Area: 1.247.031 Km²
Population: 10.366.000 (2001 est.)
Density: 8,5 pop/Km²

System of government: Popular republic
Capital: Luanda (2.081.000 pop.)
Major cities: Huambo 200.000 pop.
Ethnic majority: Mbundu 56%, Bakongo 13%, Ciokwe 9%, others 22%
Border countries: Republic of the Congo NORTH (Cabinda Province), Democratic Republic of the Congo NORTH-EAST, Zambia EAST, Namibia SOUTH

Principal mountains: Serra Môco 2620 m
Principal rivers: Cubango 1300 Km (angolan tract, total 1800 Km), Cunene 1020 Km, Cuanza 1000 Km
Principal lakes: -
Principal islands: -
Climate: Tropical

Language: Portuguese (official), Bantu dialect
Religion: Indigenous Beliefs 47%, Catholic 38%, Protestant 15%
Currency: Kwanza (AOA)