Angola shares its borders with four countries in southern and central Africa. Here’s a breakdown of its international boundaries:
Countries That Border Angola
- Namibia
- Southern border
- Separated primarily by the Cunene River and the Okavango River
- Shared border length: 1,376 km
- Zambia
- Eastern border
- Shared border length: 1,110 km
- The boundary runs mostly along rivers and remote forested regions.
- Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)
- Northern and northeastern border
- Shared border length: 2,646 km
- This is Angola’s longest land border.
- Cabinda Province (Angola’s exclave) borders the DRC and the Republic of the Congo:
- Cabinda is separated from mainland Angola by a strip of DRC territory.
- It borders:
- The Democratic Republic of the Congo (south and east)
- The Republic of the Congo (north)
- The Atlantic Ocean (west)