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COUNTRY FACTS: ANGOLA
Name(official): Republic of Angola
Name(short): Angola
Capital City: Luanda
Location: Southern Africa
Coordinate: 12 30 S, 18 30 E
Independence: (from Portugal) 11 November 1975.
President: Jose E. DOS SANTOS (President since 10 Sept; 1979 upon the death of President Neto),
Antonio Paulo KASSOMA PM since 30 Sept; 2008
Fanando da Piedade Dias dos Santos(PM 2002/12/06 - 2008/09/30)
Type of Government: Republic
Total Area: 1 246 700sq.km.
Population: 18 498 000 (2009 est.)
People: Ovimbundu 37%, Kimbundu 25%, Bakongo 13%, mestico (mixed European and native African) 2%, European 1%, other 22%.
Religion: Indigenous belief 47%, christians 53% (1998 est.)
Languages: Portugese(official), Bantu, other indigenous languages
Literacy: 67.4%total, 82.9%male, 54.2%female (2001 est.)
Currency: Kwanza (1 new kwanza = 100 Iwei)
GDP(per capita): $8 800 (2008 est.)
Arable Land: 2.65% (2005 est.)
Agriculture: banana, sugarcane, coffee, sisal, corn, ctton, manoic(tapioca), tobacco, vegetables, plantain, forest products, livestock, fish.
Natural resources: Petroleum, diamonds, iron ore, phosphate, copper, feldspar, gold, bauxite, urnium.
Embassy in Japan: Embassy of the Republic of Angola
Chancery: 2-10-24, Daizawa, Setagaya-ku. Post Code: 155-0032 Tel. 03-5430-7879
Embassy of the Republic of Angola
General Info: Angola Info
International Phone Code: +244

ECONOMY: BUSINESS, TRADE AND INVESTMENT

MAJOR CITIES

Luanda, Huambo, Benguela, Lobito.

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GOVERNMENT: ADMINISTRATIVE UNITS

The country is divided into 18 provinces:
Bengo, Bie, Benguela, Cabinda, Cuando, Cubango, Cuanza Norte, Cunene, Huambo, Huila, Luanda, Lunda Norte, Lunda Sul, Malanje, Moxico, Namibe, Uige, Zaire.

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