ANGOLA Republic of Angola
GOVERNMENT: - President:- Jose' Eduardo dos Santos
- Independence:- Independence from Portugal in Nov. 11, 1975
GEOGRAPHY:
- Location: Southern Africa
- Natural Resources:- Diamonds, Gold, Petroleum, iron ore, phosphates, copper, feldspar, bauxite, uranium
- Area: - 1,246,700 sq.km : 481,354 sq mi
- Capital City: - Luanda
- Capital city (Est. pop.): 2,081,000
PEOPLE:
- Population: - 10,864,512
- Literacy: 42% (males:56%, females:28%)
- Languages:- Portuguese (official), Bantu and other African Languages
- Monitary unit:- Kwanza
- Official languages:- Bantu , Portuguese
- Economy: diamonds and oil exports
VITAL STATISTICS:
- Birth Rate:- 44.11 (per 1,000 population)
- Death Rate: 17.24 (per 1,000 population)
- Infant Mortality Rate:- 135.7 (deaths per 1,000 live births)
- Fertility Rate: 6.27 (per woman)
- Life Expectancy at Birth:
- total population: 47.32 (Males:45.12, Females:49.64) ECONOMY:
- GDP: purchasing power parity - $8.3 billion (1996) - GDP real growth rate :- 9% - GDP per capita:- $700
- Inflation Rate: (Consumer prices): 1,700% (1996)
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