Location:
Southern Africa, bordering the South Atlantic Ocean, between Namibia and Democratic Republic of the Congo
Geographic coordinates:
12 30 S, 18 30 E
Map references:
Africa
Area: Area - comparative: Coastline: Maritime claims: Climate: Terrain:
total: 1,246,700 sq km
[see also: Area - total country ranks ]
land: 1,246,700 sq km
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water: 0 sq km
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country comparison to the world:
24
about eight times the size of Georgia; slightly less than twice the size of Texas
Area comparison map:
total: 5,369 km
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border countries (4):
Democratic Republic of the Congo 2646 km (of which 225 km is the boundary of discontiguous Cabinda Province), Republic of the Congo 231 km, Namibia 1427 km, Zambia 1065 km
1,600 km
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territorial sea: 12
nm
[see also: Maritime claims - territorial sea country ranks ]
exclusive economic zone: 200
nm
[see also: Maritime claims - exclusive economic zone country ranks ]
contiguous zone: 24
nm
[see also: Maritime claims - contiguous zone country ranks ]
semiarid in south and along coast to Luanda; north has cool, dry season (May to October) and hot, rainy season (November to April)
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narrow coastal plain rises abruptly to vast interior plateau