Country information

  • Landlocked/Coastal: Coastal
  • Country area: 1,246,700 km²
  • Pop: 13,338,541
  • Religions: Christian, Traditionalist, Muslim
  • GDP/ World Rank Dollars: $114.1 billion (2010 est)
  • HDI/ World Rank Index: 0.403 (146)
  • Main Languages: Portugeuse, Bantu, French, English
  • Largest three cities: Luanda, Huambo, Lobito
  • Capital: Luanda
  • Type of government: Multi-party presidential regime
  • Economic Structure: Exports: $51.65 billion 12.1 billion (2010 est) - crude oil, diamonds, petroleum products, coffee, sisal, fish, timber, cotton Imports: $18.1 billion (2010 est) - machinery and electrical equipment, vehicles and spare parts, medicines, food, textiles.
  • Name of president, PM, Ruler: President Jose Eduardo do Santos
  • Date of next election: N/A
  • HIV/AIDS prevalence: 2% (2009 est)
  • Literacy rates: 67.40%
  • Corruption perceptions index 2010: 1.9
  • 2011 Doing Business Rank: 163
  • Life expectancy: 38.76
  • Percentage below poverty line: 40.5% (2006 est)

This page will be updated as the project progresses and we learn more about the social and environmental enterprise sector in Angola.

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