Angola

Republic of Angola

Angola (AO, AGO) is a country in Middle Africa, with Luanda as its capital. The currency is the Angolan Kwanza (AOA, AOA). The international dialling code is +244; mobile numbers are written like 923 123 456. The time zone is Africa/Luanda. Official language: Portuguese.

CurrencyAOAAOA
Dial code+244e.g. 923 123 456
Time zoneLuandaUTC+01:00
LanguagePortuguese
CapitalLuanda
Population37.2M1.2M km²

Overview

Official name
Republic of Angola
Native name
Angola
ISO 3166-1 alpha-2
AO
ISO 3166-1 alpha-3
AGO
ISO 3166-1 numeric
024
IOC code
ANG
Demonym
Angolan
Capital
Luanda
Region
Africa › Middle Africa
Status
Independent, UN member
Groups
  • Middle Africa
  • United Nations
Internet domain
.ao
Coordinates
-12.5, 18.5
Area
1,246,700 km²
Population
37,202,100
GDP
$265.9B ($7.1K per person)
Literacy
70.4%
Landlocked
No

Currency

Angolan Kwanza AOA

Symbol
AOA narrow Kz
Minor units
2 decimals
Example
1 234,50 Kz

Former currencies: AORAONAOK

Languages

LanguageStatusShare of populationWriting
Portuguese ptOfficial67% (24.9M)
Umbundu umb29% (10.8M)
Kimbundu kmb25% (9.3M)
Lingala ln0.67% (249.3K)

Time zones

Time zoneLocal timeStandardDaylight savingName
Africa/LuandaUTC+01:00noneWest Africa Time

Phone numbers

Calling code
+244
Dial-out prefix
00
Trunk prefix
none
National number length
9 digits
Emergency number
112 pattern 11[235]

Number types

TypeNational formatInternational formatLayoutDigits
Fixed line222 123 456+244 222 123 456XXX XXX XXX9
Mobile923 123 456+244 923 123 456XXX XXX XXX9
Show the 1 formatting rules
Digits patternLeading digitsFormatInternational
(\d{3})(\d{3})(\d{3})[29]$1 $2 $3$1 $2 $3

Address and postal code

No address data.

Calendar, units and conventions

First day of the week
Monday
Weekend
Saturday to Sunday
First week of the year
Contains at least 1 day of the new year
Hour cycle
24-hour (0–23), also hB
Calendars
gregorian
Measurement system
Metric
Temperature
Celsius
Paper size
A4
Locales

Number and date formats

As written by the Portuguese (Angola) locale (pt-AO), amounts in AOA.

Number
1 234 567,891
Percent
45,7%
Currency (AOA)
1 234 567,89 Kz
Accounting
(1 234 567,89 Kz)
Currency, name
1 234 567,89 kwanzas angolanos
Compact short
1,2 M
Compact long
1,2 milhão
Scientific
1,235E6
Speed
88 quilómetros por hora
Temperature
21,5 °C
Date, full
sexta-feira, 27 de março de 2026
Date, long
27 de março de 2026
Date, medium
27/03/2026
Date, short
27/03/26
Time, medium
15:04:05
Time, short
15:04
Date and time
27/03/2026, 15:04
Month and year
março de 2026
Weekday
sexta-feira
Relative time
ontem · dentro de 3 dias · há 2 horas
List: and
A, B e C
List: or
A, B ou C

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