ANGOLA
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NATIONAL FLAG DESCRIPTION:
Two equal horizontal bands of red (top) and black with a centred yellow emblem consisting of a five-pointed star within half a cogwheel crossed by a machete (in the style of a hammer and sickle)
GEOGRAPHY:
Angola is one of the largest countries in Africa, it is is situated on the
west coast of Africa, the country is roughly rectangular in
shape. It is the seventh largest country in Africa, covering an area greater
than France and Spain combined.
GEOGRAPHIC COORDINATES:
12 30 S, 18 30 E
TOTAL LAND AREA:
1,246,700 sq km
LAND BOUNDARIES:
Total: 5,198 km
BORDER COUNTRIES:
Democratic Republic of the Congo 2,511 km, Republic of the Congo 201 km, Namibia 1,376 km, Zambia 1,110 km, (of which 225 km is the boundary of the Cabinda Province) The province of Cabinda is an exclave, separated from the rest of the country by the Democratic Republic of the Congo
COASTLINE:
1,600 km
MARITIME CLAIMS:
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Territorial sea: 12 nm
Contiguous zone: 24 nm
Exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
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
LANDSCAPE:
Lowland plains lie along Angola’s Atlantic coast. They range in width from 50
to 150 km (about 30 to 90 mi). The major geographic feature of Angola is a
vast high plateau, which rises east of the plains through a series of
terraces. The plateau covers approximately two-thirds of the country and has
an average elevation of 1,000 to 1,520 m (3,300 to 5,000 ft). Higher
elevations are reached in the mountains of the plateau’s central section,
which culminate in Mount Môco, the country’s highest point. The plateau
descends to lowlands in the east. To the south the plateau becomes barren
desert.
RIVERS & LAKES:
Most of Angola’s rivers rise in the central mountains. Of the many rivers that
drain to the Atlantic Ocean, the Cuanza and Cunene are the most important.
Other major streams include the Kwango River, which drains north to the Congo
River system, and the Kwando and Cubango Rivers, both of which drain generally
southeast to the Okavango Delta in Botswana. As the land drops from the
plateau, many rapids and waterfalls plunge downward in the rivers. Angola has
no sizable lakes.
POPULATION:
12,127,071 (July 2006 est.)
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.)
FISCAL YEAR:
Calendar Year
ECONOMY:
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INDUSTRY:
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
AGRICULTURE:
Bananas, Sugarcane, Coffee, Sisal, Corn, Cotton, Manioc (Tapioca), Tobacco, Vegetables, Plantains; Livestock; Forest Products; Fish
NATURAL RESOURCES:
Petroleum, Diamonds, Iron Ore, Phosphates, Copper, Feldspar, Gold, Bauxite, Uranium
GOVERNMENT:
Date of Independence: 11 November 1975 from Portugal
President: President José Eduardo dos Santos
Main Political Parties: The Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA) and the National Union for the Total Independence of Angola (UNITA)
GOVERNMENT TYPE:
Republic, nominally a multiparty democracy with a strong presidential system
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
LEGAL SYSTEM:
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Based on Portuguese civil law system and customary law; recently modified to accommodate political pluralism and increased use of free markets
Ministry of Hotels and Tourism
Largo 4 de Fevereiro, Palácio de Vidro, CP 1242, Luanda, Angola
Tel: (2) 310 899.
Website: www.angola.org
Embassy of the Republic of Angola in the UK
22 Dorset Street, London W1U 6QY, UK
Tel: (020) 7299 9850 or 7487 5125 (consular section).
Website: www.angola.org.uk
Opening hours: Mon-Fri 0900-1600; 0930-1300, closed Wed (consular section).
Embassy of the Republic of Angola in the USA
2100-2108 16th Street, NW, Washington, DC 20009, USA
Tel: (202) 785 1156.
Website: www.angola.org
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