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General information on the People's Republic of Angola





Capital
(and largest city) Luanda
8°50′S 13°20′E
Official languages Portuguese/Spanish
Government Multi-party democracy
- President Kristophe Baker
- Prime Minister Mobutu Yolando
Dias dos Santos
Political Parties:
-Socialist Workers Party
-Libertarian Party
-United Democratic Communist Party
-United Afrika Party
Independence from Portugal
- Date November 11, 1975
Area
- Total 1,246,700 km² (23rd)
481,354 sq mi
- Water (%) negligible
Population
- 2005 estimate 17,941,000 (61st)
- Density 13/km² (199th) 36/sq mi
GDP (PPP)
- Total $73.362 billion (82nd)
- Per capita $2,813 (126th)
HDI (2004) 0.439 (low) (161st)
Currency Kwanza (AOA)
Time zone WAT (UTC+1)
- Summer (DST) not observed (UTC+1)
Internet TLD .ao
Calling code +244

Economy of the People's Republic of Angola


Current Economic System: Communist

Currency Kwanza (AOA)
Fiscal year Calendar year
Trade organisations AU, WTO

GDP by sector agriculture (9.6%), industry (65.8%), services (24.6%) (2005)
Inflation 13.2% (2006)
Pop below poverty line 70% (2003)
Labour force 6.393 million (2006)
Labour force by occupation agriculture (85%), industry and services (15%) (2003)

Unemployment "extensive unemployment and underemployment affecting more than half the population"[2] (2001)
Main industries "petroleum, diamonds, iron ore, phosphates, feldspar, bauxite, uranium, gold, cement, basic metal products, fish processing, food processing, brewing, tobacco products, sugar, textiles, and ship repair"[2]

Trading Partners

Exports $35.53bn (2006)

Export - Commodities "crude oil, diamonds, refined petroleum products, gas, coffee, sisal, fish and fish products, timber, cotton"[2]

Main partners U.S. 39.8%, the People's Republic of China 29.6%, France 7.8%, Chile 5.4%, Taiwan 4.4% 2005)

Imports $10.21bn (2006)

Imports - Commodities "machinery and electrical equipment, vehicles and spare parts, medicines, food, textiles, military goods"[2]

Main Partners South Korea 20.5%, Portugal 13.4%, US 12.5%, South Africa 7.4%, Brazil 7%, France 5.1%, China 5% (2005)

Public finances

Public debt 32.7% of GDP (2006

Revenues $10.98bn (2006)

Expenses $9.7bn (2006)

Economic aid $383.5 million (1999)

Angolan People's Army

Military manpower


-Military age 17 years of age for compulsory military service; conscript service obligation - 2 years plus time for training
-Availability males age 15–49: 2,423,221
-Fit for military service males age 15–49: 1,174,548
-Reaching military age annually males: 121,254
-Active troops: 250,000
-Military expenditures
-Amount $183.58 million (2004)
-Percent of GDP 10.6% (2004)

People's Air Force and Air Defense



The People's Air Force and Air Defence Force of Angola or Força Aérea Popular de Angola/Defesa Aérea e Antiaérea (FAPA/DAA) was established on 21 January 1976 and initially made use of the aircraft left behind by Portugal. The bases are at Luanda, Belas, Luena, Kuiro and Mocamedes.



Aérospatiale Alouette II France Utility helicopter SA 315B 2
Aerospatiale Alouette III Romania Utility helicopter IAR 316B 15
Aérospatiale Dauphin France Utility helicopter SA 365C 10
Aérospatiale Gazelle France Utility helicopter SA 342M 7
Antonov An-12 Soviet Union / Ukraine Transport 10
Antonov An-26 Soviet Union / Ukraine Transport 12
Antonov An-32 Soviet Union / Ukraine Transport 3
Bell 212 United States Utility helicopter 8
Britten-Norman Islander Romania Transport IAR BN-2A 8
CASA C.212 Aviocar Spain Transport C.212-200
C.212M 6
5
Cessna 172 United States Utility 3
Dornier Do 28 Germany Utility 1
Dornier Do 228 Germany Transport 1
Embraer EMB-110 Bandeirante Brazil Maritime patrol EMB-111 2
Embraer EMB-312 Tucano Brazil Trainer 5
Fokker F27 Netherlands Maritime patrol F27MPA 1
Lockheed L-100 Hercules United States Transport L-100-30 1
Mikoyan MiG-21 Soviet Union Interceptor MiG-21MF
MiG-21U 20
5
Mikoyan MiG-23 Soviet Union Fighter 28
Mil Mi-8 Soviet Union / Russia Transport helicopter Mi-8
Mi-17 47
10
Mil Mi-24 Soviet Union Attack helicopter Mi-25
Mi-35 5
10
Pilatus PC-6 Switzerland Transport PC-6/B 4
Pilatus PC-7 Switzerland Trainer 12
Sukhoi Su-22 Soviet Union Fighter/Attack 22
Sukhoi Su-25 Soviet Union Attack 8
Sukhoi Su-27 Soviet Union / Russia Fighter
Trainer Su-27 total
Su-27U 7

Yakovlev Yak-11 Soviet Union Trainer 6

Other aircraft reported in recent Angolan use include:

20 Su-24
1 Beech 200
1 Boeing 707
2 EMB-120
1 Gulfstream III
1 Il-76
1 Tu-134
1 Yak-40
5 MiG-15
25 MiG-17
4 PC-9
1 Mi-6

OOC:

Awwww MILF's. I was hoping I'd have a weaker nation. Now I have two killer nations on my borders.

OOC:

Awwww MILF's. I was hoping I'd have a weaker nation. Now I have two killer nations on my borders.


OOC: Haha, be nice to me and I'll over look you ;)


OR

If you're Communist.

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To the government of The People's Republic of Angola

The Communist Party of Portugal-Spain has decided that we should seek to gain more contact and cooperation with other nations in the world with a reasonable stance towards capitalism. A good start may be to exchange embassies?

President Francisco Frutos
General Secretary of Partido Comunista de España (PCE)
Commonwealth of Communist Portugal-Spain

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To the government of The People's Republic of Angola

The Communist Party of Portugal-Spain has decided that we should seek to gain more contact and cooperation with other nations in the world with a reasonable stance towards capitalism. A good start may be to exchange embassies?

President Francisco Frutos
General Secretary of Partido Comunista de España (PCE)
Commonwealth of Communist Portugal-Spain

In response to this, we whole-heartedly agree. Embassy exchange would be most desirable.

In response to this, we whole-heartedly agree. Embassy exchange would be most desirable.
We thank you, comrade, for this embassy exchange. We will send Ambassador Mr. Luis Yañez-Barnuevo to your capital, together with a staff of 50 people, to establish the CCPS embassy. We will give you all support you need with the establishment of your embassy in Madrid.

President Francisco Frutos
General Secretary of Partido Comunista de España (PCE)
Commonwealth of Communist Portugal-Spain

We thank you, comrade, for this embassy exchange. We will send Ambassador Mr. Luis Yañez-Barnuevo to your capital, together with a staff of 50 people, to establish the CCPS embassy. We will give you all support you need with the establishment of your embassy in Madrid.

President Francisco Frutos
General Secretary of Partido Comunista de España (PCE)
Commonwealth of Communist Portugal-Spain

Excellent.

Communique from the United Socialist States of Wagdog to the People's Republic of Angola
The Government of Wagdog wishes to extend its hand in revolutionary solidarity to our comrades in the People's Republic of Angola. We're already excellent friends with your brethren in Rhodesia, and seek to further the growth of progressive society both in Africa and around the World. And we're already preparing a diplomatic team for an embassy in Luanda, and reserving space for your embassy in Tailville DR on our famous Aurora Avenue (named for the Russian light cruiser whose shots sparked the October Revolution), should you desire an exchange of such. We earnestly await your reply.
Sincerely,
Rilir Alarion nos Carthir,
Secretary of State,
United Socialist States of Wagdog Revolutionary Command Council.

Communique from the United Socialist States of Wagdog to the People's Republic of Angola
The Government of Wagdog wishes to extend its hand in revolutionary solidarity to our comrades in the People's Republic of Angola. We're already excellent friends with your brethren in Rhodesia, and seek to further the growth of progressive society both in Africa and around the World. And we're already preparing a diplomatic team for an embassy in Luanda, and reserving space for your embassy in Tailville DR on our famous Aurora Avenue (named for the Russian light cruiser whose shots sparked the October Revolution), should you desire an exchange of such. We earnestly await your reply.
Sincerely,
Rilir Alarion nos Carthir,
Secretary of State,
United Socialist States of Wagdog Revolutionary Command Council.


Communique from The People's Republic of Angola


This is most agreeable. We look forward to engaging in good relations with your Government, and hope this will bring about strong relations for the future.


~ Foreign Minister Kimbe Xerxes

To: Peoples Republic of Angola
From: Advisor to Head of State of the RSU Brian Bunting

Good Evening!

The fellow Socialists of the Rhodesian Socialist Union welcome you to Africa, and as your friends wish to open an Embassy in your nation. We also invite you to open an Embassy in our capital, Johannesburg, with hope that this will bring our two peoples closer together.

May our relationship further in the future.