Angola
Average temperature, rainfall and snowfall information is available for the following climate stations in Angola
Official name: | Republic of Angola |
Capital: | Luanda |
Area: | total: 1,246,700 sq km water: 0 sq km land: 1,246,700 sq km |
Climate: | semiarid in south and along coast to Luanda; north has cool, dry season (May to October) and hot, rainy season (November to April) |
Location: | Southern Africa, bordering the South Atlantic Ocean, between Namibia and Democratic Republic of the Congo |
Geographic coordinates: | 12 30 S, 18 30 E |
Comparative Area: | 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 |
Map of Angola