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Map of Angola

Angola (capital Luanda) and neighboring states



Per capita GDP
2013: $6,300

GDP growth rate
2013: 5.6%
2012: 3.9%
2011: 3.7%
2010: 3.4%
2009: 2.4%

Labor force in agriculture
2003: 85%

Troubled by population pressures and overuse of pastures creating soil erosion.

February 28, 2006: According to the BBC, Angola has a "burgeoning middle class."

Exports partners
2010: China 42.8%, US 23%, India 9.5%, France 4%

Angola has inadequate supplies of drinking water. 


July 2014: 19.1 million

Population growth rate:
2014: 2.78%, 19th of 233 countries

Births / deaths
2014: 38.97 / 11.67

Living in an urban area
2010: 59.2%

Net migration rate
2014: Net gain of 0.47 persons per 1,000 population
2012: Net gain of 0.55 persons per 1,000 population

Ethnic groups
Ovimbundu 37%t, Kimbundu 25%, Bakongo 13%, mixed European and African 2%,  European 1%, other 22%

1998: indigenous beliefs 47%, Roman Catholics 38%, Protestants 15%


Southern Africa bordering the South Atlantic Ocean


The president is elected by the National Assembly to a five-year term and under the 2010 constitution eligible for a second consecutive or discontinuous term.

Capital: Luanda

Recent History

Angola won its independence from Portugal in 1975.

The World Factbook
