Region
Southern Africa
Country
Angola
Country Head
President : Jose Eduardo dos Santos
Capital
Luanda
Population
17 million (UN 2007)
GDP
$91.29bn (2007)
GDP Per Capita
$5 600 (2007 CIA est.)
Main Language
Portuguese (official)
Description
Angola remains one of the poorer Africa countries, following a 27-year civil war that ended in 2002. With its rich crude reserves, however, the country is also one of Africa’s biggest oil producers. Most of the country’s GDP comes from oil production, though subsistence agriculture provides the main employment. Angola has recently benefited from a series of foreign loans to help rebuild its public infrastructure, which was heavily damaged during the civil war.
