Angola

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National name: Republica de Angola

Current government officials

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: 67.4% (2011 est.)

Economic summary: GDP/PPP (2011 est.): $115.9 billion; per capita $5,900. Real growth rate: -0.6%. Inflation: 14.3%. Unemployment: 8% (2012 est.). Arable land: 2.65%. Agriculture: bananas, sugarcane, coffee, sisal, corn, cotton, manioc (tapioca), tobacco, vegetables, plantains; livestock; forest products; fish. Labor force: 8.24 million; agriculture 85%, industry and services 15% (2007 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: $65.63 billion f.o.b. (2011 est.): crude oil, diamonds, refined petroleum products, gas, coffee, sisal, fish and fish products, timber, cotton. Imports: $24.76 billion f.o.b. (2011 est.): machinery and electrical equipment, vehicles and spare parts; medicines, food, textiles, military goods. Major trading partners: U.S., China, Taiwan, France, Chile (2006)

Communications: Telephones: main lines in use: 303,200 (2011); mobile cellular: 8.909 million (2011). Radio broadcast stations: AAM 21, FM 6, shortwave 7 (2001). Television broadcast stations: 6 (2000). Internet hosts: 20,269 (2011). Internet users: 85,000 (2011).

Transportation: Railways: total: 2,764 km (2011). Highways: total: 51,429 km; paved: 5,349 km; unpaved: 46,080 km (2011). Waterways: 1,300 km (2007). Ports and harbors: Cabinda, Luanda, Soyo. Airports: 193 (2011).

International disputes: many Cabinda exclave secessionists have sought shelter in neighboring states

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