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Location: | Southern Africa, between Namibia and Democratic Republic of the Congo | Size: |
1,246,700 sq. km. (almost twice the size of Texas)
Elevation varies from
sea level to 2,620 meters | Population: | 11,000,000 (approximately)
* 0-14 years: 43.5%
* 15-64 years: 53.7%
* 65+ years: 2.8%
Average age: 18 years
Life expectancy: 37 years
HIV / AIDS: 3.9% |
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Indigenous beliefs 47%
Roman Catholic 38%
Protestant 15% | Language: | Portuguese (official)
Bantu
other African languages | Government: | Republic (nominally a multiparty democracy with a strong presidential system | Capital: | Luanda | Independence: | 11 November 1975 (from Portugal) |
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