Flag of Angola
What the flag means
- Red — the blood shed in the freedom struggle
- Black — the African continent
- Machete, cogwheel and star — peasants, workers and progress
Design set by: Constituição da República de Angola (2010), Artigo 18.º (Símbolos nacionais) e Anexo I · Adopted 1975
Highlights
- 🌊 Long Atlantic coast, beaches
- 🏞️ Spectacular Kalandula Falls
- 🎶 Lively semba music and dance
- 🐘 Wildlife-filled national parks
- 💎 Rich natural resources
Quick facts
- Region
- Africa · Middle Africa
- Population
- 39,040,039 people (2025)
- Area
- 1,246,700 km²
- Capital
- Luanda
- Languages
- Portuguese, Umbundu
- Currency
- Angolan kwanza (AOA)
- Organizations
- United Nations, African Union
Neighboring countries
Land neighbors, approximated from simplified map outlines.
Data Sources
- What the flag means: Constituição da República de Angola (2010), Artigo 18.º (Símbolos nacionais) e Anexo I
- Population: Population, total (SP.POP.TOTL), latest available value
- Area: World countries in JSON, CSV, XML and YAML
- Organizations: Membership of Principal UN Organs
- Organizations: Member States