Administrative divisions
18 · First-level (ADM1)Boundaries shown do not imply endorsement.
BengoBenguelaBiéCabindaCuando CubangoCuanza NorteCuanza SulCuneneHuamboHuílaLuandaLunda NorteLunda SulMalanjeMoxicoNamibeUígeZaire
Source: geoBoundaries CGAZ (ADM1)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Total area | 1,247,000 km²World Bank WDI [2023] |
| Exclusive economic zone (EEZ) | 495,900 km²Marine Regions [2024] |
| Administrative divisions (ADM1) | 18 divisionsgeoBoundaries [2026] |
| Location | Southern Africa, bordering the South Atlantic Ocean, between Namibia and Democratic Republic of the CongoCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
| Coastline | 1,600 kmCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
| Land boundaries | 5,369 kmCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
| Bordering countries | Democratic Republic of the Congo 2,646 km (of which 225 km is the boundary of discontiguous Cabinda Province); Republic of the Congo 231 km; Namibia 1,427 km; Zambia 1,065 kmCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
| Terrain | narrow coastal plain rises abruptly to vast interior plateauCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
| Climate | semiarid in south and along coast to Luanda; north has cool, dry season (May to October) and hot, rainy season (November to April)CIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
| Natural resources | petroleum, diamonds, iron ore, phosphates, copper, feldspar, gold, bauxite, uraniumCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
| Highest point | Moco 2,620 mCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
| Lowest point | Atlantic Ocean 0 mCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
| Mean elevation | 1,112 mCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
| Area (comparative) | about eight times the size of Georgia; slightly less than twice the size of TexasCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
| Natural hazards | locally heavy rainfall causes periodic flooding on the plateauCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
| Maritime claims | territorial sea: 12 nm; contiguous zone: 24 nm; exclusive economic zone: 200 nmCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
