Independence Year : 1975
Population : 12878000
Life Expectancy : 38.3
Capital : 56
GNP : 6648.00
GNP Old : 7984.00
Local Name : Angola
Government Form : Republic
Location : Southern Africa, between Namibia and Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Terrain : A narrow, dry coastal strip extending from Luanda to Namibia; well-watered agricultural highlands; savanna in the far east and south; rain forest in the north and Cabinda
Climate : Semiarid in south and along the coast; north has a cool, dry season (May - October) and a hot, rainy season (November - April)
Ethnic Group : Ovimbundu 37%, Kimbundu 25%, Bakongo 13%, mixed racial 2%.
Religions : Christians 88%, indigenous beliefs
Official Website :
www.angola.org/
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General Information - Angola
Background
Civil war has been the norm in Angola since independence from Portugal in 1975. A 1994 peace accord between the government and the National Union for the Total Independence of Angola (UNITA) provided for the integration of former UNITA insurgents into the government and armed forces. A national unity government was installed in April of 1997, but serious fighting resumed in late 1998, rendering hundreds of thousands of people homeless. Up to 1.5 million lives may have been lost in fighting over the past quarter century. The death of Jonas SAVIMBI and a cease fire with UNITA may bode well for the country. .
(Source: CIA - The World Factbook)
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