Geography of Angola

Geography of Angola
ContinentAfrica
RegionSouthern Africa
Coordinates12°30′S 18°30′E / 12.500°S 18.500°E / -12.500; 18.500
AreaRanked 22nd
 • Total1,246,700 km2 (481,400 sq mi)
Coastline1,600 km (990 mi)
BordersLand boundaries: 5,369 km
DROC 2,646 km
Republic of Congo 231 km
Namibia 1,427 km
Zambia 1,065 km
Highest pointMount Moco, 2,620 m
Lowest pointAtlantic Ocean, sea level
Longest riverCongo River, 4,344 m
Terrainnarrow coastal plain rises abruptly to vast interior plateau
Natural resourcespetroleum, diamonds, iron ore, phosphates, copper, feldspar, gold, bauxite, uranium
Natural hazardsoccasional heavy rainfall with accompanying floods
Environmental issuesdeforestation, overgrazing of meadows, air pollution, waste disposal
Exclusive economic zone518,433 km2 (200,168 sq mi)

Angola is located on the western Atlantic Coast of Southern Africa between Namibia and the Republic of the Congo. It also is bordered by the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Zambia to the east. The country consists of a sparsely watered and somewhat sterile coastal plain extending inland for a distance varying from 50 to 160 km (31 to 99 mi). Slightly inland and parallel to the coast is a belt of hills and mountains and behind those a large plateau. The total land size is 1,246,700 km2 (481,400 sq mi). It has an Exclusive Economic Zone of 518,433 km2 (200,168 sq mi).