Official title:
Republic of Angola
General information:
Capital: Luanda
Population: Approximately 32,9 million (as of 2021)
Total area: 1,25 million km2
Currency: Angolan kwanza (AOA)
National holiday: Independence Day, 11th November (1975)
Official language: Portuguese
Recognized national languages: Portuguese, Kikongo, Chokwe, Nhaneca, Nganguela, Fiote, Kwanhama, Muhumbi, Luvale
Type of government:
Unitary presidential republic
Diplomatic representative: H.E. Ms Isabel de Jesus da Costa Godinho (Austria – Vienna)
Economy:
- GDP (nominal): $80,5 billion (2020 est.)
- GDP (nominal) per capita: $2,311 (2020 est.)
- GDP (PPP): $198,9 billion (2020 est.)
- GDP (PPP) per capita: $5,709 (2020 est.)
- GDP (real growth rate): 4,2% (2016 est.)
GDP per sector:
- Agriculture 10,8%
- Industry 65,3%
- Services 23,9% (2019 est.)
Agriculture products: bananas, sugarcane, coffee, sisal, corn, cotton, cassava (manioc, tapioca), tobacco, vegetables, plantains, livestock, forest products, fish
Main industries: petroleum, diamonds, iron ore, phosphates, copper, fertilizer, coffee, sisal, fish processing, food processing, textiles, cement, tabacco, tourism (potential)
Trade – Export
Exported commodities: crude oil, diamonds, refined petroleum products, sawn wood, coffee, fish, cotton
Export partners:
- China 60,1% of total exports
- United States 6,8%
- India 6,2%
- South Africa 5,3%
- Netherlands 4,3%
- Spain 3,5%
- France 3,3%
- Portugal 2,8%
- Canada 2,2%
- Singapore 1,2% (2020 est.)
Trade – Import
Imported commodities: machinery and electrical equipment, vehicles and spare parts pharmaceuticals, food, iron and steel, construction materials, textiles, fuel and lubricants
Import partners:
- Portugal 18,2% of total imports
- China 17,1%
- South Africa 8,5%
- United States 7,3%
- Brazil 5,5%
- United Kingdom 4,1%
- Spain 3,9%
- France 3,3%
- United Arab Emirates 2,6%
- Italy 2,5% (2020 est.)