Angola

The Lord’s Testimony

Updated May 19, 2021

No. of churches: 2
No. of saints in church life: 600
No. of saints attending the Table meeting: 400

Country Profile

Location: Central Africa, bordering the South Atlantic Ocean, between Namibia and Democratic Republic of the Congo 
Size: 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) Population: 30,355,880 (July 2018 est.) 
Population Growth Rate: 3.49% (2018 est.) 
Languages: Portuguese 71.2% (official), Umbundu 23%, Kikongo 8.2%, Kimbundu 7.8%, Chokwe 6.5%, Nhaneca 3.4%, Nganguela 3.1%, Fiote 2.4%, Kwanhama 2.3%, Muhumbi 2.1%, Luvale 1%, other 3.6% (2014 est.) 
Religion: Roman Catholic 41.1%, Protestant 38.1%, other 8.6%, none 12.3% (2014 est.) 
Government Type: presidential republic 
Capital City: Luanda 
Economy: Oil production and its supporting activities contribute about 50% of GDP. Diamonds contribute an additional 5% to exports. Subsistence agriculture provides the main livelihood for most of the people. 
GDP (Purchase power parity): $193.6 billion (2017 est.) Communications: Fixed line telephone 161,070 (2017 est.) Mobile Cellular 13,323,952 (2017 est.) Internet users 2,622,403 (July 2016 est.) 
Information and map From CIA