Angola is located in the western region of southern Africa, with the following spatial
data:
• Latitude - North - 04°22`G / South - 18°02`G.
• Longitude - East - 24°05`EG / West - 11°41'EG
• Area: 1,246,700 km22
• Extension of the Atlantic Coast: 1,650 km
• Land boundaries: 4,837 km
• Countries bordering the North: Republic of Congo and Democratic Republic of Congo.
• Countries bordering the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo and Republic of Zambia.
• Countries bordering the South: Republic of Namibia.
• West: Atlantic Ocean.
Angola has 18 provinces:
|
Province
|
Extension
|
Capital
|
|
Bengo
|
33.016
|
Caxito
|
|
Benguela
|
39.826
|
Benguela
|
|
Bié
|
70.314
|
Kuito
|
|
Cabinda
|
7.270
|
Cabinda
|
|
Kuando-Kubango
|
199.049
|
Menongue
|
|
Kwanza-Norte
|
24.110
|
N'dalatando
|
|
Kwanza-Sul
|
55.600
|
Sumbe
|
|
Cunene
|
87.342
|
Ondjiva
|
|
Huambo
|
34.270
|
Huambo
|
|
Huíla
|
79.022
|
Lubango
|
|
Luanda
|
2.417
|
Luanda
|
|
Lunda-Norte
|
103.000
|
Dundo
|
|
Lunda-Sul
|
77.367
|
Saurimo
|
|
Malanje
|
97.602
|
Malanje
|
|
Moxico
|
223.023
|
Luena
|
|
Namibe
|
57.091
|
Namibe
|
|
Uige
|
58.698
|
Uíge
|
|
Zaire
|
40.130
|
M'Banza Congo
|
Approximately 65% of the territory is situated at an altitude between 1000 and 1600
meters.
The official currency is the Kwanza. The official language is Portuguese, in addition
to other languages different national languages (dialects), the most spoken: the
Kikongo, Kimbundu, Tchokwe, Umbundo, Mbunda, Kwanyama, Nyaneka, Fiot, Nganguela,
etc..
Weather in Angola has two seasons: rainy, warm period that occurs between the months
of September to May, and the dry season. The Cacimbo or dry and less hot and runs
from May to September.
The country has a geographic location for being in the inter-tropical and sub-tropical
Southern Hemisphere, to be near the sea, and the specifics of its relief, is divided
into two distinct climatic regions:
• The Coastal Region - with an annual average relative humidity of 30% and the average
temperature above 23 ° C;
• The Region of the Interior, sub-divided into the northern zone, with high rainfall
and high temperatures, altitude zone covering the central plateau regions with a
dry season and low temperatures Southwest Zone, semi-arid in consequence of the
proximity of the desert Namibe, extension of the Kalahari Desert, subject to large
tropical continental air masses.
Average temperatures in the country are: 27 ° C maximum and minimum 17 ° C.
The climatic diversity that corresponds tourism potential represented by a natural
heritage rich in diverse flora and fauna, making it possible to practice all sorts
of leisure activities, hobbies and adventures.
Angola has five types of natural areas, dense rainforest and the like Maiombe that
contains the most rare woods in the world, the savannas, usually associated with
forests such as the Lunda, the dry savannas with trees or shrubs in Luanda , downtown
Kassanje and certain areas of Lunda.
There are still areas of steppe along a track that has a beginning south of Sumbe
and finally, the desert that occupies a narrow coastal strip in the extreme south,
where we can find in the Namib Desert and one species endemic in world that so characterizes
this country "Welwitchia Mirabilis."
In Angola are known numerous species scattered across several regions. In the forest
of Maiombe live gorillas, chimpanzees and parrots in natural areas wetter in the
north, center, center and east, we can observe Golungo, the Giant-Black Palanca
, anendemic species in the world and in danger of extinction, Seixa and Elephants.
Already appear in the drier regions of the Goat-Range, Guelengue of the desert or
Orix, the Gnu, Impala, Cheetah, Buffalo, also the Elephant, Zebra and Giraffe. Pets
more or less common throughout the territory are the Hyena, the Read-Palanca, Lion,
Leopard and Hippo.
In marine life there is also a huge variety of fish and shellfish that are also
found in rivers and that, alongside these, we can also see Crocodiles and Alligators.
The main river of Angola is the Kwanza, which gives the name of the national currency
with 1000 Km in length, but only 240 km are navigable. Then, with the 975 km Kubango,
Cunene then with 800 km and finally, among the four largest in the country, Zaire
with 150 Km in length, the latter being, all of it navigable.
The Angolan rivers offer opportunities for the implementation of tourist business
or mixed like trade-tourism or the practice of eco-tourism.
Angola is a country potentially rich in mineral resources. It is estimated that
your basement shelter 35 of the 45 most important world trade among the most important
being oil, natural gas, diamonds, phosphates, bitumen, iron, copper, magnesium,
gold and ornamental rocks, etc.