🦒 Africa
Flag of Angola
🎨 What the flag means
Angola's flag has a red stripe on top and a black stripe below, with a yellow machete, half a cogwheel and a star in the middle. Red stands for the sacrifices Angolans made for freedom and black for Africa. The machete stands for farmers, the cogwheel for factory workers, the star for progress, and yellow for the country's wealth.
📊 Quick facts
- 👥 Population
- 36.7 million (2023)
- 🏙️ Capital
- Luanda2.5 million people (2018)
- 🗣️ Main language
- Portuguese
✨ 3 fun facts
- The name Angola comes from "ngola", a title used by kings who ruled the region long ago.
- After Brazil, Angola is the biggest Portuguese-speaking country in the world by area.
- Angola's men's basketball team has won the African championship, AfroBasket, more times than any other team.