Republic of Angola

President: José Eduardo dos Santos (1979)

Prime Minister: Fernando da Piedade Dias dos Santos (2003)

Area: 481,351 sq mi (1,246,700 sq km)

Population (2005 est.): 11,190,786 (growth rate: 1.9%); birth rate: 44.6/1000; infant mortality rate: 191.2/1000; life expectancy: 36.6; density per sq mi: 23

Capital and largest city (2003 est.): Luanda, 2,297,200

Other large cities: Huambo, 171,000; Lubango, 136,000

Monetary unit: New Kwanza

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

Ethnicity/race: Ovimbundu 37%, Kimbundu 25%, Bakongo 13%, mestico (mixed European and Native African) 2%, European 1%, other 22%

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

Literacy rate: 42% (1998 est.)

Economic summary: GDP/PPP (2004 est.): $23.17 billion; per capita $2,100. Real growth rate: 11.7%. Inflation: 43.8%. Unemployment: extensive unemployment and underemployment affecting more than half the population (2001 est.). Arable land: 2%. Agriculture: bananas, sugarcane, coffee, sisal, corn, cotton, manioc (tapioca), tobacco, vegetables, plantains; livestock; forest products; fish. Labor force: 5.41 million; agriculture 85%, industry and services 15% (2003 est.). Industries: 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. Natural resources: petroleum, diamonds, iron ore, phosphates, copper, feldspar, gold, bauxite, uranium. Exports: $12.76 billion (f.o.b., 2004 est.): crude oil, diamonds, refined petroleum products, gas, coffee, sisal, fish and fish products, timber, cotton. Imports: $4.896 billion (f.o.b., 2004 est.): machinery and electrical equipment, vehicles and spare parts; medicines, food, textiles, military goods. Major trading partners: US, China, Taiwan, France, Portugal, South Africa, Netherlands, Brazil, UK (2003).

Communications: Telephones: main lines in use: 69,700 (1997); mobile cellular: 25,800 (2000). Radio broadcast stations: AM 36, FM 7, shortwave 9 (2000). Radios: 815,000 (2000). Television broadcast stations: 7 (2000). Televisions: 196,000 (2000). Internet Service Providers (ISPs): 1 (2000). Internet users: 30,000 (2001).

Transportation: Railways: total: 2,771 km (inland, much of the track is unusable because of land mines still in place from the civil war) (2000 est.). Highways: total: 76,626 km; paved: 19,156 km; unpaved: 57,470 km (1997). Waterways: 1,295 km. Ports and harbors: Ambriz, Cabinda, Lobito, Luanda, Malongo, Namibe, Porto Amboim, Soyo. Airports: 244 (2001).

International disputes: none.