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Angola
Angola, officially the Republic of Angola, is a country on the western coast of Southern Africa. It is the second-largest Portuguese-speaking (Lusophone) country after Brazil in both total area and population and is the seventh-largest country in Africa.
Summary from Wikipédia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Data refreshed on 2026.10.08 · source: Wikidata
Points to watch 2026.10.09
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Context
Not free according to Freedom House (score 28/100). Freedom House 2025
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The Institute's composite reading
Risque élevé
5.9 /10 risk
- Security 0.0
- Legitimacy 3.6
- Economy 1.8
- Diplomacy 5.0
- Influence 0.0
Security: 0 stable → 10 unstable · others: 0 weak → 10 strong. Computed from V-Dem, FH, CPI, RSF, World Bank, SIPRI, sanctions.
Listings linked to the country by nationality or address: United States 12 (list of 2026.10.02), United Kingdom 4 (list of 2026.10.07).
- Capital
- Luanda
- Population
- 36,170,961 inh.
- Area
- 1,246,700 km²
- Currency
- AOA
- Regime
- republic
Executive in office
Head of State
João Lourenço
Parliament
Assemblée nationale
220 seats
Inception 1986
Economic indicators World Bank · 2025
GDP
122 G$
GDP / capita
3,129 $
Growth
3.1 %
Inflation
20.2 %
Unemployment
14.1 %
Defense / GDP
1.0 %
Life expectancy
64.8 yrs
Governance indices V-Dem 2025 · Freedom House 2026 · CPI 2025 · RSF 2026
Democracy (V-Dem)
0.34/1
Freedoms (Freedom House)
28/100
Corruption (CPI)
32/100
Press freedom (RSF)
49/100
Military posture SIPRI · 2025
Global spending rank
#76
Annual budget
1.3 Md$
Defense effort
1.4 %PIB
Strategic minerals USGS · production / réserves mondiales
- #4 Diamant (production) 11 % 2024
Trade dependencies OEC · UN Comtrade · 2023
Exports
36 Md$
Imports
16 Md$
Balance
20 Md$
Top exports
- 88.0% Pétrole brut 32 Md$
- 4.0% Diamants 1.4 Md$
Top imports
- 11.0% Pétrole raffiné 2 Md$
Export partners
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Chine
41.5%
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Inde
10.5%
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États-Unis
6.5%
Diplomatic alignment UNGA 2020-2024 · Bailey-Strezhnev-Voeten
Vote concordance with each power at UN General Assembly.
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USA
26%
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GBR
28%
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FRA
32%
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DEU
32%
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RUS
64%
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CHN
78%
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IND
65%
Abstention: 28%
Political calendar Institute · Wikipedia · 2026-10-08
Upcoming
- 2027-08-24
Society · human UNDP HDI 2023 · World Bank · WID · UNHCR 2025
HDI
0.616/1
Gini
51.3
Refugees hosted
25,396
Refugees originating
13,433
National anthem
Angola Avante
Alliances and organisations Institut · Wikidata
- UN
- WTO
- CPLP
- African Union
- SADC
- ECCAS
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Global attention Wikipedia · 90 days
The country's Wikipedia article is usually read 3,023 times a day (French and English). On 2026.10.07: 2,463, or ×0.9.
French + English French usual level 2026.07.10 · 2026.10.07 Wikimedia statistics (CC0), human users
Sources and freshness
- Executive, government, parliament, anthem · Wikidata (CC0) · 2026-10-08
- Economy · World Bank (CC BY 4.0) · 2025
- Indices and figures · V-Dem 2026 (OWID) · Freedom House 2026 (OWID) · Transparency International CPI 2025 · RSF 2026 · PNUD IDH 2025 (OWID) · Banque mondiale Gini 2018 · UNHCR 2025 · SIPRI 2026 (OWID) · read on 2026-10-08
- Memberships · Wikidata (CC0) · 2026-10-08
- Political calendar · Institute and Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0) · 2026-10-08
- Sanctions · US Treasury (OFAC), SDN and non-SDN lists · list of 2026-10-02 · read on 2026-10-08
- Sanctions · United Kingdom, UK Sanctions List (FCDO) · list of 2026-10-07 · read on 2026-10-08
- Sanctions · European Union, consolidated financial sanctions list · list of 2026-09-22 · read on 2026-10-08
- Institute dossier (sanctions, treaties, visits, capabilities) · as of 2026-05-01
- Summary · Wikipédia (CC BY-SA 4.0)