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Angola

12.5S 18.5E · 27 EVENTS · 9 DOMAINS
INDEPENDENCE FROM PORTUGAL · 11 NOVEMBER 1975
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2002 – present · Peace and oil-rich modern Angola
3 EVENTS
2002 onward · Reconstruction and the oil boom 2 REFS
2007 · Angola joins OPEC 2 REFS
1975 – 2002 · The long civil war
5 EVENTS
October–November 1975 · Cold War intervention 3 REFS
22 February 2002 · Death of Savimbi ends the war 3 REFS
1961 – 1975 · Revolt, liberation movements and independence
5 EVENTS
January–March 1961 · Revolt breaks out 3 REFS
11 November 1975 · Independence proclaimed 3 REFS
1700 – 1930 · The slow conquest of the interior
5 EVENTS
1836 · Portugal abolishes the slave trade 2 REFS
1884–1885 · Berlin Conference and the Scramble 2 REFS
1576 – 1700 · Luanda, Queen Njinga and the Atlantic slave trade
5 EVENTS
1576 · Portuguese found Luanda 3 REFS
1624 · Njinga becomes queen of Ndongo 3 REFS
c. 1300 – 1576 · Kongo, Ndongo and the kingdoms of Central Africa
4 EVENTS
1483 · Portuguese reach the Kingdom of Kongo 3 REFS
c. 15th–16th centuries · Rise of Ndongo under the ngola 3 REFS
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Quick facts · atlas reference
Capital
Luanda
Population
29 m
Area
1,246,700 km²
Region
Middle Africa
Languages
Portuguese
Currency
Angolan kwanza (Kz)
Demonym
Angolan
UN member
Yes
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Economy

GDP
$122 B’25 WB-WDI
GDP per capita
$3,129’25 WB-WDI
GDP growth
3.1%’25 WB-WDI
Inflation
20.2%’25 WB-WDI
Trade openness
34.6%’25 WB-WDI

Society

Population
39 m’25 WB-WDI
Life expectancy
64.8 yrs’24 WB-WDI
Urban population
71.5%’25 WB-WDI
Fertility rate
5.0’24 WB-WDI
Literacy rate
68.2%’23 WB-WDI

Governance

Voice & accountability
38.3’24 WB-WGI
Political stability
56.1’24 WB-WGI
Government effectiveness
36.1’24 WB-WGI
Regulatory quality
42.7’24 WB-WGI
Rule of law
36.8’24 WB-WGI
Control of corruption
35.3’24 WB-WGI

Health

Health spending
2.5%’23 WB-WHO
Physicians
0.24’22 WB-WHO
Under-5 mortality
49.0’24 WB-UNICEF-WHO
Measles immunisation
53.0%’24 WB-UNICEF-WHO

Education

Adult literacy
68.2%’23 WB-UNESCO
Education spending
2.5%’23 WB-UNESCO
Primary enrolment
86.7%’23 WB-UNESCO
Secondary enrolment
51.5%’23 WB-UNESCO
Tertiary enrolment
10.0%’24 WB-UNESCO

Technology

R&D spending
0.0%’16 WB-UNESCO
Researchers (per million)
19’16 WB-UNESCO
Internet users
40.7%’24 WB-ITU
Mobile subscriptions
70’24 WB-ITU
High-tech exports
16.7%’24 WB-WDI

Geography

Land area
1,246,700 km²’23 WB-WDI
Forest area
52.1%’23 WB-WDI
Agricultural land
36.9%’23 WB-WDI
CO₂ per capita (t)
0.7’24 WB-WDI
Renewable energy
52.9%’21 WB-WDI

Resources

Resource rents
30.0%’21 WB-WDI
Oil rents
28.3%’21 WB-WDI
Mineral rents
0.0%’21 WB-WDI
Forest rents
0.7%’21 WB-WDI
Electricity access
55.5%’24 WB-WDI

Military

Military burden
1.0%’24 WB-SIPRI
Defense spending
$922 M’24 WB-SIPRI
Armed forces
117,000’20 WB-SIPRI

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