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Angola

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Background :

Angola is rebuilding its country after the end of a 27-year civil war in 2002. Fighting between the Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA), led by Jose Eduardo DOS SANTOS, and the National Union for the Total Independence of Angola (UNITA), led by Jonas SAVIMBI, followed independence from Portugal in 1975. Peace seemed imminent in 1992 when Angola held national elections, but fighting picked up again by 1996. Up to 1.5 million lives may have been lost - and 4 million people displaced - in the quarter century of fighting. SAVIMBI's death in 2002 ended UNITA's insurgency and strengthened the MPLA's hold on power. President DOS SANTOS held legislative elections in September 2008 and, despite promising to hold presidential elections in 2009, has since made a presidential poll contingent on the drafting of a new constitution. 

Location :

Southern Africa, bordering the South Atlantic Ocean, between Namibia and Democratic Republic of the Congo 

Geographic Coordinates Center :

12 30 S, 18 30 E  (Latitude, Longtitude)

Geographic Coordinates Rectangle :

West 11.68
North -4.38
East 24.08
South -18.04

Area :

total 1 246 700 square km
land 1 246 700 square km
water 0 square km

Land boundaries :

total 5 198 km
Democratic Republic of the Congo 2 511 km
Cabinda Province), Republic of the Congo 201 km
Namibia (na) 1 376 km
Zambia (zm) 1 110 km

Coastline :

1600.00 km

Climate :

semiarid in south and along coast to Luanda; north has cool, dry season (May to October) and hot, rainy season (November to April) 

Terrain :

narrow coastal plain rises abruptly to vast interior plateau 

Elevation extremes :

lowest point 0 metres
highest point 2 620 metres

Natural resources :

bauxite copper
diamonds feldspar
gold iron ore
petroleum phosphates
uranium

Land use :

arable land 2.65 %
permanent crops 0.23 %
other 97.12 %

Irrigated land :

800 square km

Natural hazards :

heavy rain periodic flooding

current issues :

overuse of pastures and subsequent soil erosion attributable to population pressures; desertification; deforestation of tropical rain forest, in response to both international demand for tropical timber and to domestic use as fuel, resulting in loss of biodiversity; soil erosion contributing to water pollution and siltation of rivers and dams; inadequate supplies of potable water 

international agreements :

Biodiversity Climate Change
Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol Desertification
Law of the Sea Marine Dumping
Ozone Layer Protection Ship Pollution

Population :

12 799 293 

Indicators :

Growth rate 2.10 %
Birth rate 43.69 births/1,000 population
Total fertility rate 6.12 children born/woman
Death rate 24.08 deaths/1,000 population
Net migration rate 1.34 migrant(s)/1,000 population

Age structure :

0-14 years 43.50 %
15-64 years 53.70 %
65 years and over 2.70 %

Median age :

total 18.00 years
male 18.00 years
female 18.00 years

Sex ratio :

at birth 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years 1.02 male(s)/female
15-64 years 1.03 male(s)/female
65 years and over 0.79 male(s)/female
total population 1.02 male(s)/female

Health :

Infant mortality rate 180.21 deaths/1,000 live births
Life expectancy at birth - total population 38.20 years
Life expectancy at birth - male 37.24 years
Life expectancy at birth - female 39.22 years
HIV-AIDS adult prevalence rate 2.10 %
HIV-AIDS people living with HIV-AIDS 190 000
HIV-AIDS deaths 11 000

Religions :

indigenous beliefs 47.00 %
Roman Catholic 38.00 %
Protestant 15.00 %

Languages :

Portuguese  
Bantu  
African  

Literacy :

total population 67.40 %
male 82.90 %
female 54.20 %

Country name :

conventional long form Republic of Angola
conventional short form Angola
local long form Republica de Angola
local short form Angola
former People's Republic of Angola

Country Codes :

ISO 3166 AO
ISO Numeric 24
ISO3 AGO
FIPS AO
ccTLD ao
English Angola

Administrative divisions :

18 provinces (provincias, singular - provincia); Bengo, Benguela, Bie, Cabinda, Cuando Cubango, Cuanza Norte, Cuanza Sul, Cunene, Huambo, Huila, Luanda, Lunda Norte, Lunda Sul, Malanje, Moxico, Namibe, Uige, Zaire 

Capital :

name Luanda
geographic coordinates 8 50 S, 13 14 E
time difference 1.00

International organization participation :

ACP AU
AfDB CPLP
FAO G-77
IAEA IBRD
ICAO ICCt (signatory)
ICRM IDA
IFAD IFC
IFRCS ILO
IMF IMO
IOC IOM
IPU ISO (correspondent)
ITSO ITU
ITUC Interpol
MIGA NAM
OAS (observer) OPEC
SADC UN
UNCTAD UNESCO
UNIDO UNWTO
UPU Union Latina
WCO WFTU
WHO WIPO
WMO WTO

Independence :

1975-11-11 

National holiday :

Independence Day

1975-11-11

Executive branch :

President Jose Eduardo DOS SANTOS President Jose Eduardo DOS SANTOS

Legislative branch :

MPLA 81.60 %
UNITA 10.40 %
PRS 3.20 %
ND 1.20 %
FNLA 1.10 %
other 2.50 %

GDP - Gross Domestic product :

PPP - Purchasing Power Parity 113 900 000 000 $
Official Exchange Rate 69 710 000 000
RGR - Real Growth rate -0.20 %
PPP - per capita 8 800 $

GDP Composition by sector :

agriculture 9.60 %
industry 65.80 %
services 24.60 %

Labor force - by occupation :

agriculture 85.00 %
services 15.00 %

Other Indicators :

Labor force 7 769 000 people
Population below poverty line 40.50 %
Inflation rate (consumer prices) 13.10 %
Investment (gross fixed) 15.60 % of GDP
Current account balance 4 941 000 000 $
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 13 030 000 000 $
Debt external 12 830 000 000 $
Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad 2 857 000 000 $
Stock of direct foreign investment - at home 17 510 000 000 $
Military expenditures 5.70 % of GDP
Public debt 16.80 % of GDP

Household income or consumption by percentage share :

lowest 10% 0.60 %
highest 10% 44.70 %

Budget :

revenues 30 820 000 000 $
expenditures 27 910 000 000 $

Agriculture - products :

bananas cassava
coffee corn
cotton fish
forest livestock
plantains sisal
sugarcane tobacco
vegetables

Industries :

basic metal products bauxite
brewing cement
diamonds feldspar
fish processing food processing
gold iron ore
petroleum phosphates
ship repair sugar
textiles tobacco products
uranium

Energy :

Electricity Production 3 722 000 000 kWh
Electricity Consumption 3 173 000 000 kWh
Oil Production 2 015 000 bbl/day
Oil Consumption 64 000 bbl/day
Oil Exports 1 407 000 bbl/day
Oil Imports 28 090 bbl/day
Oil Proved reserves 9 040 000 000 bbl
Natural gas Production 680 000 000 cubic metres
Natural gas Consumption 680 000 000 cubic metres
Electricity Exports 269 800 000 000 cubic metres

Value :

40 020 000 000 $

Commodities :

coffee cotton
crude oil diamonds
fish and fish products refined petroleum products
sisal timber

Value :

12 810 000 000 $

Partners :

Portugal (pt) 17.10 %
China (cn) 15.20 %
United States (us) 11.00 %
Brazil (br) 10.20 %
South Korea 6.60 %
South Africa (za) 4.60 %

Commodities :

food machinery and electrical equipment
medicines military products
textiles vehicles and spare parts

Communications :

Telephons Main lines in use 114 300
Telephons Mobile, Cellular 6 773 000
FM Radio broadcast stations 6
Television broadcast stations 6
Internet Country code (ccTLD) ao
Internet Hosts 3 508
Internet Users 550 000

Transportation :

Airports with paved runways 30
Pipelines - gas 2 km
Pipelines - oil 87 km
Roadways - total 51 429 km
Roadways - paved 5 349 km
Roadways - unpaved 46 080 km
Railways 2 764 km
Waterways 1 300 km

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