Angola

President: José Eduardo dos Santos (1979)

Prime Minister: Fernando da Piedade Dias dos Santos (2003)

Total area: 481,350 sq mi (1,246,699 sq km)

Population (2010 est.): 13,068,161 (growth rate: 2.0%); birth rate: 43.3/1000; infant mortality rate: 178.1/1000; life expectancy: 38.48; density per sq mi: 25

Capital and largest city (2003 est.): Luanda, 2,297,200

Other large cities: Huambo, 171,000; Lubango, 136,000

Monetary unit: New Kwanza