ANGOLA
Formerly Portuguese West Africa bounded on the north and north-east by the Congo, on the south-east by Zambia, on the south by Namibia and on the west by the Atlantic Ocean. |
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| CAPITAL | Luanda. |
| PRINCIPAL PORTS | Lobito, Luanda, Ambriz, Cabinda, Malogo, Namibe, Porto Amboim, Soyo. |
| POPULATION | 10.2 million. |
| LANGUAGE(S) | Portuguese, Bantu and other African languages. |
| WEIGHTS AND MEASURES | Metric system. |
| CURRENCY(-IES) | 1 Kwanza = 100 Lwei. |
| EXCHANGE RATE | 8950.11 Kwanzas = £1 Sterling (fluctuating rate). |
| TIME | 1 hour ahead of GMT (Same as BST). |
DIALLING CODE |
00 244. |
| PUBLIC HOLIDAYS | 1 Jan; 4 Feb; 8, 27 Mar; 14 Apr; 1 May; 1 June; 1 Aug; 17 Sept; 11 Nov; 1, 10, 25 Dec. |
| EMBASSY | Embassy of the Republic of Angola, 22 Dorset Street, London W1U 6QY. Tel: 020 7299 9850; fax: 020 7486 9397; e-mail: embassyangola@cwcom.net - Office hours: Mon-Fri 0900-1600. |
| BRITISH EMBASSY | Rua Diogo Cao, 4 Luanda. Caixa Postal 1244. Tel: 00 244 2 334582/83, 392991, 397681, fax: 00 244 2 333331, e-mail: britemb.ang@ebonet.net |
| CHAMBER OF COMMERCE | Associaco Comercial de Luanda, PO Box 1275, Luanda. |