Africa: Angola
About Angola
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.
| Vital Statistics | |
| Capitol City: | Luanda |
| Population: | 10,366,031 (July 2001 est.) |
| Percent below poverty: | NA% |
| Language: | Portuguese (official), Bantu and other African languages |
| Date of independence: | 11 November 1975 (from Portugal) |
| Form of government: | transitional government, nominally |
| Title of Leader: | president |
| Natural Resources: | petroleum, diamonds, iron ore, phosphates, copper, feldspar, gold, bauxite, uranium |
| Environmental Issues: | veruse 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 bio |
| Agricultural Products: | bananas, sugarcane, coffee, sisal, corn, cotton, manioc (tapioca), tobacco, vegetables, plantains; livestock; forest products; fish |
| Imports: | machinery and electrical equipment, vehicles and spare parts; medicines, food, textiles, military goods |
| Exports: | crude oil 90%, diamonds, refined petroleum products, gas, coffee, sisal, fish and fish products, timber, cotton |
| Trading Partners: | IMPORTS: South Korea 16%, Portugal 15%, US 13%, South Africa 10%, France 8% (1999) EXPORTS: US 54%, South Korea 14%, Benelux 11%, China 7%, Taiwan 6% (1999) |
Angola Headlines
Encino: Mom Makes $6762/Month[Ad - World3News.com/JOBS] - Sep 7 2010 9:50 a.m.
US Dominates Angola to Reach World Championship Quarterfinals
[Daily Contributor] - Sep 7 2010 9:50 a.m.
Angola Q1 trade balance reaches $9 bln-stats office
[ABN Digital] - Sep 7 2010 7:41 a.m.
Billups Leads Team USA Rout Of Angola
[OfficialWire] - Sep 7 2010 7:36 a.m.
USA beats Angola, qualifies for quarter finals at basketball worlds
[World Bulletin] - Sep 7 2010 6:59 a.m.
U.S. team handles Angola to advance
[Charlotte Observer] - Sep 7 2010 12:44 a.m.
U.S. thumps Angola, Russia
[Ottawa Sun] - Sep 6 2010 10:41 p.m.
U.S. thumps Angola, Russia sinks New Zealand
[Ottawa Sun] - Sep 6 2010 10:40 p.m.
Billups leads Team USA rout of Angola
[UPI] - Sep 6 2010 9:50 p.m.
Billups leads Team USA rout of Angola
[UPI] - Sep 6 2010 9:50 p.m.
Billups leads Team USA rout of Angola
[UPI] - Sep 6 2010 9:29 p.m.
Americans Breeze Into Quarterfinals Against Overmatched Angola
[New York Times] - Sep 6 2010 8:35 p.m.
US beats Angola 121-66, reaches quarters at worlds
[Bombay News.Net] - Sep 6 2010 7:45 p.m.
US beats Angola 121-66, reaches quarters at worlds
[Bombay News.Net] - Sep 6 2010 7:43 p.m.
Angola hosts 3rd African meeting on Cuba solidarity
[Panapress.com] - Sep 6 2010 7:14 p.m.
Team USA beats Angola 121-66
[Indianapolis Star] - Sep 6 2010 6:38 p.m.
US beats Angola 121-66, reaches quarters at worlds
[Charlotte Observer] - Sep 6 2010 6:12 p.m.
Angola Q1 trade balance reaches $9 bln: stats office
[Reuters Africa] - Sep 6 2010 5:53 p.m.
US beats Angola 121-66, reaches quarters at worlds
[Miami Herald] - Sep 6 2010 5:47 p.m.
United States advances to quarterfinals with 55-point rout of Angola
[New York Post] - Sep 6 2010 5:44 p.m.
Angola Q1 trade balance reaches $9 bln-stats office
[Yahoo! Malaysia] - Sep 6 2010 5:38 p.m.
Angola Q1 trade balance reaches $9 bln-stats office
[Yahoo! Asia] - Sep 6 2010 5:17 p.m.
U.S. routs Angola to reach world quarter-finals
[Globe and Mail] - Sep 6 2010 5:16 p.m.
US beats Angola 121-66, reaches quarters at worlds
[SignOn San Diego] - Sep 6 2010 5:16 p.m.
Angola Q1 trade balance reaches $9 bln-stats office
[FinanzNachrichten.de] - Sep 6 2010 5:11 p.m.
Angola Q1 trade balance reaches $9 bln-stats office
[Reuters Africa] - Sep 6 2010 5:10 p.m.
Angola Q1 trade balance reaches $9 bln: stats office
[Sharenet] - Sep 6 2010 5:06 p.m.
Live: USA vs. Angola in FIBA worlds round of 16
[USA Today] - Sep 6 2010 4:13 p.m.
Angola's ruling party says target of smear campaign
[Reuters Africa] - Sep 6 2010 2:37 p.m.
Angola's ruling party says target of smear campaign
[FinanzNachrichten.de] - Sep 6 2010 2:22 p.m.
Angola's ruling party says target of smear campaign
[Reuters UK] - Sep 6 2010 2:04 p.m.
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