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Republic of Angola
President: José Eduardo dos Santos (1979)
Area: 481,350 sq. mi. (1,246,700 sq. km)
Population (1999 est.): 11,177,537 (average annual rate of natural increase: 2.68%); birth rate: 43.1/1000; infant mortality rate: 129.2/1000; density per sq. mi.: 23
Capital and largest city (1993): Luanda, 2,000,000
Other large cities (1993 est.): Huambo, 400,000; Lubango, 105,000
Monetary unit: Kwanza
Languages: Bantu, Portuguese (official)
Ethnicity/race: Ovimbundu 37%, Kimbundu 25%, Bakongo 13%, mestico (mixed European and Native African) 2%, European 1%, other 22%
Religions: Roman Catholic, 47%; Protestant, 38%; Indigenous, 15%
Literacy rate: 42%
Economic summary: GDP/PPP (1998 est.): $11 billion; $1000 per capita. Real growth rate: 0.5%. Inflation: 90% (1998 est.). Unemployment: extensive. (1997 est.) Arable land: 2%. Agriculture: bananas, sugarcane, coffee, sisal, corn, cotton, manioc (tapioca), tobacco, vegetables, plantains, livestock, forest products, fish. Labor force: 5 million: agriculture, 85%; industry and services, 15% (1997 est.). Industry: petroleum, diamonds, iron ore, phosphates, feldspar, bauxite, uranium, gold, cement, basic metal products, fish processing, food processing, brewing, tobacco products, sugar, textiles. Natural resources: petroleum, diamonds, iron ore, phosphates, copper, feldspar, gold, bauxite, uranium. Exports: $3.4 billion (f.o.b., 1998 est.): crude oil, diamonds, refined petroleum products, gas, coffee, sisal, fish, timber, cotton. Imports: $2.2 billion (f.o.b., 1998 est.): machinery and electrical equipment, vehicles and spare parts, medicines, food, textiles and clothing, substantial military supplies. Major trading partners: U.S., EU, China, Portugal, France, South Africa.
