Friday, September 16, 2011

Angola

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    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 pushed through a new constitution that calls for elections in 2012.
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    Location:
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    Southern Africa, bordering the South Atlantic Ocean, between Namibia and Democratic Republic of the Congo

    Geographic coordinates:
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    12 30 S, 18 30 E

    Map references:
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    Africa

    Area:
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    total: 1,246,700 sq km
    country comparison to the world: 23
    land: 1,246,700 sq km
    water: 0 sq km

    Area - comparative:
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    slightly less than twice the size of Texas

    Land boundaries:
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    total: 5,198 km
    border countries: Democratic Republic of the Congo 2,511 km (of which 225 km is the boundary of discontiguous Cabinda Province), Republic of the Congo 201 km, Namibia 1,376 km, Zambia 1,110 km

    Coastline:
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    1,600 km

    Maritime claims:
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    territorial sea: 12 nm
    contiguous zone: 24 nm
    exclusive economic zone: 200 nm

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

    Terrain:
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    narrow coastal plain rises abruptly to vast interior plateau

    Elevation extremes:
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    lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m
    highest point: Morro de Moco 2,620 m

    Natural resources:
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    petroleum, diamonds, iron ore, phosphates, copper, feldspar, gold, bauxite, uranium

    Land use:
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    arable land: 2.65%
    permanent crops: 0.23%
    other: 97.12% (2005)

    Irrigated land:
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    800 sq km (2008)

    Total renewable water resources:
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    184 cu km (1987)

    Freshwater withdrawal (domestic/industrial/agricultural):
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    total: 0.35 cu km/yr (23%/17%/60%)
    per capita: 22 cu m/yr (2000)

    Natural hazards:
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    locally heavy rainfall causes periodic flooding on the plateau

    Environment - current issues:
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    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

    Environment - international agreements:
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    party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution
    signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements

    Geography - note:
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    the province of Cabinda is an exclave, separated from the rest of the country by the Democratic Republic of the Congo
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    Population:
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    13,338,541 (July 2011 est.)
    country comparison to the world: 70

    Age structure:
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    0-14 years: 43.2% (male 2,910,981/female 2,856,527)
    15-64 years: 54.1% (male 3,663,400/female 3,549,896)
    65 years and over: 2.7% (male 157,778/female 199,959) (2011 est.)

    Median age:
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    total: 18.1 years
    male: 18.1 years
    female: 18.1 years (2011 est.)

    Population growth rate:
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    2.034% (2011 est.)
    country comparison to the world: 47

    Birth rate:
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    42.91 births/1,000 population (2011 est.)
    country comparison to the world: 7

    Death rate:
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    23.4 deaths/1,000 population (July 2011 est.)
    country comparison to the world: 1

    Net migration rate:
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    0.82 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2011 est.)
    country comparison to the world: 57

    Urbanization:
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    urban population: 59% of total population (2010)
    rate of urbanization: 4% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)

    Major cities - population:
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    LUANDA (capital) 4.511 million; Huambo 979,000 (2009)

    Sex ratio:
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    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 (2011 est.)

    Infant mortality rate:
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    total: 175.9 deaths/1,000 live births
    country comparison to the world: 1
    male: 187.86 deaths/1,000 live births
    female: 163.34 deaths/1,000 live births (2011 est.)

    Life expectancy at birth:
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    total population: 38.76 years
    country comparison to the world: 221
    male: 37.74 years
    female: 39.83 years (2011 est.)

    Total fertility rate:
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    5.97 children born/woman (2011 est.)
    country comparison to the world: 9

    HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
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    2% (2009 est.)
    country comparison to the world: 30

    HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
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    200,000 (2009 est.)
    country comparison to the world: 27

    HIV/AIDS - deaths:
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    11,000 (2009 est.)
    country comparison to the world: 25

    Major infectious diseases:
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    degree of risk: very high
    food or waterborne diseases: bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, typhoid fever
    vectorborne diseases: malaria, African trypanosomiasis (sleeping sickness)
    water contact disease: schistosomiasis (2009)

    Drinking water source:
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    improved:
    urban: 60% of population
    rural: 38% of population
    total: 50% of population
    unimproved:
    urban: 40% of population
    rural: 62% of population
    total: 50% of population (2008)

    Sanitation facility access:
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    improved:
    urban: 86% of population
    rural: 18% of population
    total: 57% of population
    unimproved:
    urban: 14% of population
    rural: 82% of population
    total: 43% of population (2008)

    Nationality:
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    noun: Angolan(s)
    adjective: Angolan

    Ethnic groups:
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    Ovimbundu 37%, Kimbundu 25%, Bakongo 13%, mestico (mixed European and native African) 2%, European 1%, other 22%

    Religions:
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    indigenous beliefs 47%, Roman Catholic 38%, Protestant 15% (1998 est.)

    Languages:
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    Portuguese (official), Bantu and other African languages

    Literacy:
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    definition: age 15 and over can read and write
    total population: 67.4%
    male: 82.9%
    female: 54.2% (2001 est.)

    School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education):
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    total: 9 years (2006)

    Education expenditures:
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    2.6% of GDP (2006)
    country comparison to the world: 147

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    Country name:
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    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

    Government type:
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    republic; multiparty presidential regime

    Capital:
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    name: Luanda
    geographic coordinates: 8 50 S, 13 14 E
    time difference: UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)

    Administrative divisions:
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    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

    Independence:
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    11 November 1975 (from Portugal)

    National holiday:
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    Independence Day, 11 November (1975)

    Constitution:
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    adopted by National Assembly 5 February 2010

    Legal system:
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    civil legal system based on Portuguese civil law; no judicial review of legislative acts

    International law organization participation:
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    has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; non-party state to the ICCt

    Suffrage:
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    18 years of age; universal

    Executive branch:
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    chief of state: President Jose Eduardo DOS SANTOS (since 21 September 1979); Vice President Fernando da Piedade Dias DOS SANTOS (since 2 February 2010); note - the president is both chief of state and head of government
    head of government: President Jose Eduardo DOS SANTOS (since 21 September 1979); Vice President Fernando da Piedade Dias DOS SANTOS (since 2 February 2010)
    cabinet: Council of Ministers appointed by the president
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    elections: president indirectly elected by National Assembly for a five-year term (eligible for a second consecutive or discontinuous term) under the 2010 constitution; President DOS SANTOS was selected by the party to take over after the death of former President Augustino NETO (1979) under a one-party system and stood for reelection in Angola's first multiparty elections on 29-30 September 1992 (next were to be held in September 2009 but were postponed)
    election results: Jose Eduardo DOS SANTOS 49.6%, Jonas SAVIMBI 40.1%, making a run-off election necessary; the run-off was never held leaving DOS SANTOS in his current position as the president

    Legislative branch:
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    unicameral National Assembly or Assembleia Nacional (220 seats; members elected by proportional vote to serve four-year terms)
    elections: last held on 5-6 September 2008 (next to be held in September 2012)
    election results: percent of vote by party - MPLA 81.6%, UNITA 10.4%, PRS 3.2%, ND 1.2%, FNLA 1.1%, other 2.5%; seats by party - MPLA 191, UNITA 16, PRS 8, FNLA 3, ND 2

    Judicial branch:
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    Constitutional Court or Tribunal Constitucional; Supreme Court or Tribunal Supremo; Court of Auditions or Tribunal de Contas; Supreme Military Court or Supremo Tribunal Militar; judges for all courts appointed by the president

    Political parties and leaders:
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    National Front for the Liberation of Angola or FNLA [Ngola KABANGU]; National Union for the Total Independence of Angola or UNITA [Isaias SAMAKUVA] (largest opposition party); New Democracy Electoral Union or ND [Quintino de MOREIRA]; Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola or MPLA [Jose Eduardo DOS SANTOS] (ruling party in power since 1975); Social Renewal Party or PRS [Eduardo KUANGANA]
    note: nine other parties participated in the legislative election in September 2008 but won no seats

    Political pressure groups and leaders:
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    Front for the Liberation of the Enclave of Cabinda or FLEC [N'zita Henriques TIAGO, Antonio Bento BEMBE]
    note: FLEC's small-scale armed struggle for the independence of Cabinda Province persists despite the signing of a peace accord with the government in August 2006

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

    Diplomatic representation in the US:
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    chief of mission: Ambassador Josefina Perpetua Pitra DIAKITE
    chancery: 2108 16th Street NW, Washington, DC 20009
    telephone: [1] (202) 785-1156
    FAX: [1] (202) 785-1258
    consulate(s) general: Houston, New York

    Diplomatic representation from the US:
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    chief of mission: Ambassador Christopher J. McMullen
    embassy: number 32 Rua Houari Boumedienne (in the Miramar area of Luanda), Luanda
    mailing address: international mail: Caixa Postal 6468, Luanda; pouch: US Embassy Luanda, US Department of State, 2550 Luanda Place, Washington, DC 20521-2550
    telephone: [244] (222) 64-1000
    FAX: [244] (222) 64-1232

    Flag description:
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    two equal horizontal bands of red (top) and black with a centered yellow emblem consisting of a five-pointed star within half a cogwheel crossed by a machete (in the style of a hammer and sickle); red represents liberty, black the African continent, the symbols characterize workers and peasants

    National anthem:
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    name: "Angola Avante" (Forward Angola)
    lyrics/music: Manuel Rui Alves MONTEIRO/Rui Alberto Vieira Dias MINGAO
    note: adopted 1975
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    Economy - overview:
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    Angola's high growth rate in recent years was driven by high international prices for its oil. Angola became a member of OPEC in late 2006 and in late 2007 was assigned a production quota of 1.9 million barrels a day (bbl/day), somewhat less than the 2-2.5 million bbl/day Angola's government had wanted. Oil production and its supporting activities contribute about 85% of GDP. Diamond exports contribute an additional 5%. Subsistence agriculture provides the main livelihood for most of the people, but half of the country's food is still imported. Increased oil production supported growth averaging more than 15% per year from 2004 to 2008. A postwar reconstruction boom and resettlement of displaced persons has led to high rates of growth in construction and agriculture as well. Much of the country's infrastructure is still damaged or undeveloped from the 27-year-long civil war. Land mines left from the war still mar the countryside, even though peace was established after the death of rebel leader Jonas SAVIMBI in February 2002. Since 2005, the government has used billions of dollars in credit lines from China, Brazil, Portugal, Germany, Spain, and the EU to rebuild Angola's public infrastructure. The global recession temporarily stalled economic growth. Lower prices for oil and diamonds during the global recession led to a contraction in GDP in 2009, and many construction projects stopped because Luanda accrued $9 billion in arrears to foreign construction companies when government revenue fell in 2008 and 2009. Angola abandoned its currency peg in 2009, and in November 2009 signed onto an IMF Stand-By Arrangement loan of $1.4 billion to rebuild international reserves. Although consumer inflation declined from 325% in 2000 to under 14% in 2010, Luanda has been unable to reduce inflation below 10%. The Angolan kwanza depreciated again in mid 2010, which, along with higher oil prices, should boost economic growth in all sectors. Corruption, especially in the extractive sectors, also is a major challenge.

    GDP (purchasing power parity):
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    $107.3 billion (2010 est.)
    country comparison to the world: 68
    $105.6 billion (2009 est.)
    $103.1 billion (2008 est.)
    note: data are in 2010 US dollars

    GDP (official exchange rate):
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    $85.31 billion (2010 est.)

    GDP - real growth rate:
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    1.6% (2010 est.)
    country comparison to the world: 157
    2.4% (2009 est.)
    13.8% (2008 est.)

    GDP - per capita (PPP):
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    $8,200 (2010 est.)
    country comparison to the world: 120
    $8,300 (2009 est.)
    $8,200 (2008 est.)
    note: data are in 2010 US dollars

    GDP - composition by sector:
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    agriculture: 9.6%
    industry: 65.8%
    services: 24.6% (2008 est.)

    Labor force:
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    8.014 million (2010 est.)
    country comparison to the world: 58

    Labor force - by occupation:
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    agriculture: 85%
    industry and services: 15% (2003 est.)

    Unemployment rate:
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    NA

    Population below poverty line:
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    40.5% (2006 est.)

    Household income or consumption by percentage share:
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    lowest 10%: 0.6%
    highest 10%: 44.7% (2000)

    Investment (gross fixed):
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    15.8% of GDP (2010 est.)
    country comparison to the world: 130

    Budget:
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    revenues: $35.54 billion
    expenditures: $29.5 billion (2010 est.)

    Taxes and other revenues:
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    41.7% of GDP (2010 est.)
    country comparison to the world: 36

    Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-):
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    7.1% of GDP (2010 est.)
    country comparison to the world: 11

    Public debt:
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    20.8% of GDP (2010 est.)
    country comparison to the world: 109
    24.2% of GDP (2009 est.)

    Inflation rate (consumer prices):
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    14.5% (2010 est.)
    country comparison to the world: 215
    13.9% (2009 est.)

    Central bank discount rate:
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    30% (31 December 2009)
    country comparison to the world: 12
    19.57% (31 December 2008)

    Commercial bank prime lending rate:
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    22.7% (31 December 2010 est.)
    country comparison to the world: 38
    15.68% (31 December 2009 est.)

    Stock of narrow money:
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    $8.74 billion (31 December 2010 est.)
    country comparison to the world: 73
    $9.792 billion (31 December 2009 est.)

    Stock of broad money:
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    $24.92 billion (31 December 2010 est.)
    country comparison to the world: 79
    $29.04 billion (31 December 2009 est.)

    Stock of domestic credit:
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    $18.95 billion (31 December 2010 est.)
    country comparison to the world: 82
    $19.58 billion (31 December 2009 est.)

    Agriculture - products:
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    bananas, sugarcane, coffee, sisal, corn, cotton, manioc (tapioca), tobacco, vegetables, plantains; livestock; forest products; fish

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

    Industrial production growth rate:
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    5% (2010 est.)
    country comparison to the world: 82

    Electricity - production:
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    3.722 billion kWh (2007 est.)
    country comparison to the world: 121

    Electricity - consumption:
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    3.173 billion kWh (2007 est.)
    country comparison to the world: 124

    Electricity - exports:
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    0 kWh (2008 est.)

    Electricity - imports:
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    0 kWh (2008 est.)

    Oil - production:
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    1.948 million bbl/day (2009 est.)
    country comparison to the world: 17

    Oil - consumption:
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    70,000 bbl/day (2009 est.)
    country comparison to the world: 90

    Oil - exports:
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    1.407 million bbl/day (2007 est.)
    country comparison to the world: 16

    Oil - imports:
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    28,090 bbl/day (2007 est.)
    country comparison to the world: 101

    Oil - proved reserves:
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    13.5 billion bbl (1 January 2010 est.)
    country comparison to the world: 15

    Natural gas - production:
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    680 million cu m (2008 est.)
    country comparison to the world: 65

    Natural gas - consumption:
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    680 million cu m (2008 est.)
    country comparison to the world: 92

    Natural gas - exports:
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    0 cu m (2008 est.)
    country comparison to the world: 52

    Natural gas - imports:
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    0 cu m (2008 est.)
    country comparison to the world: 145

    Natural gas - proved reserves:
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    271.8 billion cu m (1 January 2010 est.)
    country comparison to the world: 42

    Current account balance:
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    $7.202 billion (2010 est.)
    country comparison to the world: 28
    -$7.572 billion (2009 est.)

    Exports:
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    $50.59 billion (2010 est.)
    country comparison to the world: 55
    $40.83 billion (2009 est.)

    Exports - commodities:
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    crude oil, diamonds, refined petroleum products, coffee, sisal, fish and fish products, timber, cotton

    Exports - partners:
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    China 37%, US 24.5%, India 8.7%, France 8.3% (2009)

    Imports:
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    $18.34 billion (2010 est.)
    country comparison to the world: 75
    $22.66 billion (2009 est.)

    Imports - commodities:
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    machinery and electrical equipment, vehicles and spare parts; medicines, food, textiles, military goods

    Imports - partners:
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    Portugal 19.7%, China 15.1%, US 9%, Brazil 8.7%, France 4.8%, Italy 4.5%, South Africa 4.2% (2009)

    Reserves of foreign exchange and gold:
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    $19.66 billion (31 December 2010 est.)
    country comparison to the world: 59
    $13.66 billion (31 December 2009 est.)

    Debt - external:
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    $18.11 billion (31 December 2010 est.)
    country comparison to the world: 73
    $16.72 billion (31 December 2009 est.)

    Stock of direct foreign investment - at home:
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    $91.55 billion (31 December 2010 est.)
    country comparison to the world: 35
    $79.88 billion (31 December 2009 est.)

    Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad:
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    $4.883 billion (31 December 2010 est.)
    country comparison to the world: 61
    $3.933 billion (31 December 2009 est.)

    Exchange rates:
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    kwanza (AOA) per US dollar -
    92.08 (2010)
    79.33 (2009)
    75.023 (2008)
    76.6 (2007)
    80.4 (2006)
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    Telephones - main lines in use:
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    303,200 (2009)
    country comparison to the world: 113

    Telephones - mobile cellular:
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    8.109 million (2009)
    country comparison to the world: 73

    Telephone system:
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    general assessment: limited system; state-owned telecom had monopoly for fixed-lines until 2005; demand outstripped capacity, prices were high, and services poor; Telecom Namibia, through an Angolan company, became the first private licensed operator in Angola's fixed-line telephone network; by 2010, the number of fixed-line providers had expanded to 5; Angola Telecom established mobile-cellular service in Luanda in 1993 and the network has been extended to larger towns; a privately-owned, mobile-cellular service provider began operations in 2001
    domestic: only about two fixed-lines per 100 persons; combined fixed-line and mobile-cellular teledensity about 65 telephones per 100 persons in 2009
    international: country code - 244; landing point for the SAT-3/WASC fiber-optic submarine cable that provides connectivity to Europe and Asia; satellite earth stations - 29 (2009)

    Broadcast media:
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    state controls all broadcast media with nationwide reach; state-owned Televisao Popular de Angola (TPA) provides terrestrial TV service on 2 channels; a third TPA channel is available via cable and satellite; TV subscription services are available; state-owned Radio Nacional de Angola (RNA) broadcasts on 5 stations; about a half dozen private radio stations broadcast locally (2008)

    Internet country code:
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    .ao

    Internet hosts:
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    3,717 (2010)
    country comparison to the world: 142

    Internet users:
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    606,700 (2009)
    country comparison to the world: 114

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    Airports:
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    193 (2010)
    country comparison to the world: 32

    Airports - with paved runways:
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    total: 31
    over 3,047 m: 5
    2,438 to 3,047 m: 9
    1,524 to 2,437 m: 13Link
    914 to 1,523 m: 4 (2010)

    Airports - with unpaved runways:
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    total: 162
    over 3,047 m: 2
    2,438 to 3,047 m: 4
    1,524 to 2,437 m: 31
    914 to 1,523 m: 78
    under 914 m: 47 (2010)

    Pipelines:
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    gas 2 km; oil 87 km (2010)

    Railways:
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    total: 2,764 km
    country comparison to the world: 59
    narrow gauge: 2,641 km 1.067-m gauge; 123 km 0.600-m gauge (2010)

    Roadways:
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    total: 51,429 km
    country comparison to the world: 79
    paved: 5,349 km
    unpaved: 46,080 km (2001)

    Waterways:
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    1,300 km (2010)
    country comparison to the world: 54

    Merchant marine:
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    total: 7
    country comparison to the world: 126
    by type: cargo 1, passenger/cargo 2, petroleum tanker 3, roll on/roll off 1
    foreign-owned: 1 (Spain 1)
    registered in other countries: 15 (Bahamas 5, Liberia 1, Malta 7, former Netherlands Antilles 2) (2010)

    Ports and terminals:
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    Cabinda, Lobito, Luanda, Namibe
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    Disputes - international:
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    DROC accuses Angola of shifting monuments

    Refugees and internally displaced persons:
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    refugees (country of origin): 12,615 (Democratic Republic of Congo)
    IDPs: 61,700 (27-year civil war ending in 2002; 4 million IDPs already have returned) (2007)

    Trafficking in persons:
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    current situation: Angola is a source and destination country for men, women, and children subjected to sex trafficking and forced labor; internally, trafficking victims reportedly are forced to labor in agriculture, construction, domestic service, and diamond mines; Angolan women and children are subjected to domestic servitude in South Africa, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Namibia, and some European nations, primarily Portugal; Vietnamese, Chinese, and Brazilian women in prostitution in Angola may also be victims of sex trafficking; reports indicate that Chinese, South East Asian, Namibian, and possibly Congolese migrants are subjected to forced labor in Angola's construction industry
    tier rating: Tier 2 Watch List - the Government of Angola does not fully comply with the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking; however, it is making efforts to do so; the government did not demonstrate an increase in its modest anti-trafficking efforts of the previous year; no efforts were made to improve its minimal protection services provided to victims or to raise awareness of trafficking (2011)
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