• Total prison population: 4975 prisoners
• Crime trend: Down in 2000

Crime rates

Violent crime occurs frequently throughout Angola, and murder, theft, corruption, and diamond smuggling are commonplace. Street crime is especially common in Luanda. Rural areas are effectively controlled by gangs.

• Annual defense budget: $946m

ANGOLAN ARMED FORCES

• Army: Main battle tanks (T-54/55, 400 T-62, 30 T-72, T-80/T-84) (120,000 personnel)
• Navy: 7 patrol boats (3000 personnel)
• Air force: 105 combat aircraft (MiG-23, MiG-21, Su-22, Su-24, Su-25, Su-27) (8000 personnel)
• Nuclear capability: None

By 2002 superior government forces had asserted control over more than 90% of the country. Under the cease-fire, some 5000 UNITA troops were integrated into the regular army. The remaining 80,000 were demobilized. Since then the army's main priority has been to tackle the separatist rebellion in the Cabinda exclave.

• Gross National Product (GNP): $9.3bn

Score card

• World GNP ranking: 89th
• GNP per capita: $710
• Balance of payments: –$1.43bn
• Inflation: 98.2%
• Unemployment: 50%

Exports

Imports

Economic performance indicator

Strengths

Oil. Diamonds. Rich mineral deposits. Large private sector. Lifting of wartime sanctions on UNITA territory.

Weaknesses

Damaged infrastructure. Subsistence agriculture. Drought. Landmines maim civilians, disrupt farming. Corruption. Continuing conflict in Cabinda.