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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.
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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 2026.10.27), United Kingdom 4 (list of 2026.11.03).
Capital
Luanda
Population
36,170,961 inh.
Area
1,246,700 km²
Currency
AOA
Regime
republic
Executive in office
Head of State
João Lourenço
since 2017.08.23
Mouvement populaire de libération de l'Angola
Government in office
· 1 members
Minister of Education of Angola
Erika Aires
since 2026.02.06
Education
Parliament
Assemblée nationale
220 seats
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Inception 1986
People's Movement for the Liberation of Angola MPLA
124
National Union for the Total Independence of Angola UNITA
90
National Liberation Front of Angola FNLA
2
Social Renewal Party
2
Humanist Party of Angola
2
Composition · Wikipedia (CC BY-SA) · 2026.11.04
Economic indicators
World Bank · 2025
GDP
122 G$
2025
↑ +18.5 % vs 2024
GDP / capita
3,129 $
2025
↑ +15.0 % vs 2024
Growth
3.1 %
2025
↓ -1.8 pt vs 2024
Inflation
20.2 %
2025
↓ -8.1 pt vs 2024
Unemployment
14.1 %
2025
↑ +0.1 pt vs 2024
Defense / GDP
1.4 %
2025
↑ +0.4 pt vs 2024
Life expectancy
64.8 yrs
2024
↑ +0.3 % vs 2023
Governance indices
V-Dem 2025 · Freedom House 2026 · CPI 2025 · RSF 2026
Democracy (V-Dem)
0.34/1
#109
electoral autocracy
2025
Freedoms (Freedom House)
28/100
Not Free
2026
Corruption (CPI)
32/100
#120 2025
Press freedom (RSF)
49/100
#109 2026
Military posture
SIPRI · 2025
Global spending rank
#76
SIPRI 2025
Annual budget
1.3 Md$
2025 USD constants 2024
Defense effort
1.4 %PIB
2025
Strategic minerals
USGS · production / réserves mondiales
#4
Diamant (production)
11 %
2024
Trade dependencies
OEC · UN Comtrade · 2023
Top exports
88.0%
Pétrole brut
32 Md$
4.0%
Diamants
1.4 Md$
Top imports
11.0%
Pétrole raffiné
2 Md$
Political calendar
Institute · Wikipedia · 2026-11-04
Society · human
UNDP HDI 2023 · World Bank · WID · UNHCR 2025
Gini
51.3
very unequal 2018
Refugees hosted
25,396
UNHCR 2025
Refugees originating
13,433
UNHCR 2025
National anthem
Angola Avante
Composer · Ruy Mingas
Audio not supported.
Alliances and organisations Institut · Wikidata
UN WTO CPLP African Union SADC ECCAS
Global attention
Wikipedia · 90 days
The country's Wikipedia article is usually read 3,031 times a day (French and English).
On 2026.11.03: 2,764, or ×0.9.
2026.08.06 · 2026.11.03
Wikimedia statistics (CC0), human users
Sources and freshness
Executive, government, parliament, anthem · Wikidata (CC0) · 2026-11-04
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 2026-11-04
Memberships · Wikidata (CC0) · 2026-11-04
Political calendar · Institute and Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0) · 2026-11-04
Sanctions · US Treasury (OFAC), SDN and non-SDN lists · list of 2026-10-27 · read on 2026-11-04 Sanctions · United Kingdom, UK Sanctions List (FCDO) · list of 2026-11-03 · read on 2026-11-04 Sanctions · European Union, consolidated financial sanctions list · list of 2026-10-23 · read on 2026-11-04
Institute dossier (sanctions, treaties, visits, capabilities) · as of 2026-05-01
Summary · Wikipédia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Chine
41.5%
Inde
10.5%
États-Unis
6.5%
GBR
28%
FRA
32%
DEU
32%
RUS
64%