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GeographyLocation: Southern Africa, bordering the South Atlantic Ocean, between Namibiaand Zaire
Area: Land boundaries: total 5,198 km, Congo 201 km, Namibia 1,376 km, Zaire 2,511 km, Zambia 1,110 km Coastline: 1,600 km
PeoplePopulation: 10,069,501 (July 1995 est.)
Age structure:
Population growth rate: 2.68% (1995 est.) Birth rate: 45.05 births/1,000 population Death rate: 18.1 deaths/1,000 population Net migration rate: -0.15 migrant(s)/1,000 population Infant mortality rate: 142.1 deaths/1,000 live births
Life expectancy at birth:
Total fertility rate: 6.42 children born/woman Ethnic divisions: Ovimbundu 37%, Kimbundu 25%, Bakongo 13%, mestico (mixed European and Native African) 2%, European 1%, other 22% Religions: indigenous beliefs 47%, Roman Catholic 38%, Protestant 15% (est.) Languages: Portuguese (official), Bantu and other African languages
Literacy:
age 15 and over can read and write (1990 est.)
Government
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Type: transitional government nominally a multiparty democracy with a strong presidential system Capital: Luanda Independence: 11 November 1975 (from Portugal) Constitution: 11 November 1975; revised 7 January 1978, 11 August 1980, 6 March 1991,and 26 August 1992
EconomyNational product: GDP - purchasing power parity - $6.1 billion National product real growth rate: -1% National product per capita: $620 Inflation rate (consumer prices): 20% Unemployment rate: 15% with considerable underemployment
Electricity:
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| An estimated 5.3 million visted Centennial Olympic Park between opening day - 13 July - and closing day - 4 August, making the park the most single most visited Olympic site during the Games. |