Location |
Western side of Southern Africa, bordering thr South Atlantic Ocean, between Namibia and Democratc Republic of Congo. |
Total Area: | 1,246,700 sq km |
Natural Resources: | Petroleum, diamonds, iron ore, phosphates, copper, feldspar, gold, bauxite, uranium, lead, zinc and manganese |
Capital | Luanda |
Currency | Kwanza (AOA) |
Major Ethnic Groups | Ovimbundu 37%, Kimbundu 25%, Bakongo 13%, Mestico (coloured) 2%, European 1% and others 22%. |
Main Languages | Portuguese (official), Umbundu, Kimbundu, Kikiongo, Chokwe, Kwanyma, Fiote, Ngangela, Songu and other African languages |
Communications |
Telephones (Main Lines) 98,200 (2006) International country code- 244; satellite earth stations - 29 ; fiber optic submarine cable (SAT-3/WASC) provides connectivity to Europe and Asia |
Religious Breakdown | Christian 53%, Traditional and Anamistic 47% |
Population | 10,4 million (31% urban) Age structure: 0-14 years: 43.7% (male 2,706,276/female 2,654,338) 15-64 years: 53.5% (male 3,339,114/female 3,225,121) 65 years and over: 2.8% (male 149,414/female 189,333) (2007 est.) Literacy: Age 15 and over that can read or write |
Total Population | Total Population 42% |
Male | 56% |
Female | 28% |
HIV/AIDS | Adult Prevalence Rate 3.9% (2003 est.) People Living with 240,000 (2003 est.) HIV/AIDS Deaths 21,000 (2003 est.) |
Government | Transitional government, nominally a multiparty democracy |
Constitution | adopted by People's Assembly 25 August 1992 |
Legal System | based on Portuguese civil law system and customary law; recently modified to accommodate political pluralism and increased use of free markets |
Chief of State | President Jose Eduardo Dos Santos |
Head of Government | President Jose Eduardo Dos Santos (since 21 September 1979); Fernando de Piedade Dias DOS SANTOS was appointed prime minister on 6 December 2002 |
Elections | President elected by universal ballot for a five-year term (eligible for a second consecutive or discontinuous term) under the 1992 constitution; President DOS SANTOS originally elected (in 1979) without opposition under a one-party system and stood for reelection in Angola's first multiparty elections 29-30 September 1992 (next to be held in 2009) |
Executive Branch | Chief of State President Jose Eduardo DOS SANTOS Head of Government President Jose Eduardo DOS SANTOS |
Legislative Branch |
Unicameral National Assembly or Assembleia Nacional (220 seats; members unicameral National Assembly or Assembleia Nacional (220 seats; members elected by proportional vote to serve four-year terms) Elections last held 29-30 September 1992 (next to be held in September 2008) Results percent of vote by party - MPLA 54%, UNITA 34%, others 12% |
Government Sector | |
Private sector |
Mon-Fri (08h00-16h45) Lunchtime (Siesta) Mon-Fri |
GDP | Purchasing Power Parity $54.65 billion (2006 est.) Projected GDP Growth: +2,2% Increase in CPI: 240% Real Growth Rate 16.1% (2006 est.) Per Capita $4,500 (2006 est.) GDP Composition agriculture: 9.6% (By Sector) industry: 65.8% services: 24.6% (2005 est.) Investment (Gross Fixed) 14.6% of GDP (2006 est.) Population Below Poverty Line 70% (2003 est.) |
Labour | Labour Force 6.393 million (2006 est.) Labour Force by Sector Agriculture 85% Industry and Services 15%(2003 est.) Unemployment Rate extensive unemployment and underemployment affecting more than half the population (2001 est.) Currency Kwanza (AOA) |
Electricity | Electricity Production 2.194 billion kWh (2004) Electricity Consumption 2.04 billion kWh (2004) Electricity Exports 0 kWh (2001) Electricity Imports 0 kWh (2001) |
Export | $35.53 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.) Crude oil, diamonds, refined petroleum products, gas, coffee, sisal, fish and fish products, timber, cotton |
Export Partners | Export Partners US 38.6%, China 34.7%, France 4.9%, Chile 4.2% (2006) Oil Production 1.6 million bbl/day (2005 est.) Oil Consumption 48,000 bbl/day (2004 est.) Oil Exports NA (2001) Oil Imports NA (2001) Oil Proved Reserves 5.412 billion bbl (1 January 2005 est.) |
Transportation |
Railways total: 2952 km, 6456 million passenger km, 867 million freight-ton km Waterways 1,300 km (2007) Ports and Harbours: Ambriz, Cabinda, Lobito, Luanda, Namibe, Porto Amboim and Soyo |
School Hours | |
Public Holidays |
Jan 1 2005 New Year’s Day. |
Jornal De Angola is the Leading Daily Newspaper with a National Footprint.
All Weekend Newspaper's are mainly distributed in Luanda, with very little distribution in other cities.
All Newspaper's have similar contents from Politic, Sports, Economics, Culture etc etc.
Papers generally have a poor print run – below 8,000
Papers have good supply of adverts and often it is difficult to obtain space.
The only daily newspaper is the Portuguese-language, state-owned Jornal de Angola, which published its first edition on July 29, 1975. The private press, often viewed as the only section of the media to reflect a range of political views, is growing slowly. As of 2004, there were seven private newspapers in Angola: Folha 8, established in 1994; Agora, established in 1996; O Angolense, established in 1997; and Semanário Angolense, Actual, A Capital, and A Palavra, all established in 2003. These run weekly. Often, technical and financial constraints, rather than political obstacles, hinder these newspapers’ efforts to reach their readers. Newspaper distribution is limited almost exclusively to Luanda and the papers cost on average 120 Kwanzas (approximately $1.50 (U.S.)) each. Therefore, they reach just a few thousand Angolans
Dailies:Less Than 5% of the papers reach outside of Luanda
22,000 copies in total are printed out of 8 newspapers