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Communications

Broadcast media [time series]

state controls all broadcast media with nationwide reach; state-owned Televisao Popular de Angola (TPA) provides terrestrial TV service on 2 channels; a third TPA channel is available via cable and satellite; TV subscription services are available; state-owned Radio Nacional de Angola (RNA) broadcasts on 5 stations; about a half dozen private radio stations broadcast locally (2008)

Internet country code [time series]

.ao

Internet users [time series]

total: 3.7 million | percent of population: 19.4% (2014 est.) | country comparison to the world: 81

Broadcast media (Radio broadcast stations) [time series]

AM 21, FM 6, shortwave 7 (2001)

Telecommunication systems (Telephone system) [time series]

general assessment: limited system; state-owned telecom had monopoly for fixed lines until 2005; demand outstripped capacity, prices were high, and services poor; Telecom Namibia, through an Angolan company, became the first private licensed operator in Angola's fixed-line telephone network; by 2010, the number of fixed-line providers had expanded to 5; Angola Telecom established mobile-cellular service in Luanda in 1993 and the network has been extended to larger towns; a privately owned, mobile-cellular service provider began operations in 2001 | domestic: about two fixed lines per 100 persons; mobile-cellular teledensity about 50 telephones per 100 persons in 2011 | international: country code - 244; landing point for the SAT-3/WASC fiber-optic submarine cable that provides connectivity to Europe and Asia; satellite earth stations - 29 (2009)

Telephones - fixed lines [time series]

total subscriptions: 280,000 | subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 1 (2014 est.) | country comparison to the world: 117

Telephones - mobile cellular [time series]

total: 14.1 million | subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 74 (2014 est.) | country comparison to the world: 69

Broadcast media (Television broadcast stations) [time series]

6 (2000)

Economy

Agricultural products (Agriculture - products) [time series]

bananas, sugarcane, coffee, sisal, corn, cotton, cassava (manioc, tapioca), tobacco, vegetables, plantains; livestock; forest products; fish

Budget [time series]

revenues: $47.09 billion | expenditures: $55.8 billion (2014 est.)

Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-) [time series]

-6.7% of GDP (2014 est.) | country comparison to the world: 191

Central bank discount rate [time series]

9% (31 December 2014) | 25% (31 December 2010) | country comparison to the world: 32

Commercial bank prime lending rate [time series]

16.38% (31 December 2014 est.) | 15.81% (31 December 2013 est.) | country comparison to the world: 28

Current account balance [time series]

-$1.951 billion (2014 est.) | $8.348 billion (2013 est.) | country comparison to the world: 144

Debt - external [time series]

$28.62 billion (31 December 2014 est.) | $24 billion (31 December 2013 est.) | country comparison to the world: 74

Economic overview (Economy - overview) [time series]

Angola's economy is overwhelmingly driven by its oil sector. Oil production and its supporting activities contribute about 50% of GDP, more than 70% of government revenue, and more than 90% of the country's exports. Diamonds contribute an additional 5% to exports. Subsistence agriculture provides the main livelihood for most of the people, but half of the country's food is still imported. Increased oil production supported growth averaging more than 17% per year from 2004 to 2008. A postwar reconstruction boom and resettlement of displaced persons has led to high rates of growth in construction and agriculture as well. Some of the country's infrastructure is still damaged or undeveloped from the 27-year-long civil war. However, the government since 2005 has used billions of dollars in credit lines from China, Brazil, Portugal, Germany, Spain, and the EU to help rebuild Angola's public infrastructure. Land mines left from the war still mar the countryside, and as a result, the national military, international partners, and private Angolan firms all continue to remove them. The global recession that started in 2008 stalled economic growth. In particular, lower prices for oil and diamonds during the global recession slowed GDP growth to 2.4% in 2009, and many construction projects stopped because Luanda accrued $9 billion in arrears to foreign construction companies when government revenue fell in 2008 and 2009. Angola formally abandoned its currency peg in 2009, and in November 2009 signed onto an IMF Stand-By Arrangement loan of $1.4 billion to rebuild international reserves. Consumer inflation declined from 325% in 2000 to less than 9% in 2014. Falling oil prices and slower than expected growth in non-oil GDP have reduced growth prospects for 2015. Angola has responded by reducing government subsidies and by proposing import quotas and a more restrictive licensing regime. Corruption, especially in the extractive sectors, is a major long-term challenge.

Exchange rates [time series]

kwanza (AOA) per US dollar - | 98.3 (2014 est.) | 98.3 (2013 est.) | 95.47 (2012 est.) | 93.74 (2011 est.) | 91.91 (2010 est.)

Exports [time series]

$59.98 billion (2014 est.) | $68.25 billion (2013 est.) | country comparison to the world: 55

Exports - commodities [time series]

crude oil, diamonds, refined petroleum products, coffee, sisal, fish and fish products, timber, cotton

Exports - partners [time series]

China 48.1%, US 8.9%, India 8.8%, Spain 5.6% (2014)

Fiscal year [time series]

calendar year

GDP (official exchange rate) [time series]

$129.3 billion (2014 est.)

Real GDP (purchasing power parity) (GDP (purchasing power parity)) [time series]

$177.3 billion (2014 est.) | $169.2 billion (2013 est.) | $158.4 billion (2012 est.) | note: data are in 2014 US dollars | country comparison to the world: 65

GDP - composition, by end use [time series]

GDP - composition, by sector of origin [time series]

agriculture: 10.2% | industry: 61.4% | services: 28.4% (2011 est.)

Real GDP per capita (GDP - per capita (PPP)) [time series]

$7,300 (2014 est.) | $6,900 (2013 est.) | $6,500 (2012 est.) | note: data are in 2014 US dollars | country comparison to the world: 152

Real GDP growth rate (GDP - real growth rate) [time series]

4.8% (2014 est.) | 6.8% (2013 est.) | 5.2% (2012 est.) | country comparison to the world: 57

Gross national saving [time series]

13.5% of GDP (2014 est.) | 21.5% of GDP (2013 est.) | 26.9% of GDP (2012 est.) | country comparison to the world: 131

Household income or consumption by percentage share [time series]

lowest 10%: 0.6% | highest 10%: 44.7% (2000)

Imports [time series]

$29.24 billion (2014 est.) | $26.34 billion (2013 est.) | country comparison to the world: 67

Imports - commodities [time series]

machinery and electrical equipment, vehicles and spare parts; medicines, food, textiles, military goods

Imports - partners [time series]

China 23.7%, Portugal 16.3%, US 8.1%, South Korea 7.1%, Brazil 5%, South Africa 4.2%, France 4.1% (2014)

Industrial production growth rate [time series]

5.8% (2014 est.) | country comparison to the world: 36

Industries [time series]

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

Inflation rate (consumer prices) [time series]

7.3% (2014 est.) | 8.8% (2013 est.) | country comparison to the world: 196

Labor force [time series]

10.18 million (2014 est.) | country comparison to the world: 52

Labor force - by occupation [time series]

agriculture: 85% | industry and services: 15% (2003 est.)

Population below poverty line [time series]

40.5% (2006 est.)

Public debt [time series]

34.9% of GDP (2014 est.) | 31.8% of GDP (2013 est.) | country comparison to the world: 119

Reserves of foreign exchange and gold [time series]

$18.46 billion (31 December 2015 est.) | $27.09 billion (31 December 2014 est.) | country comparison to the world: 59

Stock of broad money [time series]

$51.71 billion (31 December 2014 est.) | $45.06 billion (31 December 2013 est.) | country comparison to the world: 67

Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad [time series]

$23.44 billion (31 December 2014 est.) | $17.1 billion (31 December 2013 est.) | country comparison to the world: 52

Stock of direct foreign investment - at home [time series]

$10.57 billion (31 December 2014 est.) | $8.078 billion (31 December 2013 est.) | country comparison to the world: 89

Stock of domestic credit [time series]

$23.12 billion (31 December 2014 est.) | $23.33 billion (31 December 2013 est.) | country comparison to the world: 81

Stock of narrow money [time series]

$30.11 billion (31 December 2014 est.) | $26.52 billion (31 December 2013 est.) | country comparison to the world: 64

Taxes and other revenues [time series]

36.4% of GDP (2014 est.) | country comparison to the world: 59

Unemployment rate [time series]

NA%

Energy

Carbon dioxide emissions (Carbon dioxide emissions from consumption of energy) [time series]

31.61 million Mt (2012 est.) | country comparison to the world: 75

Crude oil - exports [time series]

1.815 million bbl/day (2012 est.) | country comparison to the world: 8

Crude oil - imports [time series]

0 bbl/day (2012 est.) | country comparison to the world: 156

Crude oil - production [time series]

1.742 million bbl/day (2014 est.) | country comparison to the world: 14

Crude oil - proved reserves [time series]

9.011 billion bbl (1 January 2015 est.) | country comparison to the world: 18

Electricity - consumption [time series]

4.842 billion kWh (2012 est.) | country comparison to the world: 118

Electricity - exports [time series]

0 kWh (2013 est.) | country comparison to the world: 100

Electricity - from fossil fuels [time series]

50.3% of total installed capacity (2012 est.) | country comparison to the world: 150

Electricity - from hydroelectric plants [time series]

49.7% of total installed capacity (2012 est.) | country comparison to the world: 49

Electricity - from nuclear fuels [time series]

0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.) | country comparison to the world: 42

Electricity - from other renewable sources [time series]

0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.) | country comparison to the world: 153

Electricity - imports [time series]

0 kWh (2013 est.) | country comparison to the world: 116

Electricity - installed generating capacity [time series]

1.53 million kW (2012 est.) | country comparison to the world: 118

Electricity - production [time series]

5.475 billion kWh (2012 est.) | country comparison to the world: 117

Natural gas - consumption [time series]

495 million cu m (2013 est.) | country comparison to the world: 98

Natural gas - exports [time series]

0 cu m (2012 est.) | country comparison to the world: 56

Natural gas - imports [time series]

0 cu m (2013 est.) | country comparison to the world: 156

Natural gas - production [time series]

925 million cu m (2013 est.) | country comparison to the world: 66

Natural gas - proved reserves [time series]

275 billion cu m (1 January 2014 est.) | country comparison to the world: 41

Refined petroleum products - consumption [time series]

112,000 bbl/day (2013 est.) | country comparison to the world: 75

Refined petroleum products - exports [time series]

21,740 bbl/day (2012 est.) | country comparison to the world: 71

Refined petroleum products - imports [time series]

75,790 bbl/day (2012 est.) | country comparison to the world: 59

Refined petroleum products - production [time series]

40,010 bbl/day (2012 est.) | country comparison to the world: 84

Geography

Area [time series]

total: 1,246,700 sq km | land: 1,246,700 sq km | water: 0 sq km | country comparison to the world: 23

Area - comparative [time series]

slightly less than twice the size of Texas

Climate [time series]

semiarid in south and along coast to Luanda; north has cool, dry season (May to October) and hot, rainy season (November to April)

Coastline [time series]

1,600 km

Elevation (Elevation extremes) [time series]

lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m | highest point: Moca 2,620 m

Environment - current issues [time series]

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

International environmental agreements (Environment - international agreements) [time series]

party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution | signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements

Total water withdrawal (Freshwater withdrawal (domestic/industrial/agricultural)) [time series]

total: 0.71 cu km/yr (45%/34%/21%) | per capita: 40.27 cu m/yr (2005)

Geographic coordinates [time series]

12 30 S, 18 30 E

Geography - note [time series]

the province of Cabinda is an exclave, separated from the rest of the country by the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Irrigated land [time series]

855.3 sq km (2005)

Land boundaries [time series]

total: 5,369 km | border countries (4): Democratic Republic of the Congo 2,646 km (of which 225 km is the boundary of discontiguous Cabinda Province), Republic of the Congo 231 km, Namibia 1,427 km, Zambia 1,065 km

Land use [time series]

agricultural land: 47.3% | arable land 3.8%; permanent crops 0.2%; permanent pasture 43.3% | forest: 46.8% | other: 5.9% (2011 est.)

Location [time series]

Southern Africa, bordering the South Atlantic Ocean, between Namibia and Democratic Republic of the Congo

Map references [time series]

Africa

Maritime claims [time series]

territorial sea: 12 nm | contiguous zone: 24 nm | exclusive economic zone: 200 nm

Natural hazards [time series]

locally heavy rainfall causes periodic flooding on the plateau

Natural resources [time series]

petroleum, diamonds, iron ore, phosphates, copper, feldspar, gold, bauxite, uranium

Terrain [time series]

narrow coastal plain rises abruptly to vast interior plateau

Total renewable water resources [time series]

148 cu km (2011)

Government

Administrative divisions [time series]

18 provinces (provincias, singular - provincia); Bengo, Benguela, Bie, Cabinda, Cunene, Huambo, Huila, Kwando Kubango, Kwanza Norte, Kwanza Sul, Luanda, Lunda Norte, Lunda Sul, Malanje, Moxico, Namibe, Uige, Zaire

Capital [time series]

name: Luanda | geographic coordinates: 8 50 S, 13 13 E | time difference: UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)

Citizenship [time series]

citizenship by birth: no | citizenship by descent only: at least one parent must be a citizen of Angola | dual citizenship recognized: no | residency requirement for naturalization: 10 years

Constitution [time series]

previous 1975, 1992; latest passed by National Assembly 21 January 2010, adopted 5 February 2010 (2015)

Country name [time series]

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 | etymology: name derived by the Portuguese from the title "ngola" held by kings of the Ndongo (Ndongo was a kingdom in what is now northern Angola)

Diplomatic representation from the US [time series]

chief of mission: Ambassador Helen Meagher LA LIME (15 May 2014) | embassy: number 32 Rua Houari Boumedienne (in the Miramar area of Luanda), Luanda | mailing address: international mail: Caixa Postal 6468, Luanda; pouch: US Embassy Luanda, US Department of State, 2550 Luanda Place, Washington, DC 20521-2550 | telephone: [244] 946440977 | FAX: [244] (222) 64-1000

Diplomatic representation in the US [time series]

chief of mission: Ambassador Agostinho Tavares da Silva NETO (since 18 November 2014) | chancery: 2100-2108 16th Street NW, Washington, DC 20009 | telephone: [1] (202) 785-1156 | FAX: [1] (202) 822-9049 | consulate(s) general: Houston, New York

Executive branch [time series]

chief of state: President Jose Eduardo DOS SANTOS (since 21 September 1979); Vice President Manuel Domingos VICENTE (since 26 September 2012); note - the president is both chief of state and head of government | head of government: President Jose Eduardo DOS SANTOS (since 21 September 1979); Vice President Manuel Domingos VICENTE (since 26 September 2012) | cabinet: Council of Ministers appointed by the president | elections/appointments: president indirectly elected by the National Assembly for a 5-year term (eligible for a second consecutive or discontinuous term); note - according to the 2010 constitution, ballots are cast for parties rather than candidates, and the leader of the winning party becomes president | election results: NA; as leader of the MPLA, Jose Eduardo DOS SANTOS elected president following legislative elections on 31 August 2012, inaugurated on 26 September 2012 to serve the first of a possible two terms under the 2010 constitution

Flag (Flag description) [time series]

two equal horizontal bands of red (top) and black with a centered yellow emblem consisting of a five-pointed star within half a cogwheel crossed by a machete (in the style of a hammer and sickle); red represents liberty, black the African continent, the symbols characterize workers and peasants

Government type [time series]

republic; multiparty presidential regime

Independence [time series]

11 November 1975 (from Portugal)

International law organization participation [time series]

has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; non-party state to the ICCt

International organization participation [time series]

ACP, AfDB, AU, CEMAC, CPLP, FAO, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO (correspondent), ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, NAM, OAS (observer), OPEC, SADC, UN, UN Security Council (temporary), UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, Union Latina, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO

Judicial branch [time series]

highest court(s): Supreme Court or Tribunal da Relacao (consists of the chief justice and 16 judges; Constitutional Court or Tribunal Constitucional - legislative review (consists of 11 members) | judge selection and term of office: Supreme Court judges appointed by the president upon recommendation of the Supreme Judicial Council, an 18-member body presided over by the president; judge tenure NA; Constitutional Court judges - 4 nominated by the president, 4 elected by National Assembly, 2 elected by Supreme National Council, 1 elected by competitive submission of curricula; judges serve single 7-year terms | subordinate courts: provincial and municipal courts

Legal system [time series]

civil legal system based on Portuguese civil law; no judicial review of legislation

Legislative branch [time series]

description: unicameral National Assembly or Assembleia Nacional (220 seats; members directly elected in a single national constituency and in multi-seat constituencies by proportional representation vote; members serve 5-year terms) | elections: last held on 31 August 2012 (next to be held in 2017) | election results: percent of vote by party - MPLA 71.8%, UNITA 18.7%, CASA-CE 6.0%, PRS 1.7%, FNLA 1.1%, other 0.7%; seats by party - MPLA 175, UNITA 32, CASA-CE 8, PRS 3, FNLA 2

National anthem(s) (National anthem) [time series]

name: "Angola Avante" (Forward Angola) | lyrics/music: Manuel Rui Alves MONTEIRO/Rui Alberto Vieira Dias MINGAO | note: adopted 1975

National holiday [time series]

Independence Day, 11 November (1975)

National symbol(s) [time series]

Palanca Negra Gigante (giant black sable antelope); national colors: red, black, yellow

Political parties (Political parties and leaders) [time series]

Broad Convergence for the Salvation of Angola Electoral Coalition or CASA-CE [Abel CHIVUKUVUKU] | National Front for the Liberation of Angola or FNLA [Lucas NGONDA] | National Union for the Total Independence of Angola or UNITA [Isaias SAMAKUVA] (largest opposition party) | Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola or MPLA [Jose Eduardo DOS SANTOS] (ruling party in power since 1975) | Social Renewal Party or PRS [Eduardo KUANGANA]

Political parties (Political pressure groups and leaders) [time series]

Angolan Revolutionary Movement or ARM | Front for the Liberation of the Enclave of Cabinda or FLEC [N'zita Henriques TIAGO] | note: FLEC's small-scale armed struggle for the independence of Cabinda Province persists despite the signing of a peace accord with the government in August 2006; several factions of FLEC have broken off over the past 30 years, including the FLEC-PM [Rodrigues MINGAS], which was responsible for a deadly attack on the Togolese soccer team in 2010

Suffrage [time series]

18 years of age; universal

Introduction

Background [time series]

Angola is still rebuilding its country since the end of a 27-year civil war in 2002. Fighting between the Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA), led by Jose Eduardo DOS SANTOS, and the National Union for the Total Independence of Angola (UNITA), led by Jonas SAVIMBI, followed independence from Portugal in 1975. Peace seemed imminent in 1992 when Angola held national elections, but fighting picked up again in 1993. Up to 1.5 million lives may have been lost - and 4 million people displaced - during the more than a quarter century of fighting. SAVIMBI's death in 2002 ended UNITA's insurgency and cemented the MPLA's hold on power. President DOS SANTOS pushed through a new constitution in 2010; elections held in 2012 saw him installed as president. Angola assumed a nonpermanent seat on the UN Security Council for the 2015-16 term.

Military

Manpower available for military service [time series]

males age 16-49: 3,062,438 | females age 16-49: 2,964,262 (2010 est.)

Manpower fit for military service [time series]

males age 16-49: 1,546,781 | females age 16-49: 1,492,308 (2010 est.)

Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually [time series]

male: 155,476 | female: 152,054 (2010 est.)

Military and security forces (Military branches) [time series]

Angolan Armed Forces (Forcas Armadas Angolanas, FAA): Army, Navy (Marinha de Guerra Angola, MGA), Angolan National Air Force (Forca Aerea Nacional Angolana, FANA; under operational control of the Army) (2012)

Military expenditures [time series]

3.63% of GDP (2012) | 3.5% of GDP (2011) | 3.63% of GDP (2010) | country comparison to the world: 13

Military service age and obligation [time series]

20-45 years of age for compulsory male and 18-45 years for voluntary male military service (registration at age 18 is mandatory); 20-45 years of age for voluntary female service; 2-year conscript service obligation; Angolan citizenship required; the Navy (MGA) is entirely staffed with volunteers (2013)

People and Society

Age structure [time series]

0-14 years: 42.95% (male 4,297,988/female 4,131,037) | 15-24 years: 20.65% (male 2,061,704/female 1,990,206) | 25-54 years: 29.46% (male 2,916,132/female 2,865,417) | 55-64 years: 3.98% (male 379,531/female 401,563) | 65 years and over: 2.96% (male 269,164/female 312,611) (2015 est.)

Birth rate [time series]

38.78 births/1,000 population (2015 est.) | country comparison to the world: 9

Child labor - children ages 5-14 [time series]

total number: 832,895 | percentage: 24% (2001 est.)

Children under the age of 5 years underweight [time series]

15.6% (2007) | country comparison to the world: 45

Contraceptive prevalence rate [time series]

17.7% (2008/09)

Death rate [time series]

11.49 deaths/1,000 population (2015 est.) | country comparison to the world: 29

Dependency ratios [time series]

total dependency ratio: 99.9% | youth dependency ratio: 95.2% | elderly dependency ratio: 4.6% | potential support ratio: 21.6% (2015 est.)

Drinking water source [time series]

Education expenditure (Education expenditures) [time series]

3.5% of GDP (2010) | country comparison to the world: 127

Ethnic groups [time series]

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

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate [time series]

2.41% (2014 est.) | country comparison to the world: 25

HIV/AIDS - deaths [time series]

11,770 (2014 est.) | country comparison to the world: 20

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS [time series]

304,400 (2014 est.) | country comparison to the world: 21

Health expenditure (Health expenditures) [time series]

3.8% of GDP (2013) | country comparison to the world: 172

Hospital bed density [time series]

0.8 beds/1,000 population (2005)

Infant mortality rate [time series]

total: 78.26 deaths/1,000 live births | male: 81.96 deaths/1,000 live births | female: 74.38 deaths/1,000 live births (2015 est.) | country comparison to the world: 8

Languages [time series]

Portuguese (official), Bantu and other African languages

Life expectancy at birth [time series]

total population: 55.63 years | male: 54.49 years | female: 56.84 years (2015 est.) | country comparison to the world: 207

Literacy [time series]

definition: age 15 and over can read and write | total population: 71.1% | male: 82% | female: 60.7% (2015 est.)

Major infectious diseases [time series]

degree of risk: very high | food or waterborne diseases: bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, typhoid fever | vectorborne diseases: dengue fever, malaria | water contact disease: schistosomiasis | animal contact disease: rabies (2013)

Major urban areas - population [time series]

LUANDA (capital) 5.506 million; Huambo 1.269 million (2015)

Maternal mortality ratio (Maternal mortality rate) [time series]

477 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.) | country comparison to the world: 25

Median age [time series]

total: 18 years | male: 17.8 years | female: 18.2 years (2015 est.)

Nationality [time series]

noun: Angolan(s) | adjective: Angolan

Net migration rate [time series]

0.46 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2015 est.) | country comparison to the world: 71

Obesity - adult prevalence rate [time series]

8.5% (2014) | country comparison to the world: 147

Physician density (Physicians density) [time series]

0.17 physicians/1,000 population (2009)

Population [time series]

19,625,353 | note: preliminary results from Angola's 2014 national census estimate the country's population to be 24.3 million (July 2015 est.) | country comparison to the world: 59

Population growth rate [time series]

2.78% (2015 est.) | country comparison to the world: 16

Religions [time series]

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

Sanitation facility access [time series]

School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education) [time series]

total: 11 years | male: 14 years | female: 9 years (2011)

Sex ratio [time series]

Total fertility rate [time series]

5.37 children born/woman (2015 est.) | country comparison to the world: 9

Urbanization [time series]

urban population: 44% of total population (2015) | rate of urbanization: 4.97% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)

Transnational Issues

Disputes - international [time series]

Democratic Republic of Congo accuses Angola of shifting monuments

Illicit drugs [time series]

used as a transshipment point for cocaine destined for Western Europe and other African states, particularly South Africa

Refugees and internally displaced persons [time series]

refugees (country of origin): 12,944 (Democratic Republic of the Congo) (2014)

Transportation

Airports [time series]

176 (2013) | country comparison to the world: 32

Airports - with paved runways [time series]

total: 31 | over 3,047 m: 7 | 2,438 to 3,047 m: 8 | 1,524 to 2,437 m: 12 | 914 to 1,523 m: 4 (2013)

Airports - with unpaved runways [time series]

total: 145 | over 3,047 m: 2 | 2,438 to 3,047 m: 3 | 1,524 to 2,437 m: 31 | 914 to 1,523 m: 66 | 43 (2013)

Heliports [time series]

1 (2013)

Merchant marine [time series]

total: 7 | by type: cargo 1, chemical tanker 1, passenger/cargo 2, petroleum tanker 2, roll on/roll off 1 | foreign-owned: 1 (Spain 1) | registered in other countries: 17 (Bahamas 6, Curacao 2, Cyprus 1, Liberia 1, Malta 7) (2010) | country comparison to the world: 123

Pipelines [time series]

gas 352 km; liquid petroleum gas 85 km; oil 1,065 km; oil/gas/water 5 km (2013)

Ports (Ports and terminals) [time series]

major seaport(s): Cabinda, Lobito, Luanda, Namibe | LNG terminal(s) (export): Angola Soyo

Railways [time series]

total: 2,852 km | narrow gauge: 2,729 km 1.067-m gauge; 123 km 0.600-m gauge (2014) | country comparison to the world: 61

Roadways [time series]

total: 51,429 km | paved: 5,349 km | unpaved: 46,080 km (2001) | country comparison to the world: 75

Waterways [time series]

1,300 km (2011) | country comparison to the world: 54