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World Gazetteer Results for Camabatela:
NameCamabatela
Geographical TypeLocality
Population12837
Latitude
Longitude
CountryAngola
Administrative DivisionUíge
Dictionary Results for Angola:
1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)
Angola
    n 1: a republic in southwestern Africa on the Atlantic Ocean;
         achieved independence from Portugal in 1975 and was the
         scene of civil war until 1990 [syn: Angola, Republic of
         Angola]

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Angola \An*go"la\, n. [A corruption of Angora.]
   A fabric made from the wool of the Angora goat.
   [1913 Webster]

3. CIA World Factbook 2002
Angola

   Introduction Angola
   -------------------
                            Background: 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
                                        national unity government was
                                        installed in April of 1997, but
                                        serious fighting resumed in late
                                        1998, rendering hundreds of
                                        thousands of people homeless. Up to
                                        1.5 million lives may have been lost
                                        in fighting over the past quarter
                                        century. The death of Jonas SAVIMBI
                                        and a cease fire with UNITA may bode
                                        well for the country.
  
   Geography Angola
   ----------------
                              Location: Southern Africa, bordering the South
                                        Atlantic Ocean, between Namibia and
                                        Democratic Republic of the Congo
                Geographic coordinates: 12 30 S, 18 30 E
                        Map references: Africa
                                  Area: total: 1,246,700 sq km
                                        water: 0 sq km
                                        land: 1,246,700 sq km
                    Area - comparative: slightly less than twice the size of
                                        Texas
                       Land boundaries: total: 5,198 km
                                        border countries: Democratic
                                        Republic of the Congo 2,511 km (of
                                        which 225 km is the boundary of
                                        discontiguous Cabinda Province),
                                        Republic of the Congo 201 km,
                                        Namibia 1,376 km, Zambia 1,110 km
                             Coastline: 1,600 km
                       Maritime claims: contiguous zone: 24 NM
                                        exclusive economic zone: 200 NM
                                        territorial sea: 12 NM
                               Climate: semiarid in south and along coast to
                                        Luanda; north has cool, dry season
                                        (May to October) and hot, rainy
                                        season (November to April)
                               Terrain: narrow coastal plain rises abruptly
                                        to vast interior plateau
                    Elevation extremes: lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m
                                        highest point: Morro de Moco 2,620 m
                     Natural resources: petroleum, diamonds, iron ore,
                                        phosphates, copper, feldspar, gold,
                                        bauxite, uranium
                              Land use: arable land: 2.41%
                                        permanent crops: 0.4%
                                        other: 97.19% (1998 est.)
                        Irrigated land: 750 sq km (1998 est.)
                       Natural hazards: locally heavy rainfall causes
                                        periodic flooding on the plateau
          Environment - current issues: overuse of pastures and subsequent
                                        soil erosion attributable to
                                        population pressures;
                                        desertification; deforestation of
                                        tropical rain forest, in response to
                                        both international demand for
                                        tropical timber and to domestic use
                                        as fuel, resulting in loss of
                                        biodiversity; soil erosion
                                        contributing to water pollution and
                                        siltation of rivers and dams;
                                        inadequate supplies of potable water
            Environment - international party to: Biodiversity, Climate
                            agreements: Change, Desertification, Law of the
                                        Sea, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship
                                        Pollution
                                        signed, but not ratified: none of
                                        the selected agreements
                      Geography - note: Cabinda is separated from rest of
                                        country by the Democratic Republic
                                        of the Congo
  
   People Angola
   -------------
                            Population: 10,593,171 (July 2002 est.)
                         Age structure: 0-14 years: 43.3% (male 2,318,326;
                                        female 2,272,726)
                                        15-64 years: 53.9% (male 2,904,595;
                                        female 2,806,430)
                                        65 years and over: 2.8% (male
                                        131,316; female 159,778) (2002 est.)
                Population growth rate: 2.18% (2002 est.)
                            Birth rate: 46.18 births/1,000 population (2002
                                        est.)
                            Death rate: 24.35 deaths/1,000 population (2002
                                        est.)
                    Net migration rate: 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2002
                                        est.)
                             Sex ratio: at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
                                        under 15 years: 1.02 male(s)/female
                                        15-64 years: 1.03 male(s)/female
                                        65 years and over: 0.82 male(s)/
                                        female
                                        total population: 1.02 male(s)/
                                        female (2002 est.)
                 Infant mortality rate: 191.66 deaths/1,000 live births
                                        (2002 est.)
              Life expectancy at birth: total population: 38.87 years
                                        female: 40.18 years (2002 est.)
                                        male: 37.62 years
                  Total fertility rate: 6.43 children born/woman (2002 est.)
      HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: 2.78% (1999 est.)
     HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/ 160,000 (1999 est.)
                                  AIDS:
                     HIV/AIDS - deaths: 15,000 (1999 est.)
                           Nationality: noun: Angolan(s)
                                        adjective: Angolan
                         Ethnic groups: 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% (1998
                                        est.)
                             Languages: Portuguese (official), Bantu and
                                        other African languages
                              Literacy: definition: age 15 and over can read
                                        and write
                                        total population: 42%
                                        male: 56%
                                        female: 28% (1998 est.)
  
   Government Angola
   -----------------
                          Country name: conventional long form: Republic of
                                        Angola
                                        conventional short form: Angola
                                        local short form: Angola
                                        former: People's Republic of Angola
                                        local long form: Republica de Angola
                       Government type: republic, nominally a multiparty
                                        democracy with a strong presidential
                                        system
                               Capital: Luanda
              Administrative divisions: 18 provinces (provincias, singular -
                                        provincia); Bengo, Benguela, Bie,
                                        Cabinda, Cuando Cubango, Cuanza
                                        Norte, Cuanza Sul, Cunene, Huambo,
                                        Huila, Luanda, Lunda Norte, Lunda
                                        Sul, Malanje, Moxico, Namibe, Uige,
                                        Zaire
                          Independence: 11 November 1975 (from Portugal)
                      National holiday: Independence Day, 11 November (1975)
                          Constitution: 11 November 1975; revised 7 January
                                        1978, 11 August 1980, 6 March 1991,
                                        and 26 August 1992
                          Legal system: based on Portuguese civil law system
                                        and customary law; recently modified
                                        to accommodate political pluralism
                                        and increased use of free markets
                              Suffrage: 18 years of age; universal
                      Executive branch: chief of state: President Jose
                                        Eduardo DOS SANTOS (since 21
                                        September 1979); note - the
                                        president is both chief of state and
                                        head of government
                                        head of government: President Jose
                                        Eduardo DOS SANTOS (since 21
                                        September 1979); note - the
                                        president is both chief of state and
                                        head of government
                                        cabinet: Council of Ministers
                                        appointed by the president
                                        elections: president elected by
                                        universal ballot for a NA-year term;
                                        President DOS SANTOS originally
                                        elected (in 1979) without opposition
                                        under a one-party system and stood
                                        for reelection in Angola's first
                                        multiparty elections 29-30 September
                                        1992 (next to be held NA)
                                        election results: DOS SANTOS 49.6%,
                                        Jonas SAVIMBI 40.1%, making a run-
                                        off election necessary; the run-off
                                        was not held and SAVIMBI's National
                                        Union for the Total Independence of
                                        Angola (UNITA) repudiated the
                                        results of the first election; the
                                        civil war resumed
                    Legislative branch: unicameral National Assembly or
                                        Assembleia Nacional (220 seats;
                                        members elected by proportional vote
                                        to serve four-year terms)
                                        elections: last held 29-30 September
                                        1992 (next to be held NA)
                                        election results: percent of vote by
                                        party - MPLA 54%, UNITA 34%, others
                                        12%; seats by party - MPLA 129,
                                        UNITA 70, PRS 6, FNLA 5, PLD 3,
                                        others 7
                       Judicial branch: Supreme Court or Tribunal da Relacao
                                        (judges are appointed by the
                                        president)
         Political parties and leaders: Liberal Democratic Party or PLD
                                        [Analia de Victoria PEREIRA];
                                        National Front for the Liberation of
                                        Angola or FNLA [disputed leadership:
                                        Lucas NGONDA, Holden ROBERTO];
                                        National Union for the Total
                                        Independence of Angola or UNITA
                                        [Jonas SAVIMBI], largest opposition
                                        party has engaged in years of armed
                                        resistance; Popular Movement for the
                                        Liberation of Angola or MPLA [Jose
                                        Eduardo DOS SANTOS], ruling party in
                                        power since 1975; Social Renewal
                                        Party or PRS [disputed leadership:
                                        Eduardo KUANGANA, Antonio
                                        MUACHICUNGO]; UNITA-Renovada
                                        [Eugenio NGOLO "Manuvakola"]
                                        note: about a dozen minor parties
                                        participated in the 1992 elections
                                        but only won a few seats and have
                                        little influence in the National
                                        Assembly
          Political pressure groups and Front for the Liberation of the
                               leaders: Enclave of Cabinda or FLEC [N'zita
                                        Henriques TIAGO; Antonio Bento
                                        BEMBE]
                                        note: FLEC is waging a small-scale,
                                        highly factionalized, armed struggle
                                        for the independence of Cabinda
                                        Province
             International organization ACP, AfDB, CCC, CEEAC, ECA, FAO, G-
                         participation: 77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICFTU, ICRM,
                                        IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF,
                                        IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, ITU, NAM,
                                        OAS (observer), OAU, SADC, UN,
                                        UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU, WFTU,
                                        WHO, WIPO, WMO, WToO, WTrO
   Diplomatic representation in the US: chief of mission: Ambassador
                                        Josefina Perpetua Pitra DIAKIDI
                                        FAX: [1] (202) 785-1258
                                        consulate(s) general: New York
                                        telephone: [1] (202) 785-1156
                                        chancery: 2100 16th Street NW,
                                        Washington, DC 20009
     Diplomatic representation from the chief of mission: Ambassador
                                    US: Christopher William DELL
                                        embassy: number 32 Rua Houari
                                        Boumeddienne, Luanda
                                        mailing address: international mail:
                                        Caixa Postal 6468, Luanda; pouch:
                                        American Embassy Luanda, Department
                                        of State, Washington, DC 20521-2550
                                        telephone: [244] (2) 445-481, 447-
                                        028, 446-224, 445-727
                                        FAX: [244] (2) 446-924
                      Flag description: two equal horizontal bands of red
                                        (top) and black with a centered
                                        yellow emblem consisting of a five-
                                        pointed star within half a cogwheel
                                        crossed by a machete (in the style
                                        of a hammer and sickle)
  
   Economy Angola
   --------------
                    Economy - overview: Angola is an economy in disarray
                                        because of a quarter century of
                                        nearly continuous warfare.
                                        Subsistence agriculture provides the
                                        main livelihood for 85% of the
                                        population. Oil production and the
                                        supporting activities are vital to
                                        the economy, contributing about 45%
                                        to GDP and 90% of exports. Violence
                                        continues, millions of land mines
                                        remain, and many farmers are
                                        reluctant to return to their fields.
                                        As a result, much of the country's
                                        food must still be imported. To
                                        fully take advantage of its rich
                                        natural resources - gold, diamonds,
                                        extensive forests, Atlantic
                                        fisheries, and large oil deposits -
                                        Angola will need to end its conflict
                                        and continue reforming government
                                        policies. Internal strife
                                        discourages investment outside of
                                        the petroleum sector, which is
                                        producing roughly 800,000 barrels of
                                        oil per day. While Angola made
                                        progress in bringing inflation down
                                        further, from over 300% in 2000 to
                                        about 110% in 2001, the government
                                        has failed to make sufficient
                                        progress on reforms recommended by
                                        the IMF, such as increasing foreign
                                        exchange reserves and promoting
                                        greater transparency in government
                                        spending. Angola's GDP could be
                                        among the world's fastest growing in
                                        2002 if oil production from the
                                        Girassol field, which began
                                        production in December 2001, reaches
                                        200,000 barrels per day as expected.
                                   GDP: purchasing power parity - $13.3
                                        billion (2001 est.)
                GDP - real growth rate: 5.4% (2001 est.)
                      GDP - per capita: purchasing power parity - $1,330
                                        (2001 est.)
           GDP - composition by sector: agriculture: 6%
                                        industry: 70%
                                        services: 24% (2000 est.)
         Population below poverty line: NA%
     Household income or consumption by lowest 10%: NA%
                      percentage share: highest 10%: NA%
      Inflation rate (consumer prices): 110% (2001 est.)
                           Labor force: 5 million (1997 est.)
           Labor force - by occupation: agriculture 85%, industry and
                                        services 15% (1997 est.)
                     Unemployment rate: extensive unemployment and
                                        underemployment affecting more than
                                        half the population (2001 est.)
                                Budget: revenues: $928 million
                                        expenditures: $2.5 billion,
                                        including capital expenditures of
                                        $963 million (1992 est.)
                            Industries: petroleum; diamonds, iron ore,
                                        phosphates, feldspar, bauxite,
                                        uranium, and gold; cement; basic
                                        metal products; fish processing;
                                        food processing; brewing; tobacco
                                        products; sugar; textiles
     Industrial production growth rate: NA%
              Electricity - production: 1.19 billion kWh (2000)
    Electricity - production by source: fossil fuel: 40.34%
                                        hydro: 59.66%
                                        other: 0% (2000)
                                        nuclear: 0%
             Electricity - consumption: 1.107 billion kWh (2000)
                 Electricity - exports: 0 kWh (2000)
                 Electricity - imports: 0 kWh (2000)
                Agriculture - products: bananas, sugarcane, coffee, sisal,
                                        corn, cotton, manioc (tapioca),
                                        tobacco, vegetables, plantains;
                                        livestock; forest products; fish
                               Exports: $7 billion (f.o.b., 2001 est.)
                 Exports - commodities: crude oil 90%, diamonds, refined
                                        petroleum products, gas, coffee,
                                        sisal, fish and fish products,
                                        timber, cotton
                    Exports - partners: US 44.5%, EU 17.3%, China 22.7%,
                                        South Korea 8.1% (2000)
                               Imports: $2.7 billion (f.o.b., 2001 est.)
                 Imports - commodities: machinery and electrical equipment,
                                        vehicles and spare parts; medicines,
                                        food, textiles, military goods
                    Imports - partners: EU 47.4%, South Korea 16%, South
                                        Africa 15.9%, US 11.3%, Brazil 5.5%
                                        (2000)
                       Debt - external: $10.4 billion (2001 est.)
              Economic aid - recipient: $383.5 million (1999)
                              Currency: kwanza (AOA)
                         Currency code: AOA
                        Exchange rates: kwanza per US dollar - 32.8716
                                        (January 2002), 22.058 (2001),
                                        10.041 (2000), 2.791 (1999), 0.393
                                        (1998), 0.229 (1997); note - in
                                        December 1999 the kwanza was
                                        revalued with six zeroes dropped off
                                        the old value
                           Fiscal year: calendar year
  
   Communications Angola
   ---------------------
        Telephones - main lines in use: 69,700 (1997)
          Telephones - mobile cellular: 25,800 (2000)
                      Telephone system: general assessment: telephone
                                        service limited mostly to government
                                        and business use; HF radiotelephone
                                        used extensively for military links
                                        domestic: limited system of wire,
                                        microwave radio relay, and
                                        tropospheric scatter
                                        international: satellite earth
                                        stations - 2 Intelsat (Atlantic
                                        Ocean)
              Radio broadcast stations: AM 36, FM 7, shortwave 9 (2000)
                                Radios: 815,000 (2000)
         Television broadcast stations: 7 (2000)
                           Televisions: 196,000 (2000)
                 Internet country code: .ao
     Internet Service Providers (ISPs): 1 (2000)
                        Internet users: 30,000 (2001)
  
   Transportation Angola
   ---------------------
                              Railways: total: 2,771 km (inland, much of the
                                        track is unusable because of land
                                        mines still in place from the civil
                                        war)
                                        narrow gauge: 2,648 km 1.067-
                                        m gauge; 123 km 0.600-m gauge (2000
                                        est.)
                              Highways: total: 76,626 km
                                        paved: 19,156 km
                                        unpaved: 57,470 km (1997)
                             Waterways: 1,295 km
                             Pipelines: crude oil 179 km
                     Ports and harbors: Ambriz, Cabinda, Lobito, Luanda,
                                        Malongo, Mocamedes, Namibe, Porto
                                        Amboim, Soyo
                       Merchant marine: total: 9 ships (1,000 GRT or over)
                                        totaling 39,305 GRT/63,528 DWT
                                        ships by type: cargo 8, petroleum
                                        tanker 1 (2002 est.)
                              Airports: 244 (2001)
         Airports - with paved runways: total: 32
                                        over 3,047 m: 4
                                        2,438 to 3,047 m: 8
                                        1,524 to 2,437 m: 13
                                        914 to 1,523 m: 6
                                        under 914 m: 1 (2001)
       Airports - with unpaved runways: total: 212
                                        over 3,047 m: 2
                                        2,438 to 3,047 m: 5
                                        1,524 to 2,437 m: 30
                                        914 to 1,523 m: 95
                                        under 914 m: 80 (2001)
  
   Military Angola
   ---------------
                       Military branches: Army, Navy, Air and Air Defense
                                          Forces, National Police Force
        Military manpower - military age: 18 years of age (2002 est.)
        Military manpower - availability: males age 15-49: 2,532,469 (2002
                                          est.)
     Military manpower - fit for military males age 15-49: 1,272,509 (2002
                                 service: est.)
    Military manpower - reaching military males: 103,807 (2002 est.)
                            age annually:
           Military expenditures - dollar $1.2 billion (FY97)
                                  figure:
       Military expenditures - percent of 22% (1999)
                                     GDP:
  
   Transnational Issues Angola
   ---------------------------
               Disputes - international: none
                          Illicit drugs: used as a transshipment point for
                                         cocaine destined for Western Europe
                                         and other African states
  
                                       



4. U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)
Angola, NY -- U.S. village in New York
   Population (2000):    2266
   Housing Units (2000): 903
   Land area (2000):     1.425623 sq. miles (3.692346 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    1.425623 sq. miles (3.692346 sq. km)
   FIPS code:            02198
   Located within:       New York (NY), FIPS 36
   Location:             42.639109 N, 79.030709 W
   ZIP Codes (1990):     14006
   Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   Headwords:
    Angola, NY
    Angola


5. U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)
Angola, IN -- U.S. city in Indiana
   Population (2000):    7344
   Housing Units (2000): 3012
   Land area (2000):     4.229491 sq. miles (10.954332 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    0.015500 sq. miles (0.040145 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    4.244991 sq. miles (10.994477 sq. km)
   FIPS code:            01666
   Located within:       Indiana (IN), FIPS 18
   Location:             41.636971 N, 85.000885 W
   ZIP Codes (1990):     46703
   Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   Headwords:
    Angola, IN
    Angola


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