| Climate Angola :
| semiarid in south and along coast to Luanda; north has cool, dry season (May to October) and hot, rainy season (November to April)
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| Terrain Angola :
| narrow coastal plain rises abruptly to vast interior plateau
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| Elevation extremes lowest Angola :
| Atlantic Ocean 0 m
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| Elevation extremes highest Angola :
| Morro de Moco 2,620 m
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| Natural resources Angola :
| petroleum, diamonds, iron ore, phosphates, copper, feldspar, gold, bauxite, uranium
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| Land use arableland Angola :
| 2,41%
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| Irrigated land Angola :
| 750 sq km (1998 est.)
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| Natural hazards Angola :
| locally heavy rainfall causes periodic flooding on the plateau
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| Environment current issues Angola :
| 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
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| Geography note Angola :
| the province of Cabinda is an exclave, separated from the rest of the country by the Democratic Republic of the Congo
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