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Continent: Southern Africa

Capital: Luanda

Area: 1,246,700 km²

Population: 29,310,273

Neighbouring Countries: ← Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha , ↑ Congo-Brazzaville , ↗ Congo-Kinshasa , → Zambia , ↓ Namibia

Religions: Roman Catholic 41.1%, Protestant 38.1%, other 8.6%, none 12.3%

Languages: Portuguese 71.2% (official), Umbundu 23%, Kikongo 8.2%, Kimbundu 7.8%, Chokwe 6.5%, Nhaneca 3.4%, Nganguela 3.1%, Fiote 2.4%, Kwanhama 2.3%, Muhumbi 2.1%, Luvale 1%, other 3.6%

Ethnic Groups: Ovimbundu 37%, Kimbundu 25%, Bakongo 13%, mestico (mixed European and native African) 2%, European 1%, other 22%

Area: 1,246,700 km²

Catholic Population: 18,562,000 Catholics (57.8% of 32,098,000 total)

Pastoral Centres: 492 parishes, 757 mission stations (30 with resident priest, 727 without resident priest), 668 other centres

Clergy: 32 bishops (18 diocesan, 14 titular), 1,339 priests (885 diocesan, 454 religious), 1 permanent deacon (diocesan)

Non-Clergy: 2,606 religious (296 brothers, 2,310 sisters), 7 members of secular institutes (sisters), 2,206 major seminarians, 39 missionaries, 53,474 catechists