Recognised as Country
Angola
- AO
- Africa
- AOA
- .ao
Angola (AO/AGO) is a country in Africa with its capital at Luanda. It covers about 1,246,700 km² with a population of roughly 36,000,000, uses the AOA, dials on +244, owns the .ao internet domain and keeps its capital on Africa/Luanda. It borders 4 countries.
Identity
Official short nameAngola
CapitalLuanda
ContinentAfrica
ISO 3166-1 alpha-2AO
ISO 3166-1 alpha-3AGO
Internet TLD.ao
Calling code+244
Currency codeAOA
Geography
Latitude11.2027° S
Longitude17.8739° E
HemisphereSouthern and Eastern
Area1,246,700 km²481,354 square miles
Land neighbours4
Distance from London7,186 kmto the approximate centre of Angola, not to Luanda. SSE, bearing 160.4°
Time
These values depend on today’s date and change daily.
Time zone of the capitalAfrica/Luandathe IANA zone for Luanda; a large country spans several zones
Standard offsetUTC+01:00
Observes daylight savingNothe offset is the same all year
Offset in JanuaryUTC+01:00
Offset in JulyUTC+01:00
Current offsetUTC+01:00
Local time now22 Sept 2026, 15:28
Hours ahead of UTC1
Population & scale
Population36,000,000≈estimate, 2024 edition, extended to all 196 states in September 2026. Population and area are the latest available national or UN estimates, rounded, and are not exact
Population density28.9 per km²≈
Share of world population0.444%≈against a world population of about 8.1 billion
Area rank in this dataset22 of 196
Population rank in this dataset42 of 196
Neighbouring countries
DR Congo904 km centre to centre
Republic of the Congo1,241 km centre to centre
Namibia1,309 km centre to centre
About this data
Dataset version2024 edition, extended to all 196 states in September 2026. Population and area are the latest available national or UN estimates, rounded, and are not exact
Time zone sourcethe IANA time zone database, via the platform
Last updated2026-09-10
StabilityISO codes, TLDs and calling codes are stable; population and area are estimates that change
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