Angola

agricultural land:

47.3%;

• arable land 3.8%;
• permanent crops 0.2%;
• permanent pasture 43.3%

forest:

46.8%

other:

5.9% (2011 est.)

total:

0.71 cu km/yr (45%/34%/21%)

per capita:

40.27 cu m/yr (2005)

• 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

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

noun:

Angolan(s)

adjective:

Angolan

at birth:

1.05 male(s)/female

0-14 years:

1.04 male(s)/female

15-24 years:

1.04 male(s)/female

25-54 years:

1.02 male(s)/female

55-64 years:

0.95 male(s)/female

65 years and over:

0.86 male(s)/female

total population:

1.02 male(s)/female (2015 est.)

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)

total number:

832,895

percentage:

24% (2001 est.)

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)

name:

Luanda

geographic coordinates:

8 50 S, 13 13 E

time difference:

UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)

• 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

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

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

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

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

• 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]

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

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

• 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

name:

"Angola Avante" (Forward Angola)

lyrics/music:

Manuel Rui Alves MONTEIRO/Rui Alberto Vieira Dias MINGAO

note: adopted 1975

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

• 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

agriculture:

85%

industry and services:

15% (2003 est.)

lowest 10%:

0.6%

highest 10%:

44.7% (2000)

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)

• 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)

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

total:

51,429 km

paved:

5,349 km

unpaved:

46,080 km (2001)

country comparison to the world: 75

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

major seaport(s):

Cabinda, Lobito, Luanda, Namibe

LNG terminal(s) (export):

Angola Soyo

• 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)

males age 16-49:

3,062,438

females age 16-49:

2,964,262 (2010 est.)

males age 16-49:

1,546,781

females age 16-49:

1,492,308 (2010 est.)

male:

155,476

female:

152,054 (2010 est.)