Capital

Angola

name: Luanda

geographic coordinates: 8 50 S, 13 13 E

time difference: UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)

daylight saving time: does not observe daylight savings time

etymology: originally named "Sao Paulo da Assuncao de Loanda" (Saint Paul of the Assumption of Loanda), which over time was shortened and corrupted to just Luanda

 

Australien

name: Canberra

geographic coordinates: 35 16 S, 149 08 E

time difference: UTC+10 (14 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)

daylight saving time: +1hr, begins first Sunday in October; ends first Sunday in April

time zone note: Australia has four time zones, including Lord Howe Island (UTC+10:30)

etymology: the name is claimed to derive from either Kambera or Camberry, which are names corrupted from the original native designation for the area "Nganbra" or "Nganbira"

Citizenship

Angola

citizenship by birth: no

citizenship by descent only: at least one parent must be a citizen of Angola

dual citizenship recognized: no

residency requirement for naturalization: 10 years

Australien

citizenship by birth: no

citizenship by descent only: at least one parent must be a citizen or permanent resident of Australia

dual citizenship recognized: yes

residency requirement for naturalization: 4 years

Legal system

Angola

civil legal system based on Portuguese civil law; no judicial review of legislation

Australien

common law system based on the English model

Suffrage

Angola

18 years of age; universal

Australien

18 years of age; universal and compulsory

Area

Angola

total: 1,246,700 sq km

land: 1,246,700 sq km

water: 0 sq km

Nordmazedonien

25,713.00

Australien

total: 7,741,220 sq km

land: 7,682,300 sq km

water: 58,920 sq km

note: includes Lord Howe Island and Macquarie Island

Land use

Angola

agricultural land: 45.7% (2018 est.)

arable land: 3.9% (2018 est.)

permanent crops: 0.3% (2018 est.)

permanent pasture: 41.5% (2018 est.)

forest: 54.3% (2018 est.)

Australien

agricultural land: 46.65% (2018 est.)

arable land: 4.03% (2018 est.)

permanent crops: 0.04% (2018 est.)

permanent pasture: 42.58% (2018 est.)

forest: 17.42% (2018 est.)

other: 33.42% (2018 est.)

Location

Angola

Southern Africa, bordering the South Atlantic Ocean, between Namibia and Democratic Republic of the Congo

Australien

Oceania, continent between the Indian Ocean and the South Pacific Ocean

Age structure

Angola

0-14 years: 47.18% (male 8,503,242/female 8,473,889)

15-64 years: 50.49% (male 8,730,015/female 9,435,581)

65 years and over: 2.33% (2023 est.) (male 350,059/female 488,495)

Australien

0-14 years: 18.43% (male 2,515,636/female 2,359,859)

15-64 years: 64.89% (male 8,602,204/female 8,568,004)

65 years and over: 16.69% (2023 est.) (male 2,034,383/female 2,381,080)

Birth rate

Angola

41.4 births/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Nordmazedonien

10.80

Australien

12.2 births/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Death rate

Angola

7.8 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Nordmazedonien

9.60

Australien

6.8 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Languages

Angola

Portuguese 71.2% (official), Umbundu 23%, Kikongo 8.2%, Kimbundu 7.8%, Chokwe 6.5%, Nhaneca 3.4%, Nganguela 3.1%, Fiote 2.4%, Kwanhama 2.3%, Muhumbi 2.1%, Luvale 1%, other 3.6%; note - data represent most widely spoken languages; shares sum to more than 100% because some respondents gave more than one answer on the census (2014 est.)

Australien

English 72%, Mandarin 2.7%, Arabic 1.4%, Vietnamese 1.3%, Cantonese 1.2%, other 15.7%, unspecified 5.7% (2021 est.)

note: data represent language spoken at home

Life expectancy at birth

Angola

total population: 62.5 years (2023 est.)

male: 60.4 years

female: 64.7 years

Nordmazedonien

75.90

Australien

total population: 83.3 years (2023 est.)

male: 81.1 years

female: 85.5 years

Major urban areas - population

Angola

9.292 million LUANDA (capital), 959,000 Lubango, 905,000 Cabinda, 809,000 Benguela, 783,000 Malanje  (2023)

Australien

5.235 million Melbourne, 5.121 million Sydney, 2.505 million Brisbane, 2.118 million Perth, 1.367 million Adelaide, 472,000 CANBERRA (capital) (2023)

Median age

Angola

total: 16.2 years (2023 est.)

male: 15.7 years

female: 16.7 years

Nordmazedonien

38.2

Australien

total: 37.9 years (2023 est.)

male: 36.8 years

female: 39 years

Mother's mean age at first birth

Angola

19.4 years (2015/16 est.)

note: data represents median age at first birth among women 20-49

Australien

28.7 years (2019 est.)

Net migration rate

Angola

-0.2 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Nordmazedonien

0.70

Australien

6.4 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Population distribution

Angola

most people live in the western half of the country; urban areas account for the highest concentrations of people, particularly the capital of Luanda as shown in this population distribution map

Australien

population is primarily located on the periphery, with the highest concentration of people residing in the east and southeast; a secondary population center is located in and around Perth in the west; of the States and Territories, New South Wales has, by far, the largest population; the interior, or "outback", has a very sparse population

Population growth rate

Angola

3.34% (2023 est.)

Nordmazedonien

0.19

Australien

1.19% (2023 est.)

Total fertility rate

Angola

5.76 children born/woman (2023 est.)

Nordmazedonien

1.49

Australien

1.73 children born/woman (2023 est.)

Urbanization

Angola

urban population: 68.7% of total population (2023)

rate of urbanization: 4.04% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

Australien

urban population: 86.6% of total population (2023)

rate of urbanization: 1.27% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

note: data include Christmas Island, Cocos Islands, and Norfolk Island

Education expenditures

Angola

2.4% of GDP (2020 est.)

Australien

6.1% of GDP (2020 est.)

Australien

total: 21 years

male: 20 years

female: 22 years (2020)

Nordmazedonien

0.00

Nordmazedonien

30.30

Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)

Angola

-6.7% (of GDP) (2017 est.)

Nordmazedonien

-2.70

Australien

-0.5% (of GDP) (2017 est.)

Nordmazedonien

$31,030,000,000

Industrial production growth rate

Angola

-8.34% (2021 est.)

Nordmazedonien

-7.80

Australien

-0.55% (2021 est.)

Nordmazedonien

46.7

Nordmazedonien

$14,900

Nordmazedonien

950,800

Nordmazedonien

22.40

Labor force

Angola

14.462 million (2021 est.)

Nordmazedonien

950,800

Australien

13.786 million (2021 est.)

Population below poverty line

Angola

32.3% (2018 est.)

Unemployment rate

Angola

8.53% (2021 est.)

8.33% (2020 est.)

7.42% (2019 est.)

Nordmazedonien

22.40

Australien

5.11% (2021 est.)

6.46% (2020 est.)

5.16% (2019 est.)

Nordmazedonien

46.7

Nordmazedonien

39.30

Public debt

Angola

65% of GDP (2017 est.)

75.3% of GDP (2016 est.)

Nordmazedonien

39.30

Australien

69.41% of GDP (2020 est.)

60.25% of GDP (2019 est.)

54.49% of GDP (2018 est.)

Nordmazedonien

1.40

Inflation rate (consumer prices)

Angola

25.75% (2021 est.)

22.27% (2020 est.)

17.08% (2019 est.)

Nordmazedonien

1.40

Australien

2.86% (2021 est.)

0.85% (2020 est.)

1.61% (2019 est.)

Nordmazedonien

3.25

Nordmazedonien

3.25

Nordmazedonien

$4,601,000,000

Exports

Angola

$33.675 billion (2021 est.)

$21.004 billion (2020 est.)

$35.18 billion (2019 est.)

note: Data are in current year dollars and do not include illicit exports or re-exports.

Nordmazedonien

$4,601,000,000

Australien

$389.794 billion (2021 est.)

$300.77 billion (2020 est.)

$342.485 billion (2019 est.)

note: Data are in current year dollars and do not include illicit exports or re-exports.

Exports - partners

Angola

China 62%, India 10%, United Arab Emirates 4%, Portugal 3%, Spain 3% (2019)

Australien

China 40%, Japan 14%, South Korea 9%, India 6%, Taiwan 4% (2021)

Nordmazedonien

$6,630,000,000

Imports

Angola

$18.845 billion (2021 est.) note: data are in current year dollars

$15.146 billion (2020 est.) note: data are in current year dollars

$22.299 billion (2019 est.) note: data are in current year dollars

Nordmazedonien

$6,630,000,000

Australien

$298.712 billion (2021 est.) note: data are in current year dollars

$250.178 billion (2020 est.) note: data are in current year dollars

$295.504 billion (2019 est.) note: data are in current year dollars

Imports - partners

Angola

China 22%, Portugal 15%, Nigeria 6%, Belgium 6%, United States 5%, South Africa 5%, Brazil 5% (2019)

Australien

China 28%, United States 10%, Japan 6%, Germany 5%, Thailand 5% (2021)

Nordmazedonien

$6,937,000,000

Nordmazedonien

$1,169,000,000

Nordmazedonien

$1,169,000,000

Nordmazedonien

$6,937,000,000

Nordmazedonien

5,396,000,000

Nordmazedonien

6,420,000,000

Nordmazedonien

58,500,000

Nordmazedonien

2,191,000,000

Nordmazedonien

2017 est.

Nordmazedonien

142

Nordmazedonien

2015 est.

Nordmazedonien

2017 est.

Nordmazedonien

2017 est.

Nordmazedonien

198,200,000

Nordmazedonien

361,269

Nordmazedonien

2,121,805

Nordmazedonien

1,475,000

Nordmazedonien

386,718

Nordmazedonien

10

Nordmazedonien

925

Nordmazedonien

14,182

Airports

Angola

102 (2021)

Nordmazedonien

10

Australien

418 (2021)

Broadband - fixed subscriptions

Angola

total: 230,610 (2020 est.)

subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 0.7 (2020 est.)

Nordmazedonien

386,718

Australien

total: 9,099,619 (2020 est.)

subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 36 (2020 est.)

Nordmazedonien

142

Nordmazedonien

0

Nordmazedonien

0

Nordmazedonien

6,420,000,000

Nordmazedonien

58,500,000

Nordmazedonien

2,191,000,000

Nordmazedonien

5,396,000,000

Internet users

Angola

total: 11.55 million (2021 est.)

percent of population: 33% (2021 est.)

Nordmazedonien

1,475,000

Australien

total: 24.96 million (2021 est.)

percent of population: 96% (2021 est.)

Nordmazedonien

0

Nordmazedonien

198,200,000

Nordmazedonien

0

Railways

Angola

total: 2,761 km (2022)

narrow gauge: 2,638 km (2022) 1.067-m gauge

123 km 0.600-mm gauge

Nordmazedonien

925

Australien

total: 36,064 km (2022) 3,448 km electrified

standard gauge: 18,007 km (2022) 1.435 mm

narrow gauge: 11,914 km (2022) 1.067 mm

broad gauge: 2,685 km (2022) 1.600 mm

Roadways

Angola

total: 26,000 km (2018)

paved: 13,600 km (2018)

unpaved: 12,400 km (2018)

Nordmazedonien

14,182

Australien

total: 873,573 km (2015)

urban: 145,928 km (2015)

non-urban: 727,645 km (2015)

Telephones - fixed lines

Angola

total subscriptions: 119,826 (2021 est.)

subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: (2021 est.) less than 1

Nordmazedonien

361,269

Australien

total subscriptions: 4.6 million (2021 est.)

subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 18 (2021 est.)

Telephones - mobile cellular

Angola

total subscriptions: 15,327,864 (2021 est.)

subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 44 (2021 est.)

Nordmazedonien

2,121,805

Australien

total subscriptions: 27.09 million (2021 est.)

subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 105 (2021 est.)

Waterways

Angola

1,300 km (2011)

Australien

2,000 km (2011) (mainly used for recreation on Murray and Murray-Darling River systems)

Disputes - international

Angola

Angola-Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC): has had disputes over land and maritime borders with the DRC; maritime disputes have largely been about offshore oil claims

Angola-Namibia: none identified

Angola-Republic of Congo: (Kabinda Exclave) none identified

Angola-Zambia: because the straight-line segments along the left bank (Zambian side) of the Cuando/Kwando River do not conform with the physical alignment of the unstable shoreline, Zambian residents in some areas have settled illegally on sections of shoreline that fall on the Angolan side of the boundary

Australien

Australia-Indonesia: Australia has closed parts of the Ashmore and Cartier reserve to Indonesian traditional fishing; Indonesian groups challenge Australia's claim to Ashmore Reef