responsibility of France and Spain

@Angola, Geography

Location:
Southern Africa, bordering the South Atlantic Ocean between Namibia
and Zaire
Map references:
Africa, Standard Time Zones of the World
Area:
total area:
1,246,700 sq km
land area:
1,246,700 sq km
comparative area:
slightly less than twice the size of Texas
Land boundaries:
total 5,198 km, Congo 201 km, Namibia 1,376 km, Zaire 2,511 km, Zambia
1,110 km
Coastline:
1,600 km
Maritime claims:
exclusive fishing zone:
200 nm
territorial sea:
20 nm
International disputes:
none
Climate:
semiarid in south and along coast to Luanda; north has cool, dry
season (May to October) and hot, rainy season (November to April)
Terrain:
narrow coastal plain rises abruptly to vast interior plateau
Natural resources:
petroleum, diamonds, iron ore, phosphates, copper, feldspar, gold,
bauxite, uranium
Land use:
arable land:
2%
permanent crops:
0%
meadows and pastures:
23%
forest and woodland:
43%
other:
32%
Irrigated land:
NA km2
Environment:
current issues:
population pressures contributing to overuse of pastures and
subsequent soil erosion; desertification; deforestation of tropical
rain forest attributable to the international demand for tropical
timber and domestic use as a fuel; deforestation contributing to loss
of biodiversity; soil erosion contributing to water pollution and
siltation of rivers and dams; scarcity of potable water
natural hazards:
locally heavy rainfall causes periodic flooding on the plateau
international agreements:
party to - Law of the Sea; signed, but not ratified - Biodiversity,
Climate Change
Note:
Cabinda is separated from rest of country by Zaire

@Angola, People

Population:
9,803,576 (July 1994 est.)
Population growth rate:
2.67% (1994 est.)
Birth rate:
45.43 births/1,000 population (1994 est.)
Death rate:
18.55 deaths/1,000 population (1994 est.)
Net migration rate:
-0.15 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1994 est.)
Infant mortality rate:
145.4 deaths/1,000 live births (1994 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
total population:
45.77 years
male:
43.72 years
female:
47.92 years (1994 est.)
Total fertility rate:
6.48 children born/woman (1994 est.)
Nationality:
noun:
Angolan(s)
adjective:
Angolan
Ethnic divisions:
Ovimbundu 37%, Kimbundu 25%, Bakongo 13%, mestico (mixed European and
Native African) 2%, Eu