Angola: Fact file
Updated May 2008
| Name | Republic of Angola |
| Area | 1 246 700 sq km (Frame 2008, 67) |
| Capital | Luanda |
| Major cities | Huambo, Benguela, Lobito (City Population Undated) |
| Boundaries | Atlantic, Congo, DRC, Zambia, Namibie |
| Population | 16.1 million, 2005 (UNDP 2007/2008) |
| Pop growth rate | 2.8%, 2005-15 (UNDP 2007/8) |
| Urbanisation | 53.3%, 2005 (UNDP 2007/8) |
| Life expectancy | Female 43.3 yrs, male 40.1 yrs; 2005 (UNDP 2007/8) |
| Infant mortality | 154/1000, 2005 (UNDP 2007/8) |
| HIV/AIDS prevalence | 2.1% adults, 2007 est (República de Angola 2007, 5) |
| Adult literacy rate | Female 54.2%, male 82.9%; 2005 (UNDP 2007/8) |
| Military expenditure | 5.7% of GDP; 2005 (UNDP 2007/8) |
| Health expenditure | 1.5% of GDP; 2004 (UNDP 2007/8) |
| Legal system | Post-independence legislation, Portuguese civil and customary law (Rainha 2007) |
| Independence | 11 November 1975, Portugal |
| GDP | US$61.356 billion, 2007 est (IMF 2008a) |
| GDP per capita | US$3 757, 2007 est (IMF 2008a) |
| GDP growth rate | 21.13%, 2007 est (IMF 2008a) |
| Main exports | Oil, diamonds (Frame 2008, 70) |
| Roads | 51 429 km, 5 349 km tarred (SADC 2007) |
| Rail | 2 761 km (SADC 2007) |
| Airports | 244, 31 paved (SADC 2007) |
| Currency | 100 Lwei = 1 Kwanza |
| Unemployment | 25.2%, 2006 (AfDB/OECD 2008, 135) |
| Inflation rate | 12.2%, 2007 est (IMF 2008a) |
| External debt ratio | 6.7% of GDP, 2007 (IMF 2008b) |
| Ethnic groups | Ovimbundu 37%, Kimbundu 25%, Bakongo 13%, , Mestiço 2%, European 1%, other 22% (Intute 2007) |
| Languages | Portuguese (official), Koongo, Mbundu, Chokwe, Mbunda, Kwanyama (Gordon 2005) |
| Religion | Indigenous beliefs 47%, Roman Catholic 38%, Protestant 15% (Centre for Intercultural Learning 2006). |
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FRAME, I 2008 (ed) Africa South of the Sahara 2008, Routledge.
GORDON, RG JR (ed) 2005 "Languages of Angola", IN Ethnologue: Languages of the World, Fifteenth edition, Dallas, Texas, SIL International, [www] http://www.ethnologue.com/show_country.asp?name=Angola [opens new window] (accessed 21 Apr 2008).
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