]! ^! Angola has begun to enjoy the fruits of peace since the end of a 27-year civil war in 2002. Fighting between the Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA), led by Jose Eduardo DOS SANTOS, and the National Union for the Total Independence of Angola (UNITA), led by Jonas SAVIMBI, followed independence from Portugal in 1975. Peace seemed imminent in 1992 when Angola held national elections, but UNITA renewed fighting after being beaten by the MPLA at the polls. Up to 1.5 million lives may have been lost - and 4 million people displaced - in the quarter century of fighting. SAVIMBI's death in 2002 ended UNITA's insurgency and strengthened the MPLA's hold on power. DOS SANTOS has pledged to hold national elections in 2006. 
]" ^" Southern Africa, bordering the South Atlantic Ocean, between Namibia and Democratic Republic of the Congo ^# 12 30 S, 18 30 E ^$ Africa ^% `! 1,246,700 sq km `" 1,246,700 sq km `# 0 sq km ^& slightly less than twice the size of Texas ^' `! 5,198 km `U 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 ^( 1,600 km ^) `$ 12 nm `H 24 nm `I 200 nm ^* semiarid in south and along coast to Luanda; north has cool, dry season (May to October) and hot, rainy season (November to April) ^+ narrow coastal plain rises abruptly to vast interior plateau ^, `% Atlantic Ocean 0 m `& Morro de Moco 2,620 m ^- petroleum, diamonds, iron ore, phosphates, copper, feldspar, gold, bauxite, uranium ^. `' 2.41% `( 0.24% `) 97.35% (2001) ^/ 750 sq km (1998 est.) ^0 locally heavy rainfall causes periodic flooding on the plateau ^1 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 _J `K Biodiversity, Climate Change, Desertification, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution `L none of the selected agreements ^2 the province of Cabinda is an exclave, separated from the rest of the country by the Democratic Republic of the Congo 
]# ^3 11,190,786 (July 2005 est.) ^4 `* 43.4% (male 2,454,209/female 2,407,083) `+ 53.7% (male 3,059,339/female 2,955,060) `, 2.8% (male 139,961/female 175,134) (2005 est.) ^5 `! 18.12 years `- 18.12 years `. 18.11 years (2005 est.) ^6 1.9% (2005 est.) ^7 44.64 births/1,000 population (2005 est.) ^8 25.9 deaths/1,000 population (2005 est.) ^9 0.28 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.) ^: `/ 1.05 male(s)/female `0 1.02 male(s)/female `+ 1.04 male(s)/female `, 0.8 male(s)/female `1 1.02 male(s)/female (2005 est.) ^; `! 191.19 deaths/1,000 live births `- 203.68 deaths/1,000 live births `. 178.07 deaths/1,000 live births (2005 est.) ^< `1 38.43 years `- 37.28 years `. 39.64 years (2005 est.) ^= 6.27 children born/woman (2005 est.) ^> 3.9% (2003 est.) ^? 240,000 (2003 est.) ^@ 21,000 (2003 est.) __ degree of risk: very high food or waterborne diseases: bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, typhoid fever vectorborne diseases: malaria, African trypanosomiasis (sleeping sickness) are high risks in some locations respiratory disease: meningococcal meningitis water contact disease: schistosomiasis (2004) ^A `2 Angolan(s) `3 Angolan ^B Ovimbundu 37%, Kimbundu 25%, Bakongo 13%, mestico (mixed European and native African) 2%, European 1%, other 22% ^C indigenous beliefs 47%, Roman Catholic 38%, Protestant 15% (1998 est.) ^D Portuguese (official), Bantu and other African languages ^E `M age 15 and over can read and write `1 66.8% `- 82.1% `. 53.8% (2001 est.) 
]$ ^F `4 Republic of Angola `5 Angola `V Republica de Angola `W Angola `X People's Republic of Angola ^H republic, nominally a multiparty democracy with a strong presidential system ^I Luanda ^J 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 ^K 11 November 1975 (from Portugal) ^L Independence Day, 11 November (1975) ^M 11 November 1975; revised 7 January 1978, 11 August 1980, 6 March 1991, and 26 August 1992; note - new constitution has not yet been approved ^N based on Portuguese civil law system and customary law; recently modified to accommodate political pluralism and increased use of free markets ^O 18 years of age; universal ^P `6 President Jose Eduardo DOS SANTOS (since 21 September 1979); note - the president is both chief of state and head of government `7 President Jose Eduardo DOS SANTOS (since 21 September 1979); note - the president is both chief of state and head of government; Fernando de Piedade Dias DOS SANTOS was appointed Prime Minister on 6 December 2002, but this is not a position of real power `8 Council of Ministers appointed by the president `9 president elected by universal ballot for a five-year term; President DOS SANTOS originally elected (in 1979) without opposition under a one-party system and stood for reelection in Angola's first multiparty elections 29-30 September 1992 (next to be held September 2006) `: DOS SANTOS 49.6%, Jonas SAVIMBI 40.1%, making a run-off election necessary; the run-off was not held and SAVIMBI's National Union for the Total Independence of Angola (UNITA) repudiated the results of the first election; the civil war resumed ^Q unicameral National Assembly or Assembleia Nacional (220 seats; members elected by proportional vote to serve four-year terms) `9 last held 29-30 September 1992 (next to be held September 2006) `: percent of vote by party - MPLA 54%, UNITA 34%, others 12%; seats by party - MPLA 129, UNITA 70, PRS 6, FNLA 5, PLD 3, others 7 ^R Supreme Court or Tribunal da Relacao (judges are appointed by the president) ^S Liberal Democratic Party or PLD [Analia de Victoria PEREIRA]; National Front for the Liberation of Angola or FNLA [disputed leadership: Lucas NGONDA, Holden ROBERTO]; National Union for the Total Independence of Angola or UNITA [Isaias SAMAKUVA], largest opposition party has engaged in years of armed resistance; Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola or MPLA [Jose Eduardo DOS SANTOS], ruling party in power since 1975; Social Renewal Party or PRS [disputed leadership: Eduardo KUANGANA, Antonio MUACHICUNGO] note: about a dozen minor parties participated in the 1992 elections but only won a few seats and have little influence in the National Assembly ^T Front for the Liberation of the Enclave of Cabinda or FLEC [N'zita Henriques TIAGO, Antonio Bento BEMBE] note: FLEC is waging a small-scale, highly factionalized, armed struggle for the independence of Cabinda Province ^U ACP, AfDB, AU, FAO, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICCt (signatory), ICFTU, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, ISO (correspondent), ITU, MIGA, NAM, OAS (observer), SADC, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU, WCO, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WToO, WTO ^V `N Ambassador Josefina Perpetua Pitra DIAKIDI `O 2108 16th Street NW, Washington, DC 20009 `P [1] (202) 785-1156 `Q [1] (202) 785-1258 `R Houston and New York ^W `N Ambassador Cynthia EFFIRD `Z number 32 Rua Houari Boumedienne (in the Miramar area of Luanda), Luanda `[ international mail: Caixa Postal 6468, Luanda; pouch: American Embassy Luanda, Department of State, Washington, DC 20521-2550 `P [244] (2) 445-481, 447-028, 446-224 `Q [244] (2) 446-924 ^X two equal horizontal bands of red (top) and black with a centered yellow emblem consisting of a five-pointed star within half a cogwheel crossed by a machete (in the style of a hammer and sickle) 
]% ^Y Angola has been an economy in disarray because of a quarter century of nearly continuous warfare. An apparently durable peace was established after the death of rebel leader Jonas SAVIMBI in February 2002, but consequences from the conflict continue including the impact of widespread land mines. Subsistence agriculture provides the main livelihood for 85% of the population. Oil production and the supporting activities are vital to the economy, contributing about 45% to GDP and more than half of exports. Much of the country's food must still be imported. To fully take advantage of its rich natural resources - gold, diamonds, extensive forests, Atlantic fisheries, and large oil deposits - Angola will need to continue reforming government policies and to reduce corruption. While Angola made progress in further lowering inflation, from 325% in 2000 to about 106% in 2002, the government has failed to make sufficient progress on reforms recommended by the IMF such as increasing foreign exchange reserves and promoting greater transparency in government spending. Increased oil production supported 7% GDP growth in 2003 and 12% growth in 2004. ^Z $23.17 billion (2004 est.) ^[ 11.7% (2004 est.) ^\ purchasing power parity - $2,100 (2004 est.) ^] `; 8% `< 67% `= 25% (2001 est.) ^^ 5.41 million (2004 est.) ^_ agriculture 85%, industry and services 15% (2003 est.) ^` extensive unemployment and underemployment affecting more than half the population (2001 est.) ^a 70% (2003 est.) _! `> NA `? NA _" 43.8% (2004 est.) _P 34.5% of GDP (2004 est.) _# `@ $9.013 billion `A $9.562 billion, including capital expenditures of $963 million (2004 est.) _$ bananas, sugarcane, coffee, sisal, corn, cotton, manioc (tapioca), tobacco, vegetables, plantains; livestock; forest products; fish _% 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 _& 1% (2000) _' 1.707 billion kWh (2002) _( 1.587 billion kWh (2002) _) 0 kWh (2002) _* 0 kWh (2002) _+ 980,000 bbl/day (2004 est.) _, 31,000 bbl/day (2001 est.) _- NA _. NA _R 22.88 billion bbl (2004 est.) _S 530 million cu m (2001 est.) _T 530 million cu m (2001 est.) _U 0 cu m (2001 est.) _V 0 cu m (2001 est.) _W 79.57 billion cu m (2004) _X $-37.88 million (2004 est.) _/ $12.76 billion f.o.b. (2004 est.) _0 crude oil, diamonds, refined petroleum products, gas, coffee, sisal, fish and fish products, timber, cotton _1 US 38%, China 35.9%, Taiwan 6.8%, France 6.5% (2004) _2 $4.896 billion f.o.b. (2004 est.) _3 machinery and electrical equipment, vehicles and spare parts; medicines, food, textiles, military goods _4 South Korea 28.3%, Portugal 13.1%, US 9.3%, South Africa 7.4%, Brazil 5.6%, Japan 4.8%, France 4.4% (2004) _Y $800 million (2004 est.) _5 $10.45 billion (2004 est.) _6 $383.5 million (1999) _7 kwanza (AOA) _8 kwanza per US dollar - 83.541 (2004), 74.606 (2003), 43.53 (2002), 22.058 (2001), 10.041 (2000) _9 calendar year 
]& _: 96,300 (2003) _; 130,000 (2002) _< `B telephone service limited mostly to government and business use; HF radiotelephone used extensively for military links `C limited system of wire, microwave radio relay, and tropospheric scatter `D country code - 244; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean); fiber optic submarine cable (SAT-3/WASC) provides connectivity to Europe and Asia _= AM 21, FM 6, shortwave 7 (2000) _> 6 (2000) _? .ao _@ 17 (2003) _A 41,000 (2002) 
]' _e `! 2,761 km `c 2,638 km 1.067-m gauge; 123 km 0.600-m gauge (2004) _B `! 51,429 km `E 5,328 km `F 46,101 km (2001) _b 1,300 km (2004) _[ gas 214 km; liquid natural gas 14 km; liquid petroleum gas 30 km; oil 837 km; refined products 56 km (2004) _C Cabinda, Luanda, Soyo _K `! 4 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 26,123 GRT/42,879 DWT by type: cargo 1, passenger/cargo 2, petroleum tanker 1 `\ 4 (2005) _D 243 (2004 est.) _E `! 32 `] 4 `G 8 `^ 14 `_ 5 `T 1 (2004 est.) _L `! 211 `] 2 `G 4 `^ 30 `_ 95 `T 80 (2004 est.) 
]( _F Army, Navy (Marinha de Guerra, MdG), Air and Air Defense Forces (FANA) _M 17 years of age for compulsory military service; conscript service obligation - 2 years plus time for training (2001) _] males age 17-49: 2,423,221 (2005 est.) Manpower fit for military service: males age 17-49: 1,174,548 (2005 est.) _^ `` 121,254 (2005 est.) _N $183.58 million (2004) _O 10.6% (2004) 
]) _H 90,000 Angolan refugees were repatriated by 2004, the remaining refugees in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Zambia are expected to return in 2005; many Cabinda exclave secessionists have sought shelter in neighboring states _c IDPs: 40,000-60,000 (27-year civil war ending in 2002; 4 million IDPs already have returned) (2004) _I used as a transshipment point for cocaine destined for Western Europe and other African states 