Angola

Angola, officially the Republic of Angola (Portuguese: República de Angola, pronounced [ʁɛˈpublikɐ dɨ ɐ̃ˈɡɔlɐ]; Kongo: Repubilika ya Ngola), is a country in south-central Africa bordered by Namibia on the south, Democratic Republic of the Congo on the north, and Zambia on the east; its west coast is on the Atlantic Ocean. The exclave province of Cabinda has a border with the Republic of the Congo and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Angola was a Portuguese overseas territory from the 16th century to 1975. After independence, Angola was the scene of an intense civil war from 1975 to 2002. The country is the second-largest petroleum and diamond producer in sub-Saharan Africa; however, its life expectancy and infant mortality rates are both among the worst ranked in the world. According to the International Monetary Fund, more than $4 billion in oil receipts have disappeared from Angola's treasury in the 2000s. In August 2006, a peace treaty was signed with a faction of the FLEC, a separatist guerrilla group from the Cabinda exclave in the North, which is still active. About 65% of Angola's oil comes from that region.



Capital(and largest city)
Luanda8°50′S 13°20′E / 8.833°S 13.333°E / -8.833; 13.333
Official languages
Portuguese
Recognised regional languages
Kongo, Chokwe, South Mbundu (Umbundu), North Mbundu (Kimbundu)
Demonym
Angolan
Government
Presidential republic
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President
José Eduardo dos Santos
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Prime Minister
Paulo Kassoma
Independence
from Portugal
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Date
November 11, 1975
Area
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Total
1,246,700 km2 (23rd)481,354 sq mi
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Water (%)
negligible
Population
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2007 estimate
16,941,000 (59th)
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1970 census
5,646,177
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Density
13/km2 (199th)34/sq mi
GDP (PPP)
2008 estimate
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Total
$106.410 billion[1]
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Per capita
$6,331[1]
GDP (nominal)
2008 estimate
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Total
$83.384 billion[1]
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Per capita
$4,961[1]
HDI (2007)
▲0.446 (low) (162nd)
Currency
Kwanza (AOA)
Time zone
WAT (UTC+1)
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Summer (DST)
not observed (UTC+1)
Drives on the
right
Internet TLD
.ao
Calling code
244