About Angola

Official name: Republic of Angola
Capital: Luanda
Head of state: Jose Eduardo dos Santos
State: transitional government, nominally a multi-party democracy with a strong presidential system
Population: 12,127,071 (July 2006 est.)
Independence: from Portugal in 1975
Languages: Portuguese (official) around 60 other languages spoken including Umbundu, Kimbundu, Kikongo, Tchokwe and Ovambo.
Religion: African traditional 47%, Catholicism 38%, Protestant Christian 15%
Currency: New Kwanza
Media: Ebonet Noticias at ebonet

Communication

Mainline telephones: 94,300 (2005)
Cellular telephones: 1,094,100 (2005)
Internet country code: .ao
Internet hosts: 2,502 (2005)
Internet users: 172,000 (2005)