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Capital Angola : |
Luanda .
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| Land Boudaries Border Country Angola :
| Democratic Republic of the Congo 2,511 km (of which 225 km is the boundary of discontiguous Cabinda Province), Republic of the Congo 201 km, Namibia 1,376 km, Zambia 1,110 km .
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| Climate Angola :
| semiarid in south and along coast to Luanda; north has cool, dry season (May to October) and hot, rainy season (November to April) .
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| Life expectancy Angola :
| 36.79 years .
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| Fertility rate Angola :
| 6.33 children born/woman (2004 est.) .
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| Government type Angola :
| republic, nominally a multiparty democracy with a strong presidential system .
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| Population Angola :
| 10,978,552 (July 2004 est.) .
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| Area Total Angola :
| 1,246,700 sq km .
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| Telephones Main Lines In Use Angola :
| 96,300 (2003) .
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| Telephones Mobile Cellular Angola :
| 130,000 (2002) .
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| International Country Code Angola :
| 244.
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| Current account balance Angola :
| $-475 million (2003) |
| HIV Angola :
| 3.9% (2003 est.) |
| Population below poverty line Angola :
| 70% (2003 est.) |
| Literacy Angola :
| 42% |
| House hold income lowest than 10% Angola :
| NA |
| House hold income highest than 10% Angola :
| NA |
| Inflation Angola :
| 76.6% (2003 est.) |
| Unemployment Rate Angola :
| extensive unemployment and underemployment affecting more than half the population (2001 est.) |
| Internet Users Angola :
| 41,000 (2002) |
| Location Angola :
| Southern Africa, bordering the South Atlantic Ocean, between Namibia and Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| Geographic Coordinates Angola :
| 12 30 S, 18 30 E |
| Religion Angola :
| indigenous beliefs 47%, Roman Catholic 38%, Protestant 15% (1998 est.) |
| Administrative region Angola :
| 18 provinces (provincias, singular - provincia); Bengo, Benguela, Bie, Cabinda, Cuando Cubango, Cuanza Norte, Cuanza Sul, Cunene, Huambo, Huila, Luanda, Lunda Norte, Lunda Sul, Malanje, Moxico, Namibe, Uige, Zaire |
| Terrain Angola :
| narrow coastal plain rises abruptly to vast interior plateau |
| Elevation extremes lowest Angola :
| Atlantic Ocean 0 m |
| Elevation extremes highest Angola :
| Morro de Moco 2,620 m |
| Natural resources Angola :
| petroleum, diamonds, iron ore, phosphates, copper, feldspar, gold, bauxite, uranium |
| Land use arable land Angola :
| 2,41% |
| Land use permanentcrops Angola :
| 0,24% |
| Irrigated land Angola :
| 750 sq km (1998 est.) |
| Natural hazards Angola :
| locally heavy rainfall causes periodic flooding on the plateau |
| Environment current issues Angola :
| overuse of pastures and subsequent soil erosion attributable to population pressures; desertification; deforestation of tropical rain forest, in response to both international demand for tropical timber and to domestic use as fuel, resulting in loss of biodiversity; soil erosion contributing to water pollution and siltation of rivers and dams; inadequate supplies of potable water |
| Geography note Angola :
| the province of Cabinda is an exclave, separated from the rest of the country by the Democratic Republic of the Congo |
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