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Angola
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- Main international airport: Luanda International (4 de Fevereiro) (777,350 passengers)
- Merchant fleet, total tonnage: 122 ships (44811 grt)
The transportation network
- Extent of inland waterways navigable by commercial craft: 1295 km (805 miles)
- Extent of national paved road network: 5143 km (3196 miles)
- Extent of motorways, freeways or major national highways: () (None)
- Extent of commercial rail network: 2761 km (1716 miles)
War has destroyed infrastructure, restricted movement of people and goods, and devastated port traffic. UN peacekeepers have tried to clear mines and repair roads, bridges, and railroads.
World affairs
Joined UN in 1976
Peace and reconstruction are now supported by the US and Russia, though Angola had been a key frontier during the Cold War. Regional relations were also affected by the same global concerns, and when the civil war carried across local borders. Now, postapartheid South Africa is a key partner, while the end of hostilities in Angola eased tensions with Zambia.
There is international concern over who exactly profit's from the country's lucrative diamond trade.



