Angola — Capital, Flag and Country Facts

Explore Angola: capital Luanda, population, flag, geography, languages, history and culture.

Angola is in Africa. Its capital is Luanda.

Climate

Semiarid in the south and along coast; northern regions have a cool dry season and a hot rainy season

Narrow coastal plain rises steeply to a vast interior plateau

Angola is Africa's second-largest oil producer after Nigeria.

Luanda was once ranked the most expensive city in the world for expatriates.

Angola's Kalandula Falls are among the largest waterfalls in Africa by volume.

1575: Portuguese colonizers found Luanda as a trading post

1961: Beginning of the armed struggle for independence against Portugal

1975: Independence from Portugal; civil war begins between MPLA, UNITA, and FNLA

2002: Civil war ends after the death of UNITA leader Jonas Savimbi

2017: João Lourenço succeeds José Eduardo dos Santos as president after 38 years