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coordinates: 12 30 S, 18 30 E

      Map references: Africa

      Area: total: 1,246,700 sq km water: 0 sq km land: 1,246,700 sq km

      Area - comparative: slightly less than twice the size of Texas

      Land boundaries: total: 5,198 km border countries: 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

      Coastline: 1,600 km

      Maritime claims: 200 NM territorial sea: Climate: semiarid in south and along coast to Luanda; north has cool, dry season (May to October) and hot, rainy season (November to April)

      Terrain: narrow coastal plain rises abruptly to vast interior plateau

      Elevation extremes: lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m highest point:

       Morro de Moco 2,620 m

      Natural resources: petroleum, diamonds, iron ore, phosphates, copper, feldspar, gold, bauxite, uranium

      Land use: arable land: 2% permanent crops: 1% other: 97% (1998 est.)

      Irrigated land: 750 sq km (1998 est.)

      Natural hazards: locally heavy rainfall causes periodic flooding on the plateau

      Environment - current issues: 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

      Environment - international agreements: party to: Biodiversity, Climate

       Change, Desertification, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship

       Pollution signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements

      Geography - note: Cabinda is separated from rest of country by the

       Democratic Republic of the Congo

      People Angola

      Population: 10,593,171 (July 2002 est.)

      Age structure: 0-14 years: 43.3% (male 2,318,326; female 2,272,726) 15-64 years: 53.9% (male 2,904,595; female 2,806,430) 65 years and over: 2.8% (male 131,316; female 159,778) (2002 est.)

      Population growth rate: 2.18% (2002 est.)

      Birth rate: 46.18 births/1,000 population (2002 est.)

      Death rate: 24.35 deaths/1,000 population (2002 est.)

      Net migration rate: 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2002 est.)

      Sex ratio: at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.02 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 1.03 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.82 male(s)/female total population: 1.02 male(s)/female (2002 est.)

      Infant mortality rate: 191.66 deaths/1,000 live births (2002 est.)

      Life expectancy at birth: 40.18 years (2002 est.) male: Total fertility rate: 6.43 children born/woman (2002 est.)

      HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: 2.78% (1999 est.)

      HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS: 160,000 (1999 est.)

      HIV/AIDS - deaths: 15,000 (1999 est.)

      Nationality: noun: Angolan(s) adjective: Angolan

      Ethnic groups: Ovimbundu 37%, Kimbundu 25%, Bakongo 13%, mestico (mixed

       European and Native African) 2%, European 1%, other 22%

      Religions: indigenous beliefs 47%, Roman Catholic 38%, Protestant 15% (1998 est.)

      Languages: Portuguese (official), Bantu and other African languages

      Literacy: definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 42% male: 56% female: 28% (1998 est.)

      Government Angola

      Country name: Republic of Angola conventional short form: local long form: Republica de Angola

      Government type: republic, nominally a multiparty democracy with a strong presidential system

      Capital: Luanda

      Administrative divisions: 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

      Independence: 11 November 1975 (from Portugal)

      National holiday: Independence Day, 11 November (1975)

      Constitution: 11 November 1975; revised 7 January 1978, 11 August 1980, 6 March 1991, and 26 August 1992

      Legal system: based on Portuguese civil law system and customary law; recently modified to accommodate political pluralism and increased use of free markets

      Suffrage: 18 years of age; universal

      Executive branch: chief of state: President Jose Eduardo DOS SANTOS (since 21 September 1979); note - the president is both chief of state and head of government head of government: President Jose Eduardo DOS SANTOS (since 21 September 1979); note - the president is both chief of state and head of government Council of Ministers appointed by the president elections: 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 NA) election results: 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

      Legislative branch: unicameral National Assembly or Assembleia Nacional (220 seats; members elected by proportional vote to serve four-year terms) elections: last held 29-30 September 1992 (next to be held NA) election results: 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

      Judicial branch: Supreme Court or Tribunal da Relacao (judges are appointed by the president)

      Political parties and leaders: 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 [Jonas SAVIMBI], 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]; UNITA-Renovada [Eugenio NGOLO "Manuvakola"] note: won a few seats and have little influence in the National Assembly

      Political pressure groups and leaders: 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

      International organization participation: ACP, AfDB, CCC, CEEAC, ECA,

       FAO, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICFTU, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO,

       IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, ITU, NAM, OAS (observer), OAU, SADC, UN,

       UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WToO, WTrO

      Diplomatic representation in the US: chief of mission: Ambassador

       Josefina Perpetua Pitra DIAKIDI FAX: [1] (202) 785-1258 consulate(s)

       general: New York telephone: [1] (202) 785-1156 chancery: 2100 16th

       Street NW, Washington, DC 20009

      Diplomatic representation from the US: chief of mission: Ambassador Christopher William DELL embassy:

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