Angola

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Official Name
Republic of Angola
Population Full

31,128,000 (2020 census)

General Remarks
Cabinda province is an enclave separated from Angola by the Kongo-Central province of the Democratic Republic of Congo, and the Congo Republic department of Pointe-Noire
Principal Languages
Portuguese
Literacy Rate
71% (2015 World Factbook)
International Conventions
ACHPR (1990), CPPDCE (2012), ICCPR (1992), UNCRPD (2014), UNDRIP (2007)
General References
Bendor-Samuel and Hartell 1989, Fernandes and Ntondo 2002, Redinha 1970, Welmers 1971a
Language Counts
The number of established languages listed for Angola is 46. Of these, 45 are living and 1 is extinct. Of the living languages, 40 are indigenous and 5 are non-indigenous. Furthermore, 6 are institutional, 16 are developing, 17 are vigorous, and 6 are in trouble. Also listed is 1 unestablished language.