Ubicación: Southern Africa, bordering the South Atlantic Ocean, between Namibia and Democratic Republic of the Congo

Cordenadas Geográficas: 12 30 S, 18 30 E

Referencias en el mapa: Africa

Area:
total: 1,246,700 sq km
land: 1,246,700 sq km
water: 0 sq km

Area - comparativo: slightly less than twice the size of Texas

Fronteras:
total: 5,198 km
border countries: Democratic Republic of the Congo 2,511 km (of which 220 km is the boundary of discontiguous Cabinda Province), Republic of the Congo 201 km, Namibia 1,376 km, Zambia 1,110 km

Costa: 1,600 km

Demandas Marítimas:
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
territorial sea: 12 nm

Clima: semiarid in south and along coast to Luanda; north has cool, dry season (May to October) and hot, rainy season (November to April)

Terreno: narrow coastal plain rises abruptly to vast interior plateau

Extremos de Elevación:
lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m
highest point: Morro de Moco 2,620 m

Recursos Naturales: petroleum, diamonds, iron ore, phosphates, copper, feldspar, gold, bauxite, uranium

Uso de Tierras:
arable land: 2%
permanent crops: 0%
permanent pastures: 23%
forests and woodland: 43%
other: 32% (1993 est.)

Tierras Irrigadas: 750 sq km (1993 est.)

Peligros Naturales: locally heavy rainfall causes periodic flooding on the plateau

Ambiente - asuntos actuales: overuse of pastures and subsequent soil erosion attributable to population pressures; desertification; deforestation of tropical rain forest, in response to both international demand for tropical timber and to domestic use as fuel, resulting in loss of biodiversity; soil erosion contributing to water pollution and siltation of rivers and dams; inadequate supplies of potable water

Ambiente - acuerdos internacionales:
party to: Biodiversity, Desertification, Law of the Sea
signed, but not ratified: Climate Change

Nota - geografía: Cabinda is separated from rest of country by the Democratic Republic of the Congo