Angola GEOGRAPHY
Size: Approximately 1,246,700 square kilometers,
including enclave of Cabinda.
Topography: Coastal lowland along Atlantic;
Namib Desert
south of Benguela; hills and mountains paralleling coast
rise to
high plateau in east, divided by many rivers and streams.
Much of
Cabinda Province coastal plain and hills.
Climate: Hotter and drier along coast than in
mountains
and plateau. Rainy season in northern part of country from
September to April; in southern part from November to
about
February. Coolest months July and August. Warm and wet in
Cabinda
Province.
Data as of February 1989
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