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Country Overview
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Largest Cities
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City
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Population
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Estimated
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Huambo
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226,145
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2020
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Lobito
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207,932
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2020
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Luanda
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2,776,168
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2020
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| Region: |
Africa |
| Population: |
22,484,028 |
| Area Total: |
1,246,700km2 |
| Area Land: |
1,264,700km2 |
| Coast Line: |
1,600km |
| Capital: |
Luanda |
| Climate: |
Semiarid in south and along coast to Luanda; north has cool, dry season (May to October) and hot, rainy season (November to April) |
| Languages: |
Portuguese; various African languages from Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantoid, Bantu, Southern, Central, and Khoisan linguistic families |
| Currency: |
1 readjusted kwanza (KZR) = 1,000 new kwanza (NKZ) |
| Holiday: |
Independence Day is 11 November (1975), National Heroes' Day is 17 September, Victory Day is 27 March |
Average Daily Temperature
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| January: |
°C / 72.30°F |
| July: |
°C / 64.90°F |
| Annual Rainfall: |
mm / 39.1" |
Boundaries
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Congo (DRC)
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2,511 km
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Namibia
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1,376 km
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Zambia
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1,110 km
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Congo (RC)
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201 km
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Ethnic Divisions
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Ovumbundu
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37.00%
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Kimbundu
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25.00%
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Other
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22.00%
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Bakongo
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13.00%
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Mestico
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2.00%
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European
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1.00%
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Religions
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Indigenous beliefs
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47.00%
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Roman Catholic
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38.00%
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Protestant
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15.00%
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CountryWire
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