Angola: Fact file
Updated November 2010
| Name | Republic of Angola |
| Area | 1 246 700 sq km |
| Capital | Luanda |
| Major cities | Huambo, Lobito, Benguela, Lubango, Malanje (Frame 2008, 67) |
| Boundaries | Atlantic, Congo, DRC, Zambia, Namibia |
| Population | 18.993 million, 2010 est (UN Statistics Division 2009a) |
| Natural pop growth | 2.67%, 2005-2010 est (UN Statistics Division 2009b) |
| Urbanisation | 55.8%, 2007 est (UN Statistics Division undated) |
| Life expectancy | Female 48.8 yrs, male 44.9 yrs; 2005-2010 est (UN Statistics Division 2009c, 2009d) |
| Infant mortality | 117/1000, 2005-2010 est (UN Statistics Division 2009e) |
| HIV/AIDS prevalence | 2.1%, 15-49 yr 2007 est (UN Statistics Division 2009f) |
| Adult literacy rate | 67%; 2003-2008 est (UN Statistics Division 2010a) |
| Military expenditure | 2.9% of GDP; 2008 (UN Statistics Division 2010b) |
| Health expenditure | 1.8% of GDP; 2005 (UN Statistics Division 2008) |
| Legal system | Post-independence legislation, Portuguese civil and customary law (Rainha 2007) |
| Independence | 11 November 1975, Portugal |
| GDP | US$83.383 billion, 2008 est (UN Statistics Division 2010c) |
| GDP per capita | US$1,942, 2008 est (UN Statistics Division 2009g) |
| GDP growth rate | 14.8%, 2008 est (UN Statistics Division 2010d) |
| Main exports | Oil, diamonds (Frame 2008, 70) |
| Currency | 100 Lwei = 1 Kwanza |
| Unemployment | 25.2%, 2009 (AfDB/OECD 2010) |
| Inflation rate | 19.9%, 2008 (UN Statistics Division 2010e) |
| External debt ratio | 11.1% of GDP, 2009 (IMF 2010, 95) |
| Roads | 51 429 km, 5 349 km tarred (SADC 2007) |
| Rail | 2 761 km (SADC 2007) |
| Airports | 244, 31 paved (SADC 2007) |
| Ethnic groups | Ovimbundu 37%, Kimbundu 25%, Bakongo 13%, , Mestiço 2%, European 1%, other 22% (Intute 2007) |
| Languages | Official: Portuguese (official). National: Kikongo, Kimbundu, Mbunda, Chokwe, Oshiwambo. 35 others (Lewis 2009) |
| Religion | Roman Catholic 55%, Protestant 40% (US Department of State 2009). |
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