Angola

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Angola is a country in south-central Africa bordering Namibia to the south, Zambia to the east, Democratic Republic of the Congo to the north, and with a west coast along the Atlantic Ocean. The capital of Angola (and largest city) is Luanda. The president of Angola is José E. dos Santos and prime minister is Fernando da Piedade Dias. The Per capita of Angola is $2,813.

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Geography

Angola is slightly less than twice the size of Texas. Angola is 481,354 sq mi. Angola is on the continent of Africa. The terrain of Angola consists of narrow coastal plain that rises abruptly to the vast interior plateau. The natural resources of Angola are petroleum, diamonds, iron ore, phosphates, feldspar, copper, bauxite, uranium, and gold.

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People

The population of Angola is 15,941,000. Infant mortality rate of Angola is 184 deaths out of 1,000 live births. The Life expectancy of Angola is male at 37 years and female at 39 years. The Ethnic groups of Angola is Ovimbundu at 37%, Kimbundu at 25%, Bakongo at 13%, mestico (mixed European and native African) at 2%, European at 1%, other at 22%. The religions of Angola is Indigenous beliefs at 47%, Roman Catholic at 38%, Protestant at 15%. The languages of Angola are Portuguese (official), Bantu, and other African languages. The literacy rate for male is 83% and female at 54%.

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