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Overview
- Capital:
- Luanda
- Area:
- 1,246,700 km²
- Population:
- 12,127,071 (2006 estimate)
- Language(s):
- Portuguese (official), Bantu and other African languages.
- Religion(s):
- Indigenous beliefs - 47%, Roman Catholic - 38%, Protestant - 15%.
- Ethnic Group(s):
- Ovimbundu - 37%, Kimbundu - 25%, Bakongo - 13%, Mestico - 2%, European - 1%, others - 22%.