The 1999 CIA World Factbook. United States. Central Intelligence Agency

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       220 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:

       exclusive economic zone: 200 nm

       territorial sea: 12 nm

      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: 0%

       permanent pastures: 23%

       forests and woodland: 43%

       other: 32% (1993 est.)

      Irrigated land: 750 sq km (1993 est.)

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

      Environment—current issues: the 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, Desertification, Law of the Sea signed, but not ratified: Climate Change

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

       Democratic Republic of the Congo

      People

      Population: 11,177,537 (July 1999 est.)

      Age structure:

       0–14 years: 45% (male 2,545,006; female 2,473,732)

       15–64 years: 52% (male 2,938,178; female 2,909,844)

       65 years and over: 3% (male 143,074; female 167,703) (1999 est.)

      Population growth rate: 2.84% (1999 est.)

      Birth rate: 43.11 births/1,000 population (1999 est.)

      Death rate: 16.35 deaths/1,000 population (1999 est.)

      Net migration rate: 1.6 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1999 est.)

      Sex ratio:

       at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female

       under 15 years: 1.03 male(s)/female

       15–64 years: 1.01 male(s)/female

       65 years and over: 0.85 male(s)/female

       total population: 1.01 male(s)/female (1999 est.)

      Infant mortality rate: 129.19 deaths/1,000 live births (1999 est.)

      Life expectancy at birth: total population: 48.39 years male: 46.08 years female: 50.82 years (1999 est.)

      Total fertility rate: 6.12 children born/woman (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

      Country name:

       conventional long form: Republic of Angola

       conventional short form: Angola

       local long form: Republica de Angola

       local short form: Angola

       former: People's Republic of Angola

      Data code: AO

      Government type: transitional government, 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 January

       1999); note—the president is both chief of state and head of

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