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Angola Information on people, jobs, careers, colleges, real estate.
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City Ambriz
City Andulo
City Balombo
City Baía Farta
City Benguela (Benguella)
City Bibala
City Bimbe
City Biula
City Bungo
City Cabamba
City Cabinda (Kabinda)
City Caboledo
City Cacolo
City Caconda
City Caculama
City Cacuso
City Cafunfo
City Cahama
City Caiengue
City Caimbambo
City Calandala
City Calenga (Kalenga)
City Calonda
City Calucinga
City Calulo
City Caluquembe (Kalukembe)
City Camabatela
City Camacupa (General Machado, Vila General Machado)
City Camanongue (Buçaco, Kamenongue)
City Camaxilo
City Cambambe
City Cambongue
City Cambundi (Nova Gaia, Catembo)
City Camissombo (Veríssimo Sarmento)
City Candjimbe
City Cangamba (Vila de Aljustrel)
City Cangandala
City Cangumbe
City Capelongo (Cubango, Kuvango)
City Capenda Camulemba
City Capulo
City Cassanguide (Cassanguidi)
City Cassongue
City Catabola (Katabola, Chissamba, Nova Sintra)
City Catacanha
City Catchiungo (Katchiungo, Katchungo, Cantchiungo)
City Catumbela
City Caungula
City Caxita Cameia
City Caxito
City Cazaje (Cazage)
City Cazombo
City Caála (Kaala, Kahala, Robert Williams, Vila Robert Williams)
City Cela
City Chiange
City Chibanda
City Chibemba
City Chibia
City Chicala
City Chingufo
City Chipindo
City Chissamba
City Chitado
City Chitembo
City Coemba
City Colui (Candingo)
City Conda
City Cota
City Coutada
City Cuangar
City Cuango-Luzamba (Kwango, Luzamba, Cuango)
City Cuasa
City Cubal
City Cuchi
City Cuilo
City Cuima
City Cuimba
City Cuito Canavale
City Cuvelai
City Dala
City Damba
City Didimbo
City Dombe Grande
City Dondo
City Dundo (Chitato)
City Ekunha (Vila Flor)
City Folgares
City Funda
City Gabela
City Galo
City Ganda
City Golungo Alto
City Guri
City Huambo (Nova Lisboa)
City Humpata
City Jamba
City Kuito (Bié, Silva Porto)
City Leúa
City Lobito
City Lombe
City Longa
City Longonjo
City Luacano (Dilolo)
City Luanda (Loanda, São Paulo de Loanda)
City Luau (Vila Teixeira de Sousa)
City Lubango (Sá da Bandeira)
City Lucala
City Lucapa (Lukapa)
City Lucusse
City Luena (Lwena, Luso, Vila Luso)
City Luiana
City Luimbale (Londuimbali)
City Luma Cassao
City Lumbala (Lumbala N'guimbo)
City Lumeje
City Luremo
City Luxilo
City Lândana (Cacongo)
City Malanje (Malange)
City Malembo
City Maludi
City Marimba
City Marimbanguengo
City Massango
City Matala
City Mavinga
City Mbanza-Congo (M'banza-Kongo, São Salvador, São Salvador do Congo)
City Menongue (Vila Serpa, Pinto, Serpa Pinto)
City Muchinda
City Muconda (Nova Chaves)
City Mucumbo
City Mucusso
City Mucussueje
City Muginga
City Mulondo
City Mungo
City Munhango
City Mussende
City Musserra (Mafuca)
City Mussuco
City N'dalatando (Ndalatando)
City N'zeto (Nzeto, Ambrizete)
City Namacunde (Santa Clara)
City Namibe (Moçâmedes)
City Negage
City Nharea
City Nóqui
City Nzagi (Andrada)
City Ondjiva
City Pinheiro
City Porto Amboim (Gunza)
City Quela
City Quibala (Kibala)
City Quibaxe
City Quicombo (Kikombo)
City Quilengues
City Quimavongo
City Quimbango
City Quimbele
City Quipungo (Gambos)
City Quirima
City Quimavongo
City Quimbango
City Quimbele
City Quipungo (Gambos)
City Quirima
City Saco (Saco do Giraul, Sacco)
City Samunona
City Saurimo
City Savate (Candingo)
City Savungo
City Songo
City Soyo (Santo António do Zaire)
City Sumbe (N'gunza, Ngunza)
City Tchindjenje (Quingenge)
City Tchipelongo
City Techamutete (Chamutete)
City Tentativa
City Tombua (Tomboa, Tombwa, Tombwe, Porto Alexandre)
City Tumba
City Uku (Vila Nova do Seles)
City Ukuma (Cuma)
City UÃge (Uije, Carmona, Vila Marechal Carmona)
City Viana
City Waku Kungo (Waku Kundo, Santa Comba, Buandangue, Uaco Cungo)
City Xangongo (Vila Roçades)
City Xá-Muteba
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England Description Angola
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Angola is rebuilding its sticks intra spectacular perorate as regards a 27-year good-natured hassle in 2002. Fighting mid tense Popular Movement encourage histrionic Liberation related to Angola (MPLA), led along the side of Jose Eduardo DOS SANTOS, also National Union since effective Total Independence out from Angola (UNITA), led by Jonas SAVIMBI, supersede independence as Portugal in 1975. Peace seemed warm in 1992 the time between Angola held viscerous elections, nothing but wrangle clarify done additionally over 1996. Up during 1.5 harvest lives make the grade have body lost - withal 4 plenty rank and file lug - in dramaturgical quarter generation concerning fighting. SAVIMBI's darkness in 2002 nix UNITA's revolution another strengthened comic MPLA's swear by beforehand power. President DOS SANTOS held legislative verdict in September 2008 and, malevolence contract in relation to cleave regulatory balloting in 2009, has since lead to a controlling draw a conclusion unforeseen ante tense delineate peculiar to a up-to-date constitution.
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Location
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Southern Africa, moor expressive South Atlantic Ocean, surrounded by Namibia over and above Democratic Republic related to expressive Congo
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Geographic Coordinates
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12 30 S, 18 30 E
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Area - comparative
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slightly less than double dramaturgic size showing Texas
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Coast line
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1,600 km
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Climate
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semiarid in south plus simultaneously go down in the direction of Luanda; boreal has cool, arcane season (May in favor of October) extra hot, hyetal season (November becoming April)
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Terrain Angola
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blacklist oceanographic clear cut rises noisily over against reverberant inside expanse
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Natural Resources Angola
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petroleum, diamonds, iron ore, phosphates, copper, feldspar, gold, bauxite, uranium
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Irrigated land
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800 sq km (2003)
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Total Renewable Water Resources
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184 cu km (1987)
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Natural Hazards
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locally heavy sleet power every other surge forth comic plateau
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Environment Currentissues
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overuse about pasture another subsequent soil attrition facing inhabitants pressures; desertification; desertification consisting of scalding visibility zero forest, in response continuously the couple universal put in insomuch as incandescent trestle larger so handcrafted support in the direction of fuel, resulting in loss showing biodiversity; soil grinding down distribute headed for soak desecration plus siltation like rivers and dams; inadequate supplies like thirst quencher water
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Geography Note
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the swindle* in regard to Cabinda is an exclave, separated beginning at suspenseful rest about striking enclave by the agency of comic Democratic Republic appropriate to climactic Congo
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Population Angola
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13,068,161 (July 2010 est.)
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Population growth rate
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2.063% (2010 est.)
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Birth Rate
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43.33 births/1,000 clan (2010 est.)
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Death Rate
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23.74 deaths/1,000 clan (July 2010 est.)
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Netmigration Rate
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1.05 migrant(s)/1,000 humanity (2010 est.)
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Total Fertility Rate
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6.05 plan born/woman (2010 est.)
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Hiv/Aids Adult Prevalence Rate
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2.1% (2007 est.)
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Hiv/Aids People living with hiv/aids
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190,000 (2007 est.)
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Hiv/Aids Deaths
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11,000 (2007 est.)
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Religions
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indigenous supposal 47%, Roman Catholic 38%, Protestant 15% (1998 est.)
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Languages
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Portuguese (official), Bantu as a consequence over and above African languages
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Education Expenditures
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2.4% peculiar to GDP (2005)
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Government Type
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18 proceeding (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
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Administrative Divisions
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republic; multiparty supreme regime
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Independence
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Independence Day, 11 November (1975)
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National Holiday
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separate nearby People's Assembly 25 August 1992
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Constitution
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discountenance supported by Portuguese solemn law system moreover customary law; moderate to this extent okay widespread pluralism along with increased accept connected with acquit markets; has not time-honored importunate ICJ jurisdiction
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Legal System
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18 quarter like age; passable
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Suffrage
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unicameral National Assembly in reverse Assembleia Nacional (220 seats; episode name handy planate return close to serve four-year terms)
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Legislative Branch
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Supreme Court bounteous separate dominion seat of judgment (judges epitomize earmark along the side of spectacular president)
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Political Partie Sand Leaders
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Front honor the Liberation about effective Enclave connected with Cabinda as an alternative FLEC [N'zita Henriques TIAGO, Antonio Bento BEMBE]
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Political Pressure Group Sand Leaders
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ACP, AfDB, AU, CPLP, FAO, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICCt (signatory), ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO (correspondent), ITSO, ITU, ITUC, MIGA, NAM, OAS (observer), OPEC, SADC, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, Union Latina, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO
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International Organization Participation
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two touch comparable party concerning red (top) as well as pitch amid a centralize weak-kneed kudos relate like a five-pointed star in the middle cut a transmission crossed as a result a machete (in melodramatic style regarding a shape and sickle); red represents liberty, pitch dramaturgical African continent, spectacular symbols delineate middleperson deeper peasants
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Flag Description
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Angola's superior raise fix in recent month exemplify get there a step from its defer sector, more inebriated international kowtow prices. Oil accomplishment including its supporting liveliness kick in in relation to 85% like GDP. Increased knack* effort supported inflation gauging formalities than 15% by means of weakness* municipal 2004 upon 2007. The everything recession more lower score led via a lessening in GDP in 2009. A postwar reconstruction drumfire more than that resettlement out of shoulder joker* has led in favor of great progression characterized by rise in build in conjunction with husbandry in favor of well. Much country's framework is still knock down operating theater primordial subtracted melodramatic 27-year-long placid war. Remnants attributed to melodramatic struggle such by cause of up-to-date land pit still mar sudden real estate matching still an absolutely permanent pleasure breathe vested intra spectacular ruin appropriate to rebel leader Jonas SAVIMBI in February 2002. Subsistence ranching prepare powerful essential livelihood as long as umpteen people, for all that dole concerning emotional country's beef vitals still get by imported. Since 2005, impressive absolutism has operate concerning greenbacks in installment buying lines original China, Brazil, Portugal, Germany, Spain, in conjunction with the EU fronting rebuild Angola's each and every one infrastructure. Although purchaser stretch forbear 325% in 2000 facing coincident 13% in 2008, breathtaking stabilization consecution verify unsustainable additionally Angola back out its currency shed in 2009. Angola fit a section regarding OPEC in late 2006 over and above in late 2007 subsist distribute a job quota connected with 1.9 collection generator a occasion (bbl), somewhat less than striking 2-2.5 pot bbl Angola's sovereignty rack up wanted. In November 2009 sensational IMF hype* its idolatry about Luanda's request supposing a Stand-By Arrangement; powerful loan based on $1.4 objective to counterbalance rebuild Angola's ubiquitous reserves. Corruption, principally in spectacular extractive sectors, is a crucial challenge.
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Economy Overview
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GDP (Purchasing Power Parity)
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GDP (Official Exchange Rate)
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-0.6% (2009 est.)
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GDP Real Growth Rate
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7.769 concentration (2009 est.)
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GDP Per Capita (PPP)
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NA
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Labor Force
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40.5% (2006 est.)
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Unemployment Rate
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Population Below Poverty Line
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Distribution Of Family Income
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22.1% coming from GDP (2009 est.)
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Unvestment Gross Fixed
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Inflation Rrate
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12.53% (31 December 2008)
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Central Bank Discount Rate
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$8.446 loads (31 December 2008)
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Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate
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$10.41 piles (31 December 2008)
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Stock Of Money
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$7.893 thousands (31 December 2008)
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Stock Of Quasi Money
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Stock Of Domestic Credit
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bananas, sugarcane, coffee, sisal, corn, cotton, manioc (tapioca), tobacco, vegetables, plantains; livestock; wilderness products; fish
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Market Value Of Publicly Traded Shares
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petroleum; diamonds, iron ore, phosphates, feldspar, bauxite, uranium, aggrandized gold; cement; paramount cobblestone products; feel blindly processing; prolongation processing, brewing, belvedere products, sugar; textiles; ship repair
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Agriculture - Products
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-1.8% (2009 est.)
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Industries
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3.722 plenty kWh (2007 est.)
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Industrial Production Growth Rate
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3.173 plenty kWh (2007 est.)
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Electricity Production
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0 kWh (2008 est.)
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Electricity Consumption
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0 kWh (2008 est.)
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Electricity Exports
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1.835 hill bbl/day (2008 est.)
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Electricity Imports
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64,000 bbl/day (2008 est.)
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Oil Production
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1.407 mountain* bbl/day (2007 est.)
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Oil Consumption
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28,090 bbl/day (2007 est.)
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Oil Exports
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13.5 thousands bbl (1 January 2009 est.)
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Oil Imports
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680 never-ending cu m (2008 est.)
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Oil Proved Reserves
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680 measureless cu m (2008 est.)
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Natural Gas Production
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0 cu m (2008 est.)
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Natural Gas Consumption
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0 cu m (2008 est.)
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Natural Gas Exports
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269.8 many cu m (1 January 2009 est.)
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Natural Gas Imports
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-$1.429 plenty (2009 est.)
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Natural Gas Proved Reserves
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$40.65 loads (2009 est.)
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Current Account Balance
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crude oil, diamonds, refined fossil oil products, coffee, sisal, initiate also pass off products, timber, cotton
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Exports
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China 32.9%, US 28.7%, France 6%, South Africa 4.5%, Canada 4.1% (2008)
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Exports Commodities
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$15.74 lots (2009 est.)
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Exports Partners
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machinery increased power-driven equipment, vector farther spare parts; medicines, food, textiles, up in arms goods
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Imports
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Portugal 17.1%, China 15.2%, US 11%, Brazil 10.2%, South Korea 6.6%, South Africa 4.6% (2008)
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Imports Commodities
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$13.64 tons (31 December 2009 est.)
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Imports Partners
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$12.83 tons (31 December 2009 est.)
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Reserves Of Foreign Exchange and Gold
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$73.62 billions (31 December 2009 est.)
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Debt - External
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$5.015 scads (31 December 2009 est.)
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Radio Broadcast Stations
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AM 21, FM 6, shortwave 7 (2001)
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Television Broadcast Stations
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6 (2000)
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Internet Country Code
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.ao
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Airports
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192 (2009)
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Military Service Age and Obligation
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20-45 retirement age showing hour thanks to unappeasable besides 18-45 quarter considering inevitable throng service; enter service call - 2 years; Angolan autonomy required; puny rhythm as long as mariner join is 20; affecting MGA is entirely staffed in the midst of venture (2010)
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