Support our Sponsor

. . Flags of the World Maps of All Countries
  • |Indice|
  • English
  • geographic.org Home PagePerfiles de los Pa�ses

    Angola Geograf�a 2000

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

      Cordenadas Geogr�ficas: 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 Mar�timas:
      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 Elevaci�n:
      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 - geograf�a: Cabinda is separated from rest of country by the Democratic Republic of the Congo

    Support Our Sponsor

    Support Our Sponsor

    Favor de A�ar Esta Pagina a Tus "BOOKMARKS" - - - - -


    Deja tu direci�n electr�nico para recibir un mensaje cuando se cambia la pagina.
    Tu direci�n electr�nico:



    Revisto 01-Nov-00
    Copyright © 2000 Photius Coutsoukis (all rights reserved)


    ctr10/10/00