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| Angola Facts and Figures |
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from |
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Encarta |
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| Basic Facts |
| Official name |
Republic of Angola |
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| Capital |
Luanda |
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| Area |
1,246,700 sq km |
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481,350 sq mi |
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| People |
| Population |
10,766,471 (2003
estimate) |
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| Population growth |
| Population growth rate |
1.97 percent (2003
estimate) |
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| Projected population in 2025 |
15,656,324 (2025
estimate) |
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| Projected population in 2050 |
21,688,399 (2050
estimate) |
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| Population density |
8.6 persons per sq
km (2003 estimate) |
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22 persons per sq mi
(2003 estimate) |
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| Urban/rural
distribution |
| Share urban |
35 percent (2001
estimate) |
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| Share rural |
65 percent (2001
estimate) |
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| Largest cities, with
population |
| Luanda |
2,550,000 (1999
estimate) |
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| Huambo |
400,000 (1995
estimate) |
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| Benguela |
155,000 (1983
estimate) |
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| Lobito |
150,000 (1983
estimate) |
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| Ethnic groups |
| Ovimbunda |
37 percent |
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| Mbundu |
25 percent |
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| Bakongo or Kongo |
15 percent |
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| Lunda-Chokwe |
8 percent |
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| Nganguela |
6 percent |
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| European |
1 percent |
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| Other |
8 percent |
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| Languages |
| Portuguese (official); Bantu and
other African languages |
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| Religious affiliations |
| Roman Catholic |
62 percent |
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| Protestant |
15 percent |
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| Other Christians |
8 percent |
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| Indigenous beliefs |
5 percent |
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| Other |
10 percent |
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| Health and Education |
| Life expectancy |
| Total |
37 years (2003
estimate) |
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| Female |
37.8 years (2003
estimate) |
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| Male |
36.1 years (2003
estimate) |
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| Infant mortality rate |
194 deaths per 1,000
live births (2003 estimate) |
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| Population per physician |
12,981 people (1997) |
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| Population per hospital bed |
774 people (1990) |
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| Literacy rate |
| Total |
41.7 percent (1990
estimate) |
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| Female |
28.5 percent (1990
estimate) |
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| Male |
55.6 percent (1990
estimate) |
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| Education expenditure as a share
of gross national product (GNP) |
5.2 percent
(1999-2000) |
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| Number of years of compulsory
schooling |
4 years (2000) |
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| Number of students per teacher,
primary school |
27 students per
teacher (1999-2000) |
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| Government |
| Form of government |
| Transitional government,
nominally a multiparty democracy, with a strong presidential
system |
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| Voting qualifications |
Universal at age 18 |
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| Constitution |
| 11 November 1975; revised 7
January 1978, 11 August 1980, 6 March 1991, 26 August 1992,
November 1996 |
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| Armed forces |
| Total number of military
personnel |
100,000 (2001) |
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| Military expenditures as a
share of gross domestic product (GDP) |
17 percent (2001) |
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| Economy |
| Gross domestic product (GDP, in
U.S.$) |
$9.5 billion (2001) |
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| GDP per capita (U.S.$) |
$700 (2001) |
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| GDP by economic sector |
| Agriculture, forestry, fishing |
8 percent (2001) |
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| Industry |
66.8 percent (2001) |
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| Services |
25.3 percent (2001) |
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| Employment |
| Number of workers |
6,217,077 (2001) |
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| Workforce share of
economic sector |
| Agriculture, forestry,
fishing |
75 percent (1990) |
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| Industry |
8 percent (1990) |
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| Services |
17 percent (1990) |
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| Unemployment rate |
Not available |
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| National budget (U.S.$) |
| Total revenue |
Not available |
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| Total expenditure |
Not available |
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| Monetary unit |
| 1 readjusted kwanza (AOK),
consisting of 100 lwei |
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| Major trade partners
for exports |
| United States, China, South
Korea, Belgium, and France |
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| Major trade partners
for imports |
| Portugal, South Africa, United
States, France, United Kingdom |
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| Energy, Communications, and
Transportation |
| Electricity production |
| Electricity from thermal
sources |
36.45 percent (2001
estimate) |
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| Electricity from hydroelectric
sources |
63.55 percent (2001
estimate) |
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| Electricity from nuclear
sources |
0 percent (2001
estimate) |
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| Electricity from geothermal,
solar, and wind sources |
0 percent (2001
estimate) |
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| Number of radios per 1,000 people |
84 (2000 estimate) |
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| Number of telephones per 1,000
people |
6 (2001) |
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| Number of televisions per 1,000
people |
22 (2000 estimate) |
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| Number of Internet hosts per
10,000 people |
0.01 (2001) |
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| Daily newspaper circulation per
1,000 people |
12 (1996) |
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| Number of motor vehicles per
1,000 people |
21 (1997) |
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| Paved road as a share of total
roads |
10 percent (1999) |
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| Sources |
| Basic Facts and People
sections |
| Area data are from the
statistical bureaus of individual countries. Population,
population growth rate, and population projections are from the
United States Census Bureau, International Programs Center,
International Data Base (IDB) (www.census.gov). Urban and rural
population data are from the Food and Agriculture Organization
(FAO) of the United Nations (UN), FAOSTAT database
(www.fao.org). Largest cities population data and political
divisions data are from the statistical bureaus of individual
countries. Ethnic divisions and religion data are largely from
the latest Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)
World Factbook and from various country censuses and
reports. Language data are largely from the Ethnologue,
Languages of the World, Summer Institute of Linguistics
International (www.sil.org). |
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| Health and Education
section |
| Life expectancy and infant
mortality data are from the United States Census Bureau,
International Programs Center, International database (IDB)
(www.census.gov). Population per physician and population per
hospital bed data are from the World Health Organization (WHO)
(www.who.int). Education data are from the United Nations
Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
database (www.unesco.org). |
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| Government section |
| Government, independence,
legislature, constitution, highest court, and voting
qualifications data are largely from various government Web
sites, the latest Europa World Yearbook, and the latest
Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) World Factbook. The
armed forces data is from Military Balance. |
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| Economy section |
| Gross domestic product (GDP), GDP
per capita, GDP by economic sectors, employment, and national
budget data are from the World Bank database
(www.worldbank.org). Monetary unit, agriculture, mining,
manufacturing, exports, imports, and major trade partner
information is from the latest Europa World Yearbook and
various International Monetary Fund (IMF) publications.
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| Energy, Communication,
and Transportation section |
| Electricity information is from
the Energy Information Administration (EIA) database
(www.eia.doe.gov). Radio, telephone, television, and newspaper
information is from the United Nations Educational, Scientific
and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) database (www.unesco.org).
Internet hosts, motor vehicles, and road data are from the World
Bank database (www.worldbank.org). |
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| Note |
| Figures may not total 100 percent
due to rounding. |
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