Angola Chapter – Africa Housing Finance Yearbook 2020

Angola is a vast country covering an area of 1.247 million square kilometres
with a long coastline and central plateau that borders Namibia, Botswana,
Zambia and the Democratic Republic of Congo. Its total population was
estimated at 32 971 101 inhabitants in 2020,1 representing an increase of
more than two million people compared to 2018 (30.81 million). The main
cities are Luanda (the capital), Huambo, Benguela, Lobito and Lubango. The
country is renowned for its status as the second largest oil producer in Africa.