Angola: Fact file
Updated March 2010
| Name | Republic of Angola |
| Area | 1 246 700 sq km |
| Capital | Luanda |
| Major cities | Huambo, Benguela, Lobito (City Population Undated) |
| Boundaries | Atlantic, Congo, DRC, Zambia, Namibia |
| Population | 17.6 million, 2007 (UNDP 2009) |
| Natural pop growth | 2.6%, 2005-2010 (UNDP 2009) |
| Urbanisation | 37.1%, 1990 (UNDP 2009) |
| Life expectancy | Female 48.5 yrs, male 44.6 yrs; 2007 (UNDP 2009) |
| Infant mortality | 117/1000, 2005-2010 est (UN Statistics Division 2010a) |
| HIV/AIDS prevalence | 15-49 yrs: 2.1%; 2007 est (República de Angola 2007, 5) |
| Adult literacy rate | Female 54.2%, male 82.9%; 2007 (UNDP 2009) |
| Military expenditure | 4.5% of GDP; 2005 (UN Statistics Division 2010b) |
| Health expenditure | 1.8% of GDP; 2005 (UN Statistics Division 2010c) |
| 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 2008) |
| GDP per capita | US$1 436, 2008 (IMF 2009, 65) |
| GDP growth rate | 13.2%, 2008 (IMF 2009, 63) |
| 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 | 12.5%, 2008 (IMF 2009, 66) |
| External debt ratio | 9% of GDP, 2008 (IMF 2009, 84) |
| 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 | Roman Catholic 55%, Protestant 40% (US Department of State 2009). |
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