Angola
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Motto: "Virtus Unita Fortior"Template:Spaces(Latin) "Unity Provides Strength" |
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Anthem: Angola Avante!Template:Spaces(Portuguese) Forward Angola! |
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Capital | Luanda Template:Coor dm |
Largest city | capital |
Official language(s) | Portuguese1 |
Government | Nominally multi-party (Free elections never held) |
- President | José E. dos Santos |
- Prime Minister | Fernando da Piedade Dias dos Santos |
Independence | from Portugal |
- Date | November 11 1975 |
Area | |
- Total | 1,246,700 km² (23rd) |
481,354 sq mi | |
- Water (%) | negligible |
Population | |
- 2005 est. | 15,941,000 (61st) |
- 1970 census | 5,646,166 |
- DensityTotal | 13/km² (199th) 34/sq mi |
GDP (PPP) | 2005 estimate |
- Total | $43.362 billion (82nd) |
- Per capita | $2,813 (126th) |
HDI (2004) | Template:Decrease 0.439 (161st) – low |
Currency | Kwanza (AOA ) |
Time zone | WAT (UTC+1) |
- Summer (DST) | not observed (UTC+1) |
Internet TLD | .ao |
Calling code | +244 |
Angola is a country in south-central Africa bordering Namibia to the south, Democratic Republic of the Congo to the north, and Zambia to the east, and with a west coast along the Atlantic Ocean. The exclave province Cabinda has a border with the Republic of the Congo and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. A former Portuguese colony, it has considerable natural resources, among which oil and diamonds are the most significant. The country is nominally a democracy and is formally named the Republic of Angola (Template:Lang-pt, pronounced Template:IPA2, Template:Lang-kg).
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[edit] See also
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Lists
- List of Angolan companies
- List of writers from Angola
- List of Angola-related topics
[edit] References
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- Cilliers, Jackie and Christian Dietrich, Eds. (2000). Angola's War Economy: The Role of Oil and Diamonds. Pretoria, South Africa, Institute for Security Studies.
- Global Witness (1999). A Crude Awakening, The Role of Oil and Banking Industries in Angola's Civil War and the Plundering of State Assets. London, UK, Global Witness. http://www.globalwitness.org/media_library_detail.php/93/en/a_crude_awakening
- Hodges, T. (2004). Angola: The Anatomy of an Oil State. Oxford, UK and Indianapolis, US, The Fridtjol Nansen Institute & The International African Institute in association with James Currey and Indiana University Press.
- Human Rights Watch (2004). Some Transparency, No Accountability: The Use of Oil Revenues in Angola and Its Impact on Human Rights. New York, Human Rights Watch. http://www.hrw.org/reports/2004/angola0104/
- Human Rights Watch (2005). Coming Home, Return and Reintegration in Angola. New York, Human Rights Watch. http://hrw.org/reports/2005/angola0305/
- Kevlihan, R. (2003). "Sanctions and humanitarian concerns: Ireland and Angola, 2001-2." Irish Studies in International Affairs 14: 95-106.
- Lari, A. (2004). Returning home to a normal life? The plight of displaced Angolans. Pretoria, South Africa, Institute for Security Studies. http://www.iss.co.za/pubs/papers/85/Paper85.pdf
- Lari, A. and R. Kevlihan (2004). "International Human Rights Protection in Situations of Conflict and Post-Conflict, A Case Study of Angola." African Security Review 13(4): 29-41. http://www.iss.co.za/pubs/ASR/13No4/FLari.pdf
- Le Billon, P. (2001). "Angola’s Political Economy of War: The Role of Oil and Diamonds." African Affairs(100): 55-80.
- Médecins Sans Frontières (2002). Angola: Sacrifice of a People. Luanda, Angola, MSF. http://www.doctorswithoutborders.org/publications/reports/2002/angola1_10-2002.pdf
- Pinto Escoval [2004): "Staatszerfall im südlichen Afrika. Das Beispiel Angola". Wissenschaftlicher Verlag Berlin
- Much of the material in these articles comes from the CIA World Factbook 2000 and the 2003 U.S. Department of State website.
[edit] Bibliography
- Le Billon, P. (2005). "Aid in the Midst of Plenty: Oil Wealth, Misery and Advocacy in Angola." Disasters 29(1): 1-25.
- Pearce, J. (2004). "War, Peace and Diamonds in Angola: Popular perceptions of the diamond industry in the Lundas." 2005.African Security Review 13 (2), 2004, pp 51-64. http://www.iss.co.za/pubs/ASR/13No2/AW.pdf
- Porto, J. G. (2003). Cabinda: Notes on a soon to be forgotten war. Pretoria, South Africa, Institute for Security Studies. http://www.iss.co.za/pubs/papers/77/Paper77.html
- Tvedten, I. (1997). Angola, Struggle for Peace and Reconstruction. Boulder, Colorado, Westview Press.
- Vines, A. (1999). Angola Unravels: The Rise and Fall of the Lusaka Peace Process. New York and London, UK, Human Rights Watch.
[edit] External links
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- Government
- Template:Pt icon Republic of Angola (official government portal)
- Template:Pt icon National Assembly of Angola
- Embassy of Angola in Washington DC
- Embassy of Angola in Ottawa, Canada
- News
- Comunidade Mwangole Online News about music from Angola and events, Videos, Mp3
- children of Angola - a web documentary on the forgotten children of Angola.
- - Newspapers from Angola - The most important online newspapers from Angola.
- Mwangole Amizades Angola Dating, relationship, and more
- allAfrica - Angola - News headline links
- Angola Press - Government-controlled news agency (in Portuguese, French and English)
- Angola Xyami - Angola Minha Terra (in Portuguese)- Reflections end News on new Angola in peace
- Angonoticias (in Portuguese) - A popular news source in Angola
- Mangole (in Portuguese) - A full news source in Angola and web directory of Angolan sites online
- Televisão Pública de Angola (in Portuguese) - Angola's state-owned national tv station
- Rádio Nacional de Angola (in Portuguese) - Angola's state-owned national radio station
- Jornal de Angola (in Portuguese) - A popular newspaper in Angola
- 400 Years Ago - Washington Post news story on the possible fate of the first African slaves taken to US.
- Politics
- Overviews
- BBC - Country profile: Angola
- Template:CIA World Factbook link
- US State Department - Angola includes Background Notes, Country Study and major reports
- OECD DEV/AfDB - Country Study: Angola
- Rural poverty in Angola (IFAD)
- World Bank Country Brief: Angola
- Directories
- Columbia University Libraries - Angola directory category of the WWW-VL
- Open Directory Project - Angola directory category
- Stanford University - Africa South of the Sahara: Angola directory category
- www.angolinks.com - webdirectory of Angolan sites online
- Encyclopedia of the Nations : Angola
- Tourism
- Template:Wikitravel
- Other