference
UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
Government: Citizenship: citizenship by birth
no
Government: Citizenship: citizenship by descent only
at least one parent must be a citizen of Angola
Government: Citizenship: dual citizenship recognized
no
Government: Citizenship: residency requirement for naturalization
10 years
Government: Constitution: amendment process
proposed by the president of the republic or supported by at least one third of the National Assembly membership; passage requires at least two-thirds majority vote of the Assembly subject to prior Constitutional Court review if requested by the president of the republic
Government: Constitution: history
previous 1975, 1992; latest passed by National Assembly 21 January 2010, adopted 5 February 2010
Government: Country name: conventional short form
Angola
Government: Country name: etymology
in the 15th century, Portuguese explorers derived the name from the title "N'gola," which was held by kings of the Ndongo
Government: Country name: former
People's Republic of Angola
Government: Country name: local long form
Republica de Angola
Government: Country name: local short form
Angola
Government: Diplomatic representation from the US: chief of mission
Ambassador (vacant); Chargé d’Affaires Shannon Nagy CAZEAU (since 2 October 2025)
Government: Diplomatic representation from the US: email address and website
Consularluanda@state.gov https://ao.usembassy.gov/
Government: Diplomatic representation from the US: embassy
Rua Houari Boumedienne, #32, Luanda
Government: Diplomatic representation from the US: FAX
[244] (222) 64-1000
Government: Diplomatic representation from the US: mailing address
2550 Luanda Place, Washington, DC 20521-2550
Government: Diplomatic representation from the US: telephone
[244] (222) 64-1000
Government: Diplomatic representation in the US: chancery
2108 16th Street NW, Washington, DC 20009
Government: Diplomatic representation in the US: chief of mission
Ambassador Agostinho de Carvalho dos Santos VAN-DÚNEM (since 30 June 2023)
Government: Diplomatic representation in the US: consulate(s) general
Houston, New York
Government: Diplomatic representation in the US: email address and website
info@angola.org https://angola.org/
Government: Diplomatic representation in the US: FAX
[1] (202) 822-9049
Government: Diplomatic representation in the US: telephone
[1] (202) 785-1156
Government: Executive branch: cabinet
Council of Ministers appointed by the president
Government: Executive branch: chief of state
President Joao Manuel Goncalves LOURENCO (since 26 September 2017)
Government: Executive branch: election results
Joao Manuel Goncalves LOURENCO (MPLA) elected president by then winning party following the 24 August 2022 general election
Government: Executive branch: election/appointment process
the candidate of the winning party or coalition in the last legislative election becomes the president; president serves a 5-year term (eligible for a second consecutive or discontinuous term)
Government: Executive branch: expected date of next election
2027
Government: Executive branch: head of government
President Joao Manuel Goncalves LOURENCO (since 26 September 2017)
Government: Executive branch: most recent election date
24 August 2022
Government: Flag
description: two equal horizontal bands of red (top) and black with a centered yellow emblem of a five-pointed star inside half a cogwheel, crossed by a machete (in the style of a hammer and sickle) meaning: red stands for liberty and black for the African continent; the emblem symbolizes workers and peasants
Government: International law organization participation
has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; non-party state to the ICCt
Government: International organization participation
ACP, AfDB, AU, CEMAC, CPLP, FAO, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO (correspondent), ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, NAM, OAS (observer), SADC, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNMISS, Union Latina, UNOOSA, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO
Government: Judicial branch: highest court(s)
Supreme Court or Tribunal Supremo (consists of the court president, vice president, and a minimum of 16 judges); Constitutional Court or Tribunal Constitucional (consists of 11 judges)
Government: Judicial branch: judge selection and term of office
Supreme Court judges appointed by the president on recommendation of the Supreme Judicial Council, an 18-member body chaired by the president; judge tenure NA; Constitutional Court judges - 4 nominated by the president, 4 elected by National Assembly, 2 elected by Supreme National Council, 1 elected by competitive submission of curricula; judges serve single 7-year terms
Government: Judicial branch: subordinate courts
provincial and municipal courts
Government: Legal system
civil legal system based on Portuguese civil law; no judicial review of legislation
Government: Legislative branch: electoral system
proportional representation
Government: Legislative branch: expected date of next election
August 2027
Government: Legislative branch: legislative structure
unicameral
Government: Legislative branch: legislature name
National Assembly (Assembleia nacional)
Government: Legislative branch: most recent election date
8/24/2022
Government: Legislative branch: number of seats
220 (all directly elected)
Government: Legislative branch: parties elected and seats per party
Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA) (124); National Union for the Total Independence of Angola (UNITA) (90); Other (6)
Government: Legislative branch: percentage of women in chamber
39.1%
Government: Legislative branch: scope of elections
full renewal
Government: Legislative branch: term in office
5 years
Government: National anthem(s): history
adopted 1975
Government: National anthem(s): lyrics/music
Manuel Rui Alves MONTEIRO/Rui Alberto Vieira Dias MINGAO
Government: National color(s)
red, black, yellow
Government: National heritage: selected World Heritage Site locales
Mbanza-Kongo
Government: National heritage: total World Heritage Sites
1 (cultural)
Government: National holiday
Independence Day, 11 November (1975)
Government: National symbol(s)
giant black sable antelope ( Palanca negra gigante )
Government: Political parties
Broad Convergence for the Salvation of Angola Electoral Coalition or CASA-CE Humanist Party of Angola or PHI National Front for the Liberation of Angola or FNLA; note - party has two factions National Union for the Total Independence of Angola or UNITA (largest opposition party) Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola or MPLA; note- ruling party in power since 1975 Social Renewal Party or PRS
Government: Suffrage
18 years of age; universal
Introduction: Background
Bantu-speaking people settled in the area now called Angola in 6th century A.D.; by the 10th century various Bantu groups had established kingdoms, of which Kongo became the most powerful. From the late-14th to the mid-19th century, a Kingdom of Kongo stretched across central Africa from present-day northern Angola into the current Congo republics. It traded heavily with the Portuguese who, beginning in the 16th century, established coastal colonies and trading posts and introduced Christianity. Angola became a major hub of the transatlantic slave trade conducted by the Portuguese and other European powers -- often in collaboration with local kingdoms, including the Kongo. The Angola area is estimated to have lost as many as 4 million people as a result of the slave trade. The Kingdom of Kongo’s main rival was the Kingdom of Ndongo to its south, whose most famous leader was Nzingha Mbande, the 17th century diplomat to the Portuguese and later Queen, who successfully fought off Portuguese encroachment during her nearly 40-year reign. Smaller kingdoms, such as the Matamba and Ngoyo, often came under the control of the Kongo or Ndongo Kingdoms. During the Berlin Conference of 1884-85, Portugal and other European powers set Angola’s modern borders, but the Portuguese did not fully control large portions of the territory. Portugal gained control of the Kingdom of Kongo in 1888 when Kongo’s King Pedro V sought Portuguese military assistance in exchange for becoming a vassal. After a revolt in 1914, Portugal imposed direct rule over the colony and abolished the Kongo Kingdom. The Angolan National Revolution began in 1961, and in 1975, Angola won its independence when Portugal’s dictatorship fell, a collapse that occurred in part because of growing discontent over conflict in Angola and other colonies. Angola’s multiple independence movements soon clashed, with the Popular Movement for Liberation of Angola (MPLA), led by Agostinho NETO, taking power and the National Union for the Total Independence of Angola (UNITA), led by Jonas SAVIMBI, emerging as its main competitor. After NETO’s death in 1979, Jose Eduardo DOS SANTOS, also of the MPLA, became president. Over time, the Angolan civil war escalated and became a major Cold War conflict, with the Soviet Union and Cuba supporting the MPLA and the US and South Africa supporting UNITA. Up to 1.5 million lives may have been lost -- and 4 million people displaced -- during the more than a quarter-century of fighting. SAVIMBI's death in 2002 ended UNITA's insurgency and cemented the MPLA's hold on power. DOS SANTOS did not seek reelection in 2017 and supported Joao LOURENCO’s successful bid to become president. LOURENCO was reelected in 2022. Angola scores low on human development indexes despite using its large oil reserves to rebuild since 2002.
Military and Security: Military - note
the Angolan Armed Forces were created in 1991 under the Bicesse Accords signed between the Angolan Government and the National Union for the Total Independence of Angola (UNITA); the current force is responsible for country’s external defense but also has some domestic security responsibilities, such as border protection; it participates in multinational exercises, as well as regional peacekeeping operations, including the deployment of several hundred troops to the Democratic Republic of the Congo in 2023; in recent years, the military has placed additional emphasis on maritime security and protecting offshore resources (2025)
Military and Security: Military and security forces
Angolan Armed Forces (Forcas Armadas Angolanas, FAA): Army, Navy (Marinha de Guerra Angola, MGA), Angolan National Air Force (Forca Aerea Nacional Angolana, FANA) Ministry of Interior: National Police, Border Guard Police (2025)
Military and Security: Military and security service personnel strengths
approximately 100,000 active duty Armed Forces (2025)
Military and Security: Military equipment inventories and acquisitions
most Angolan military weapons and equipment are of Russian or Soviet-era origin; there are smaller quantities of items originating from such suppliers as China, Brazil, Israel, Italy, South Africa, and the UAE (2025)
Military and Security: Military expenditures: Military Expenditures 2015
3.11% (2015 est.)
Military and Security: Military expenditures: Military Expenditures 2016
2.73% (2016 est.)
Military and Security: Military expenditures: Military Expenditures 2017
2.51% (2017 est.)
Military and Security: Military expenditures: Military Expenditures 2018
1.96% (2018 est.)
Military and Security: Military expenditures: Military Expenditures 2019
1.77% (2019 est.)
Military and Security: Military expenditures: Military Expenditures 2020
1.81% (2020 est.)
Military and Security: Military expenditures: Military Expenditures 2021
1.39% (2021 est.)
Military and Security: Military expenditures: Military Expenditures 2022
1.41% (2022 est.)
Military and Security: Military expenditures: Military Expenditures 2023
1.41% (2023 est.)
Military and Security: Military expenditures: Military Expenditures 2024
1.00% (2024 est.)
Military and Security: Military service age and obligation
20-45 years of age for compulsory and 18-45 years for voluntary military service for men; 20-45 years of age for voluntary service for women; 24-month conscript service obligation; the Navy is entirely staffed with volunteers (2025)
People and Society: Age structure: 0-14 years
46.9% (male 8,752,419/female 8,701,422)
People and Society: Age structure: 15-64 years
50.7% (male 9,076,080/female 9,795,035)
People and Society: Age structure: 65 years and over
2.4% (2024 est.) (male 367,559/female 509,546)
People and Society: Alcohol consumption per capita: beer
3.78 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
People and Society: Alcohol consumption per capita: other alcohols
0.08 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
People and Society: Alcohol consumption per capita: spirits
1.27 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
People and Society: Alcohol consumption per capita: total
5.84 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
People and Society: Alcohol consumption per capita: wine
0.72 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
People and Society: Birth rate
39.75 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)
People and Society: Child marriage: men married by age 18
6% (2016)
People and Society: Child marriage: women married by age 15
7.9% (2016)
People and Society: Child marriage: women married by age 18
30.3% (2016)
People and Society: Current health expenditure
2.55% (2023 est.)
People and Society: Currently married women (ages 15-49)
57.2% (2016 est.)
People and Society: Death rate
6.73 deaths/1,000 population (2025 est.)
People and Society: Dependency ratios: elderly dependency ratio
5.1 (2025 est.)
People and Society: Dependency ratios: potential support ratio
19.6 (2025 est.)
People and Society: Dependency ratios: total dependency ratio
95.1 (2025 est.)
People and Society: Dependency ratios: youth dependency ratio
90 (2025 est.)
People and Society: Drinking water source: improved: rural
rural: 27.8% of population (2022 est.)
People and Society: Drinking water source: improved: total
total: 57.7% of population (2022 est.)
People and Society: Drinking water source: improved: urban
urban: 71.7% of population (2022 est.)
People and Society: Drinking water source: unimproved: rural
rural: 72.2% of population (2022 est.)
People and Society: Drinking water source: unimproved: total
total: 42.3% of population (2022 est.)
People and Society: Drinking water source: unimproved: urban
urban: 28.3% of population (2022 est.)
People and Society: Education expenditure: Education expenditure (% GDP)
2.5% of GDP (2023 est.)
People and Society: Education expenditure: Education expenditure (% national budget)
6.5% national budget (2025 est.)
People and Society: Education expenditures
2.51% (2023 est.)
People and Society: Ethnic groups
Ovimbundu 37%, Kimbundu 25%, Bakongo 13%, Mestico (mixed European and native African) 2%, European 1%, other 22%
People and Society: Gross reproduction rate
2.68 (2025 est.)
People and Society: Health expenditure: Health expenditure (as % of GDP)
3% of GDP (2021)
People and Society: Health expenditure: Health expenditure (as % of national budget)
6.7% of national budget (2022 est.)
People and Society: HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate
1.60% (2024 est.)
People and Society: Hospital bed density
0.8 beds/1,000 population (2019 est.)
People and Society: Infant mortality rate: female
50.3 deaths/1,000 live births
People and Society: Infant mortality rate: male
60.7 deaths/1,000 live births
People and Society: Infant mortality rate: total
46.1 deaths/1,000 live births (2025 est.)
People and Society: Life expectancy at birth: female
67.3 years (2024 est.)
People and Society: Life expectancy at birth: male
62.3 years (2024 est.)
People and Society: Literacy: female
51.9% (2015 est.)
People and Society: Literacy: male
83.8% (2015 est.)
People and Society: Literacy: total population
68.18% (2023 est.)
People and Society: Major urban areas - population
9.292 million LUANDA (capital), 959,000 Lubango, 905,000 Cabinda, 809,000 Benguela, 783,000 Malanje (2023)
People and Society: Maternal mortality ratio
183 deaths/100,000 live births (2023 est.)
People and Society: Median age: female
16.8 years
People and Society: Median age: male
15.8 years
People and Society: Mother's mean age at first birth
19.4 years (2015/16 est.)
People and Society: Nationality: adjective
Angolan
People and Society: Net migration rate
0.14 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2025 est.)
People and Society: Obesity - adult prevalence rate
8.2% (2016)
People and Society: Physician density
0.24 physicians/1,000 population (2022)
People and Society: Population
37,885,849 (2024 est.)
People and Society: Population distribution
most people live in the western half of the country; urban areas account for the highest concentrations of people, particularly the capital of Luanda
People and Society: Population growth rate
3.04% (2024 est.)
People and Society: Population: female
19,869,015
People and Society: Population: male
19,115,781
People and Society: Sanitation facility access: improved: rural
rural: 30.3% of population (2022 est.)
People and Society: Sanitation facility access: improved: total
total: 73.5% of population (2022 est.)
People and Society: Sanitation facility access: improved: urban
urban: 93.7% of population (2022 est.)
People and Society: Sanitation facility access: unimproved: rural
rural: 69.7% of population (2022 est.)
People and Society: Sanitation facility access: unimproved: total
total: 26.5% of population (2022 est.)
People and Society: Sanitation facility access: unimproved: urban
urban: 6.3% of population (2022 est.)
People and Society: Sex ratio: 0-14 years
1.01 male(s)/female
People and Society: Sex ratio: 15-64 years
0.93 male(s)/female
People and Society: Sex ratio: 65 years and over
0.72 male(s)/female
People and Society: Sex ratio: at birth
1.03 male(s)/female
People and Society: Sex ratio: total population
0.96 male(s)/female (2024 est.)
People and Society: Total fertility rate
5.05 children born/woman (2024 est.)
People and Society: Urbanization: rate of urbanization
4.04% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
People and Society: Urbanization: urban population
70.66% (2024 est.)
Space: Key space-program milestones
2017 - first communications satellite (AngoSat-1) built, launched, and operated by Russia (satellite failed in 2018) 2022 - second communications satellite (AngoSat-2) with French-built payload, integrated and launched by Russia 2023 - signed US-led Artemis Accords outlining best practices for space exploration 2024 - inaugurated a national maritime coordination and surveillance center and country's first satellite mission control center 2025 - signed financial agreement with France for construction of country’s first high-resolution remote sensing satellite (ANGEO-1)
Space: Space agency/agencies
National Space Program Office (Gabinete de Gestão do Programa Espacial Nacional, GGPEN; established 2013) (2025)
Space: Space program overview
has a national space strategy with a focus on capacity-building, developing space infrastructure, investing in domestic space sector, supporting socioeconomic growth, and establishing cooperation agreements with foreign technical and scientific institutions in the space industry; contracts with foreign companies to build and launch satellites; operates satellites; cooperates with a variety of foreign space agencies and industries, including those of France, Portugal, Russia, the US, and other African countries; member of the African Space Agency (2025)
Transnational Issues: Refugees and internally displaced persons: IDPs
75,308 (2024 est.)
Transnational Issues: Refugees and internally displaced persons: refugees
55,542 (2024 est.)
Transportation: Airports
107 (2025)
Transportation: Civil aircraft registration country code prefix
D2
Transportation: Heliports
2 (2025)
Transportation: Merchant marine: by type
general cargo 13, oil tanker 8, other 43
Transportation: Merchant marine: total
64 (2023)
Transportation: Ports: key ports
Cabinda, Estrela Oil Field, Lobito, Luanda, Malongo Oil Terminal, Namibe, Palanca Terminal, Takula Terminal
Transportation: Ports: large
0
Transportation: Ports: medium
0
Transportation: Ports: ports with oil terminals
17
Transportation: Ports: small
8
Transportation: Ports: total ports
21 (2024)
Transportation: Ports: very small
13
Transportation: Railways: narrow gauge
2,638 km (2022) 1.067-m gauge
Transportation: Railways: total
2,761 km (2022)
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