Angola
Africa · Capital: Luanda
Angola is a country in Africa, home to about 36.7 million people across 1,246,700 km². Its capital is Luanda. It is a coastal country sharing land borders with 4 countries.
Key facts
Capital
Luanda
Region
Africa
Population
~36.7 million people
Area
1,246,700 km²
Density
29 people per km²
Coastline
Has a coastline
Hemisphere
Southern Hemisphere
Drives on the
Right
Language
Portuguese
Standard time zones
1
Highest point
2,620 m
Head of state
Not a monarch
Flag colors
red, black, yellow
Flag features
at least one star
Land borders (4)
Angola in the game
Every puzzle gives three claims that exactly one country satisfies. Angola is moderately well known, so it typically appears as the answer in medium puzzles. These are the 19 claims from the pool that are true of Angola, rarest first — the fewer countries share a claim, the harder it works for you on the board.
- Has Portuguese as an official language1 of 9
- Its capital city's name begins with “L”1 of 11
- Its name begins with “A”1 of 11
- Has an area larger than 1,000,000 km²1 of 29
- Lies entirely in the Southern Hemisphere1 of 34
- Its flag contains black1 of 44
- Has an area larger than 500,000 km²1 of 51
- Is in Africa1 of 54
- Its flag features a star1 of 67
- Its name has 6 letters or fewer1 of 67
- Has an area larger than 200,000 km²1 of 84
- Its flag contains yellow or gold1 of 85
- Borders more than 2 countries1 of 111
- Has exactly one official language1 of 130
- Drives on the right1 of 141
- Has a coastline1 of 151
- Its flag contains red1 of 152
- Does not have a monarch as head of state1 of 153
- Lies within a single time zone1 of 177