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  1. Date of Independence: November 11, 1975 (from Portugal)
  2. Date of Current Constitution: November 11, 1975
  3. Population: 11,177,537 (1999 est.)
  4. Area: 481,354 sq. mi.
  5. Capital: Luanda
  6. Form of Government: transitional government, nominally a multiparty democracy with a strong presidential system
  7. Natural Resources: diamonds, oil, iron ore, phosphate, feldspar, gold, bauxite, copper, uranium
  8. Main Industries: mining, petroleum processing, food processing, brewing, textiles, sugar refining, cement
  9. Agriculture: cassava (edible root), corn, plantains (fruit), milk, sweet potatoes, citrus fruits, millet, potatoes, beans, sugarcane, sisal (fibrous plant), coffee, palm oil, cattle
  10. Currency: new kwanza
  11. GDP: $11 billion (1998 est.)
  12. GDP per Capita: $1,000 (1998 est.)
  13. Languages: Portuguese (official), Bantu, other African languages
  14. Religions: Christianity (Roman Catholicism, Protestant denominations), traditional African belief systems
  15. Literacy Rate: 42%
  16. Life Expectancy:     46 years (male)
  17.                 51 years (female)
  18. Birthrate: 43 births per 1,000 population
  19. Death Rate: 16 deaths per 1,000 population