Angola12.18° S, 17.98° E
Half of everyone here is under 16 — only 4 countries in the world are younger.
median age 16.6 years · 220th/224
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Most people live in the western half of the country, with the highest concentrations in urban areas, particularly the capital of Luanda. People include Ovimbundu, Kimbundu, Bakongo, Mestico, European, and others.
Mestico describes people of mixed European and native African backgrounds. Religions include Roman Catholic, Protestant, other faiths, and no religion.
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A presidential republic governs Angola. Its civil legal system is based on Portuguese civil law, with no judicial review of legislation. The current constitution was adopted 5 February 2010. Independence from Portugal came on 11 November 1975. The national holiday is Independence Day, 11 November (1975).
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Two equal horizontal bands—red above black—carry a centered yellow emblem: a five-pointed star inside half a cogwheel, crossed by a machete in the style of a hammer and sickle. Red stands for liberty, black for the African continent, and the emblem symbolizes workers and peasants. The giant black sable antelope (Palanca negra gigante) is the national symbol.
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