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News •

Police recover 54 stolen cattle at Mukwe • May 18, 2025, 1:43 AM ET (The Namibian)
Ali Bongo, umugore we n'umuhungu wabo barekuwe bahita berekeza muri Angola • May 16, 2025, 11:51 PM ET (BBC)
Ali Bongo: Gabon's ousted ex-president and family arrive in Angola • May 16, 2025, 11:17 PM ET (BBC)
Gabon's ousted president Bongo flies to Angola with family • May 16, 2025, 11:51 AM ET (Reuters)
Angola sees over 20,000 cholera cases since January: ministry • May 14, 2025, 2:23 AM ET (Medical Xpress)

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Also Known As Republica de Angola • Republic of Angola
Head Of State And Government President: João Lourenço
Capital Luanda
Population (2025 est.) 36,177,000
Form Of Government unitary multiparty republic with one legislative house (National Assembly [220])1
Official Language Portuguese
Official Religion none
Official Name República de Angola (Republic of Angola)
Total Area (Sq Km) 1,246,700
Total Area (Sq Mi) 481,351
Monetary Unit kwanza (AOA)
Population Rank (2025) 42
Population Projection 2030 41,835,000
Density: Persons Per Sq Mi (2025) 75.2
Density: Persons Per Sq Km (2025) 29
Urban-Rural Population Urban: (2024) 69.3% • Rural: (2024) 30.7%
Life Expectancy At Birth Male: (2022) 60.1 years • Female: (2022) 64.2 years
Literacy: Percentage Of Population Age 15 And Over Literate Male: (2022) 83% • Female: (2022) 63%
Gni (U.S.$ ’000,000) (2023) 78,049
Gni Per Capita (U.S.$) (2023) 2,120
1New constitution promulgated on February 5, 2010; the post of prime minister was abolished at this time.

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João Lourenço
João Lourenço
president of Angola
José dos Santos
José dos Santos
president of Angola
Amílcar Lopes Cabral
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Jonas Savimbi
Angolan politician
John Maurice of Nassau
John Maurice Of Nassau
count of Nassau-Siegen
José Luandino Vieira
Angolan author
Agostinho Neto
Agostinho Neto
president of Angola
Mário Pinto de Andrade
Angolan writer
António Jacinto
Angolan poet
Alexandre Alberto da Rocha de Serpa Pinto
Portuguese explorer
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state president of South Africa
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