Civil war has been the norm in Angola since independence from Portugal in 1975. A 1994 peace accord between the government and the National Union for the Total Independence of Angola (UNITA) provided for the integration of former UNITA insurgents into the government and armed forces. A new national unity government is slated to be installed in April of this year, but some fear that a resumption of the fighting is only a matter of time. Up to 1.5 million lives may have been lost in fighting over the past quarter century. It will take carefull leadership to preserve the current peace and heal the deep wounds from the past.
Demographic Data
Capital: Luanda
Government type: Democracy
Government stability: 64.8%
Government efficiency: 30.5%
Population's support to government: 64.8%
Area: 1,246,700 square kilometers
Habitable land: 68.0%
Farmable land: 2.0%
Total population: 10,069 thousands
Population's growth: 2.7%
Country's development level: 2,830
Economic Data
GNP: 6,100,000,000
Industralisation: 32.2%
International funding: 15,000,000
Political Data
Secret services efficiency: 1,426
Military Data
Technological generation: 1
Number of rebels: 2,517
Rebels development: 2,547
Rebels technological access: 1,980