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Angola
Middle AfricaCapital Luanda4 neighbours
Angola is a country in Middle Africa, Africa. Its capital is Luanda. Angola is next to DR Congo, Namibia, Republic of the Congo and Zambia.
A way to remember it
Fills the Atlantic coast of south-west Africa, with a small detached piece called Cabinda sitting north of the Congo River.
Good to know
It was a Portuguese colony until independence in 1975.
Quick facts
- CapitalLuanda
- RegionAfrica, Middle Africa
- Land borders4 countries
- Also known asRepublic of Angola, República de Angola, ʁɛpublika de an'ɡɔla
DR Congo
Namibia
Republic of the Congo
Zambia