| Location | Southern Africa, bordering the South Atlantic Ocean, between Namibia and Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| Geographic coordinates | 12 30 S, 18 30 E |
| Map references | Africa |
| Area | total: 1,246,700 sq km land: 1,246,700 sq km water: 0 sq km |
| Area - comparative | about eight times the size of Georgia; slightly less than twice the size of Texas |
| Land boundaries | total: 5,369 km border countries (4): Democratic Republic of the Congo 2646 km (of which 225 km is the boundary of discontiguous Cabinda Province), Republic of the Congo 231 km, Namibia 1427 km, Zambia 1065 km |
| Coastline | 1,600 km |
| Maritime claims | territorial sea: 12 nm contiguous zone: 24 nm exclusive economic zone: 200 nm |
| Climate | semiarid in south and along coast to Luanda; north has cool, dry season (May to October) and hot, rainy season (November to April) |
| Terrain | narrow coastal plain rises abruptly to vast interior plateau |
| Elevation extremes | highest point: Moca 2,620 m lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m mean elevation: 1,112 m |
| Natural resources | petroleum, diamonds, iron ore, phosphates, copper, feldspar, gold, bauxite, uranium |
| Land use | agricultural land: 45.7% (2018 est.) arable land: 3.9% (2018 est.) permanent crops: 0.3% (2018 est.) permanent pasture: 41.5% (2018 est.) forest: 54.3% (2018 est.) |
| Irrigated land | 860 sq km (2014) |
| Total renewable water resources | 148.4 billion cubic meters (2017 est.) |
| Natural hazards | locally heavy rainfall causes periodic flooding on the plateau |
| Geography - note | the province of Cabinda is an exclave, separated from the rest of the country by the Democratic Republic of the Congo |
Source: CIA World Factbook
This page was last updated on September 18, 2021
