| | Geographic Coordinates: | 12 30 S, 18 30 E | | Location: | Southern Africa, bordering the South Atlantic Ocean, between Namibia and Democratic Republic of the Congo | | Area: | total: 1,246,700 sq km
land: 1,246,700 sq km
water: 0 sq km | | Area - comparative: | slightly less than twice the size of Texas | | Land boundaries: | total: 5,198 km
border countries: Democratic Republic of the Congo 2,511 km (of which 225 km is the boundary of discontiguous Cabinda Province), Republic of the Congo 201 km, Namibia 1,376 km, Zambia 1,110 km | | Coastline: | 1,600 km | | Terrain: | narrow coastal plain rises abruptly to vast interior plateau | | Elevation extremes: | lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m
highest point: Morro de Moco 2,620 m | | Capital: | 18 provinces (provincias, singular - provincia); Bengo, Benguela, Bie, Cabinda, Cuando Cubango, Cuanza Norte, Cuanza Sul, Cunene, Huambo, Huila, Luanda, Lunda Norte, Lunda Sul, Malanje, Moxico, Namibe, Uige, Zaire |
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