Angola
Location: Southwest Africa on the Atlantic Coast, bordered on
the North and East by Zaire, on the East by Zambia, Namibia on
the South
Area: 481,350 square miles
Population: 8,900,000
Government: Republic
Largest city: Luanda (capital)
Languages: Portuguese, Bantu
Ethnic groups: Ovimbundu 38%, Kimbundu 23%, Bakongo 13%,
European 1%, Mestizo
2%
Religions: Roman Catholic, Protestant, Animist
Chief industries: Oil, diamond mining, fish processing, cement
Chief crops: Coffee, sisal, bananas, cotton, corn
Minerals: Diamonds, copper, phosphates, oil, sulphur, manganese
Leading exports: Diamonds, oil, coffee, fish products
Leading imports: Machinery, electrical equipment, clothing,
food
Monetary unit: Kwanza
