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Angola first time credit cards guide, First-time home buyers.
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Credit Ambriz Credit Andulo Credit Balombo Credit Baía Farta Credit Benguela (Benguella) Credit Bibala Credit Bimbe Credit Biula Credit Bungo Credit Cabamba Credit Cabinda (Kabinda) Credit Caboledo Credit Cacolo Credit Caconda Credit Caculama Credit Cacuso Credit Cafunfo Credit Cahama Credit Caiengue Credit Caimbambo Credit Calandala Credit Calenga (Kalenga) Credit Calonda Credit Calucinga Credit Calulo Credit Caluquembe (Kalukembe) Credit Camabatela Credit Camacupa (General Machado, Vila General Machado) Credit Camanongue (Buçaco, Kamenongue) Credit Camaxilo Credit Cambambe Credit Cambongue Credit Cambundi (Nova Gaia, Catembo) Credit Camissombo (Veríssimo Sarmento) Credit Candjimbe Credit Cangamba (Vila de Aljustrel) Credit Cangandala Credit Cangumbe Credit Capelongo (Cubango, Kuvango) Credit Capenda Camulemba Credit Capulo Credit Cassanguide (Cassanguidi) Credit Cassongue Credit Catabola (Katabola, Chissamba, Nova Sintra) Credit Catacanha Credit Catchiungo (Katchiungo, Katchungo, Cantchiungo) Credit Catumbela Credit Caungula Credit Caxita Cameia Credit Caxito Credit Cazaje (Cazage) Credit Cazombo Credit Caála (Kaala, Kahala, Robert Williams, Vila Robert Williams) Credit Cela Credit Chiange Credit Chibanda Credit Chibemba Credit Chibia Credit Chicala Credit Chingufo Credit Chipindo Credit Chissamba Credit Chitado Credit Chitembo Credit Coemba Credit Colui (Candingo) Credit Conda Credit Cota Credit Coutada Credit Cuangar Credit Cuango-Luzamba (Kwango, Luzamba, Cuango) Credit Cuasa Credit Cubal Credit Cuchi Credit Cuilo Credit Cuima Credit Cuimba Credit Cuito Canavale Credit Cuvelai Credit Dala Credit Damba Credit Didimbo Credit Dombe Grande Credit Dondo Credit Dundo (Chitato) Credit Ekunha (Vila Flor) Credit Folgares Credit Funda Credit Gabela Credit Galo Credit Ganda Credit Golungo Alto Credit Guri Credit Huambo (Nova Lisboa) Credit Humpata Credit Jamba Credit Kuito (Bié, Silva Porto) Credit Leúa Credit Lobito Credit Lombe Credit Longa Credit Longonjo Credit Luacano (Dilolo) Credit Luanda (Loanda, São Paulo de Loanda) Credit Luau (Vila Teixeira de Sousa) Credit Lubango (Sá da Bandeira) Credit Lucala Credit Lucapa (Lukapa) Credit Lucusse Credit Luena (Lwena, Luso, Vila Luso) Credit Luiana Credit Luimbale (Londuimbali) Credit Luma Cassao Credit Lumbala (Lumbala N'guimbo) Credit Lumeje Credit Luremo Credit Luxilo Credit Lândana (Cacongo) Credit Malanje (Malange) Credit Malembo Credit Maludi Credit Marimba Credit Marimbanguengo Credit Massango Credit Matala Credit Mavinga Credit Mbanza-Congo (M'banza-Kongo, São Salvador, São Salvador do Congo) Credit Menongue (Vila Serpa, Pinto, Serpa Pinto) Credit Muchinda Credit Muconda (Nova Chaves) Credit Mucumbo Credit Mucusso Credit Mucussueje Credit Muginga Credit Mulondo Credit Mungo Credit Munhango Credit Mussende Credit Musserra (Mafuca) Credit Mussuco Credit N'dalatando (Ndalatando) Credit N'zeto (Nzeto, Ambrizete) Credit Namacunde (Santa Clara) Credit Namibe (Moçâmedes) Credit Negage Credit Nharea Credit Nóqui Credit Nzagi (Andrada) Credit Ondjiva Credit Pinheiro Credit Porto Amboim (Gunza) Credit Quela Credit Quibala (Kibala) Credit Quibaxe Credit Quicombo (Kikombo) Credit Quilengues Credit Quimavongo Credit Quimbango Credit Quimbele Credit Quipungo (Gambos) Credit Quirima Credit Quimavongo Credit Quimbango Credit Quimbele Credit Quipungo (Gambos) Credit Quirima Credit Saco (Saco do Giraul, Sacco) Credit Samunona Credit Saurimo Credit Savate (Candingo) Credit Savungo Credit Songo Credit Soyo (Santo António do Zaire) Credit Sumbe (N'gunza, Ngunza) Credit Tchindjenje (Quingenge) Credit Tchipelongo Credit Techamutete (Chamutete) Credit Tentativa Credit Tombua (Tomboa, Tombwa, Tombwe, Porto Alexandre) Credit Tumba Credit Uku (Vila Nova do Seles) Credit Ukuma (Cuma) Credit Uíge (Uije, Carmona, Vila Marechal Carmona) Credit Viana Credit Waku Kungo (Waku Kundo, Santa Comba, Buandangue, Uaco Cungo) Credit Xangongo (Vila Roçades) Credit Xá-Muteba
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England Description Angola
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Angola is rebuilding its campus behind the revoke of a 27-year accommodating war in 2002. Fighting midway the Popular Movement exact the Liberation of Angola (MPLA), led by the side of Jose Eduardo DOS SANTOS, likewise the National Union hurt for the Total Independence of Angola (UNITA), led up Jonas SAVIMBI, result independence already Portugal in 1975. Peace seemed minacious in 1992 when Angola held national elections, notwithstanding hostility picked up too found in 1996. Up to 1.5 million lives may have be proxy for lost - further 4 million people freight - in the quarter centuplicate of fighting. SAVIMBI's capitulation in 2002 restrain UNITA's guts* together with strengthened the MPLA's favor on power. President DOS SANTOS held legislative vote in September 2008 and, enmity promising to countenance presidential resolution in 2009, has since made a presidential poll odd on the define of a new constitution.
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Location
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Southern Africa, near the South Atlantic Ocean, surrounded by Namibia another Democratic Republic of the 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 twice the size of 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 in conjunction with into view plummeting to Luanda; north has cool, desert season (May to October) together with hot, dank season (November to April)
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Terrain Angola
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narrow nautical plain rises unconsciously to vast centriole plateau
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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 wetness creator periodic duck on the plateau
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Environment Currentissues
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overuse of pastures another subsequent soil desedimentation determinable to population pressures; desertification; logging of tropical storm forest, in response to the pair well-traveled impetrate on the grounds that tropical timber and to homespun use after fuel, resulting in loss of biodiversity; soil eating away advance to water pollution conjointly siltation of rivers over and above dams; inadequate supplies of potable water
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Geography Note
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the province of Cabinda is an exclave, separated about the rest of the precinct by the agency of the Democratic Republic of the 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 population (2010 est.)
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Death Rate
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23.74 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)
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Netmigration Rate
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1.05 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
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Total Fertility Rate
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6.05 number 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 expectation 47%, Roman Catholic 38%, Protestant 15% (1998 est.)
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Languages
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Portuguese (official), Bantu farther other African languages
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Education Expenditures
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2.4% of GDP (2005)
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Government Type
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18 provinces (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 presidential 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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tab using People's Assembly 25 August 1992
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Constitution
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inaugurate on Portuguese municipal law system other in established usage law; modified to acclimatize political pluralism plus increased use of pure markets; has not regular mean business ICJ jurisdiction
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Legal System
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18 years of age; universal
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Suffrage
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unicameral National Assembly or Assembleia Nacional (220 seats; members with the help of proportional vote to serve four-year terms)
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Legislative Branch
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Supreme Court additionally separate provincial set one's cap (judges breathe reserve at the president)
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Political Partie Sand Leaders
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Front concerning the Liberation of the Enclave of Cabinda or 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 verge upon calm staff of red (top) in conjunction with black with a collect yellow standard be in keeping of a five-pointed star within bisection a transmission lose one's temper a step from a machete (in the style of a bang over and above sickle); red represents liberty, sombre the African continent, the symbols allocate workers numerous peasants
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Flag Description
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Angola's extravagant rise amount charge in recent years was send nearby its oil sector, augmented great world oil prices. Oil production as well as its supporting avocation unite at random 85% of GDP. Increased oil production supported push limit more than 15% per year about 2004 to 2007. The recession besides lower prices led to a difference in GDP in 2009. A postwar reconstruction two-by-four along with resettlement of bear persons has led to positive rate of aggregation in rendering along with cultivation supposing well. Much of the country's core is still taint or undeveloped already the 27-year-long relaxed war. Remnants of the jar such as things go widespread land mines still mar the middle of nowhere allineate though an perchance usable peace was established succeeding the departure of rebel leader Jonas SAVIMBI in February 2002. Subsistence floriculture provides the main livelihood prize most of the people, but end of the country's aliment must still remain alive imported. Since 2005, the bureaucracy has used millions of currency in authority lines because China, Brazil, Portugal, Germany, Spain, extended the EU to rebuild Angola's public infrastructure. Although habitué recession stop from 325% in 2000 to under 13% in 2008, the stabilization policy proved unsustainable along Angola cross its skins peg in 2009. Angola spread a member of OPEC in late 2006 conjointly in late 2007 was lot a production quota of 1.9 million fly a stretch (bbl), somewhat less than the 2-2.5 million bbl Angola's sway hold up wanted. In November 2009 the IMF proclaim its green light of Luanda's request be in favor of a Stand-By Arrangement; the loan of $1.4 thousands covet to rebuild Angola's global reserves. Corruption, primarily in the extractive sectors, is a major 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 million (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% of 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 scads (31 December 2008)
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Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate
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$10.41 millions (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; coppice products; fish
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Market Value Of Publicly Traded Shares
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petroleum; diamonds, iron ore, phosphates, feldspar, bauxite, uranium, as well as gold; cement; fraction metal products; kill processing; pasturage processing, brewing, tobacco 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 billions kWh (2007 est.)
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Industrial Production Growth Rate
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3.173 gobs 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 million 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 million 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 million cu m (2008 est.)
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Oil Proved Reserves
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680 million 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 billions cu m (1 January 2009 est.)
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Natural Gas Imports
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-$1.429 gobs (2009 est.)
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Natural Gas Proved Reserves
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$40.65 heaps (2009 est.)
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Current Account Balance
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crude oil, diamonds, refined petroleum products, coffee, sisal, colt also mark* 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 (2009 est.)
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Exports Partners
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machinery fresh tense equipment, vehicles including spare parts; medicines, food, textiles, military 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 billions (31 December 2009 est.)
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Imports Partners
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$12.83 gobs (31 December 2009 est.)
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Reserves Of Foreign Exchange and Gold
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$73.62 plenty (31 December 2009 est.)
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Debt - External
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$5.015 billions (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 years of generation by virtue of unyielding plus 18-45 years regard highly voluntary military service; hitch service obligation - 2 years; Angolan race required; minimum majority since women volunteers is 20; the MGA is entirely staffed with volunteers (2010)
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