Location: Located on the Atlantic Coast of southern Africa. Angola is bordered by Namibia to the south and Zambia and Zaire to the east and north. Angola's 1,600 km-long coastline and its four major ports make it a natural trans-shipment point for the entire region.

National Capital: Luanda

Area: 486,213 square miles

Population: 12 million

Languages: Portuguese (official), and over 60 other Bantu-group languages, including Umbundu, Kimbundu, Kikongo, Tchokwe, Ovambo

Climate: tropical in the north, subtropical in the south

Resources: petroleum, diamond, iron ore, copper, nickel, timber, coffee, fish and cotton

Reference: Angola