Angola is a large country of 1,246,700 km2 on the southwest coast of Africa. The key features of the country’s diverse geomorphological, geological, pedological, climatic, and biotic characteristics are presented. These range from the ultra-desert of the Namib, through arid savannas of the coastal plains to a biologically diverse transition up the steep western Angolan Escarpment. Mongolian rainforests are found in Cabinda and along the northern border with the Democratic Republic of Congo, with outliers penetrating southwards along
