54 AFRICAN COUNTRIES

GEOGRAPHY

Angola is located in Southern Africa, bordering the South Atlantic Ocean, between Namibia and Democratic Republic of the Congo. Area of 1.2 Million Sq Km and a coastline of 1,600 km. Luanda is the capital city while other prominent cities are Cabinda, Catumbela, Huambo, Menongue, Namjbe, Ongiva, Soyo.

Climate:Semiarid in south and along coast to Luanda; North has cool, dry season (May to October) and hot, rainy season (November to April).

Political Structure: Angola has a Presidential Republic.Elections were last held in 2008.The Popular Movement for Liberation of Angola party has been in power since 1975.

Source : Wikipedia .

POPULATION

12.79 Mn (July 2009)

Ethnic group:Ovimbundu 37%, Kimbundu 25%, Bakongo 13%, mestico (mixed European and native African) 2%, European 1%, other 22%

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

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

GDP (PPP)

U$ 112.8 Billion (est.2008)

Real growth rate is 13.2%.The CAGR of GDP for 3 years (2006 – 2008) is 15%.The GDP growth rates for year 2006 and 2007 are 19.6% and 16.7% respectively.

TRADE(EXPORT & IMPORT)

SOURCE: UN DATABASE

Major ports

Cabinda, Lobito, Luanda, Namibe.

SECTOR BREAKUP

Agriculture is 9.2 %,Industry is 65.8% and Services is 24.6%

ECONOMY SNAPSHOTS

Angola’s economy is one of the fastest-growing economies in the world, but it is still recovering from the Angolan Civil War that plagued Angola from independence in 1975 until 2002. Despite extensive oil and gas resources, diamonds, hydroelectric potential, and rich agricultural land, Angola remains poor, and a third of the population relies on subsistence agriculture. Since 2002, when the 27-year civil war ended, the country has worked to repair and improve ravaged infrastructure and weakened political and social institutions.