Angola
Republic of Angola · Middle Africa
Angola is a country in Middle Africa, with Luanda as its capital, home to about 39,040,039 people. Angola shares land borders with 4 countries, listed below alongside its flag, currency, calling code and ISO codes.
| Capital | Luanda |
|---|---|
| Region | Middle Africa |
| Currency | Angolan kwanza (AOA Kz) |
| Calling code | +244 |
| ISO codes | AO / AGO / 024 ISO 3166-1 |
| Flag emoji | 🇦🇴 |
| Population | 39,040,039 (2025) World Bank |
| Area | 1,246,700 km² |
| Languages | Portuguese |
| Internet domain | .ao |
| Demonym | Angolan |
Bordering countries
What does the flag of Angola mean?
Angola's flag was adopted on 11 November 1975, the day the country became independent from Portugal, and Annex I of the constitution spells out what it means: black for Africa and red for the blood shed by Angolans during the colonial period, the war of independence and the defence of the country. The yellow emblem in the centre is a machete crossed with a half-cogwheel and crowned by a five-pointed star, standing respectively for peasants, agriculture and the war of independence, for workers and industry, and for international solidarity and progress; the yellow itself represents Angola's wealth. The 1975 wording was more explicitly revolutionary and has since been softened: 'revolution' became 'defence of the country', and 'internationalism' became 'international solidarity'. The vexillologist Whitney Smith noted that the emblem echoes the star, hammer and sickle of the Soviet flag.
Source: Wikipedia: Flag of Angola
About Angola
Angola, officially Republic of Angola, is a United Nations member state in Middle Africa. Its capital and seat of government is Luanda. It shares land borders with 4 countries. The official currency is the Angolan kwanza (Kz), using the code AOA.
Curious about the city itself? See what is the capital of Angola for Luanda’s own facts and history.
To call Angola from abroad, dial the country code +244. In international standards it is identified by the ISO 3166-1 codes AO (alpha-2) and AGO (alpha-3), which appear in everything from web addresses to shipping labels. As of 2025, its population is around 39,040,039.
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How Angola compares
- Area: 1,246,700 km², ranking 22 of 194 sovereign states by land area.
- Population: 39,040,039, ranking 39 of 193 sovereign states.
- Density: about 31 people per square kilometre.
- Land borders: 4, against an average of 4.1 across the sovereign states that have any.
Flags with the same colours as Angola
2 other national flags use exactly the same set of colour families (red, black). Similar colours are the most common reason flags get mistaken for one another, though colour alone says nothing about layout.
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Population from the World Bank (SP.POP.TOTL); flag, capital, currency, calling code and ISO data from open datasets. Rankings, density and flag colour matches are computed from that same dataset. Full sources and vintage on the data page. Last updated . Report a correction.