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 Angola 
 Main prefix
 D2 
 Callsigns series
 D2A-D3Z 
 Time zone
 +1 h 
 Continent
 Africa 
 ITU zone
 52 
 CQ zone
 36 
 
          Angola          
 
 Angola 
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          Angola          
 
 Coat of arms 
 Coin 
 Banknote 
 Stamp 
 Satellite image 
 
          Angola          
 
 Flag 
 Flag description 
Two equal horizontal bands of red (top) and black with a centered yellow emblem consisting of a five-pointed star within half a cogwheel crossed by a machete (in the style of a hammer and sickle).
 
          Angola          
 
 Angola 
 Capital: 
Luanda
 Administrative
 divisions: 
18 provinces (provincias, singular - provincia): Bengo, Benguela, Bie, Cabinda, Cunene, Huambo, Huila, Kwando Kubango, Kwanza Norte, Kwanza Sul, Luanda, Lunda Norte, Lunda Sul, Malanje, Moxico, Namibe, Uige, Zaire.
 Population: 
12,263,596 (July 2007 est.)
 Languages: 
Portuguese (official), Bantu and other African languages
 Geographic
 coordinates: 
12° 30' S, 18° 30' E
 Area total: 
1,246,700 sq. km
 Land area: 
1,246,700 sq. km
 Water area: 
0 sq. km
 Total land
 boundaries: 
5,198 km
 Borders
 with neighbor
 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
 Elevation
 extremes: 
Atlantic Ocean 0 m - Morro de Moco 2,620 m
 Internet
 country code: 
.ao
 Currency: 
kwanza (AOA)
 Name -
 conventional
 long form: 
Republic of Angola
 Name -
 conventional
 short form: 
Angola
 Name - local
 long form: 
Republica de Angola
 Name - local
 short form: 
Angola
 Former name: 
People's Republic of Angola
 Independence: 
11 November 1975 (from Portugal)
 Constitution: 
11 November 1975, revised 7 January 1978, 11 August 1980, 6 March 1991, and 26 August 1992
 Government
 type: 
republic, nominally a multiparty democracy with a strong presidential system
 National
 holiday: 
Independence Day, 11 November (1975)
 
          Angola          

  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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