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Angola travel essentials: advice, plugs, emergency numbers

Before you visit Angola: travel advice level, plug type C, 220V, emergency 113, currency AOA.

📷 Luanda · Lars Rohwer · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Travel advice (UK FCDO)

Avoid non-essential travel to parts Updated 2026-05-28

Latest change (original, English)
Addition of information about a declaration of an Ebola outbreak in DRC on 15 May and updated information about road travel ('Safety and security' and 'Health' pages).

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⚠️ This is the UK government’s assessment. Rules for your passport (visa, entry) can be different — check your own government’s official travel advice too.

CapitalLuanda
CurrencyAOA
LanguagesPortuguese
Calling code+244
Emergency numbers113 · 115 · 116
Plug typesType C
Voltage220 V
Driving sideRight
Population37M
Type C

📅 Public holidays💱 Exchange rates

📷 Photos

David Stanley from Nanaimo, Canada · CC BY 2.0 · Commons
David Stanley from Nanaimo, Canada · CC BY 2.0 · Commons
David Stanley from Nanaimo, Canada · CC BY 2.0 · Commons
Guilherme Paes de Menezes · Public domain · Commons
Unknown authorUnknown author · Public domain · Commons
Rob Mieremet (ANEFO) · CC BY 4.0 · Commons
Orlova-tpe · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Commons
Paulo César Santos · CC0 · Commons

About this data

Safety levels and entry notes are based on the UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) travel advice published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence, checked every day. Capitals, languages, currencies, time zones and photos come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons.

Advice is written for British travellers; your own government’s advice, visa rules and insurance terms may differ. Always check your foreign ministry and the destination’s embassy before you travel.

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