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Electric power capacity 460,000 kW

  • Fish catch per year: 252,518 tonnes
  • Oil production and reserves: 885,000 b/d (8.9bn barrels)
  • Estimated livestock resources: 4.15m cattle, 2.05m goats, 780,000 pigs, 6.8m chickens
  • Main mineral resources: Oil, diamonds, iron, copper, lead, zinc, gold, manganese

Electricity generation

Percentages of the different energy sources used for the generation of electricity are represented graphically ("Combustion" indicates the burning of fossil fuels, wood etc.). An account of the country's resource base is given in the text.

Deepwater oil fields have been found. The rich alluvial diamond deposits were controlled by UNITA during the civil war.

Spending

Consumption and spending

Percentage of the country's GDP that is spent on defense, education, and health.

State officials enjoy various luxuries, such as access to cars and other consumer goods, while the majority of people struggle to survive. The MPLA accuses its own generals of illicit diamond mining.

Tourism

Visitors : Population 1:155

  • Total number of visitors per year: 91,000 visitors
  • Tourism trend: Up 36% in 2002

Main tourist arrivals

The state of each nation's tourism is explained, with reasons given when there is no significant tourist industry. The chart shows the percentage of total visitors by country of origin.

A war zone since independence, Angola is only slowly beginning to attract tourists. Most visitors are journalists or work for the oil multinationals in Cabinda.