Geography of Angola

Geography of Angola
Continent	Africa
Region	Southern Africa
Coordinates	12°30′S 18°30′E / 12.500°S 18.500°E
Area	Ranked 22nd
• Total	1,246,700 km2 (481,400 sq mi)
Coastline	1,600 km (990 mi)
Borders	Land boundaries: 5,369 km; DROC 2,646 km ; Republic of Congo 231 km ; Namibia 1,427 km ; Zambia 1,065 km
Highest point	Mount Moco, 2,620 m
Lowest point	Atlantic Ocean, sea level
Longest river	Congo River, 4,344 m
Terrain	narrow coastal plain rises abruptly to vast interior plateau
Natural resources	petroleum, diamonds, iron ore, phosphates, copper, feldspar, gold, bauxite, uranium
Natural hazards	occasional heavy rainfall with accompanying floods
Environmental issues	deforestation, overgrazing of meadows, air pollution, waste disposal
Exclusive economic zone	518,433 km2 (200,168 sq mi)

Angola is located on the western Atlantic Coast of Southern Africa between Namibia and the Republic of the Congo. It also is bordered by the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Zambia to the east. The country consists of a sparsely watered and somewhat sterile coastal plain extending inland for a distance varying from 50 to 160 km (31 to 99 mi). Slightly inland and parallel to the coast is a belt of hills and mountains and behind those a large plateau. The total land size is 1,246,700 km² (481,400 sq mi). It has an Exclusive Economic Zone of 518,433 km² (200,168 sq mi).