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Republic of Angola
Republica de Angola
former: People's Republic of Angola
COMMUNICATIONS
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Telephones - main lines in use:
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72,000 (1998) |
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Telephones - mobile cellular:
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25,800 (2000) |
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Telephone system:
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general assessment: telephone service limited mostly to government and business use; HF radiotelephone used extensively for military links
domestic: limited system of wire, microwave radio relay, and tropospheric scatter international: satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) |
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Radio broadcast stations:
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AM 21, FM 6, shortwave 7 (2000) |
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Radios:
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815,000 (2000) |
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Television broadcast stations:
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6 (2000) |
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Televisions:
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196,000 (2000) |
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Internet country code:
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.ao |
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Internet Service Providers (ISPs):
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1 (2000) |
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Internet users:
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60,000 (2002) |
TRANSPORTATION
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Railways:
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total: 2,771 km (inland, much of the track is unusable because of land mines still in place from the civil war)
narrow gauge: 2,648 km 1.067-m gauge; 123 km 0.600-m gauge (2000 est.) |
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Highways:
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total: 76,626 km
paved: 19,156 km unpaved: 57,470 km (1997) |
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Waterways:
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1,295 km |
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Pipelines:
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crude oil 179 km |
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Ports and harbors:
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Ambriz, Cabinda, Lobito, Luanda, Malongo, Mocamedes, Namibe, Porto Amboim, Soyo |
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Merchant marine:
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total: 9 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 39,305 GRT/63,528 DWT
ships by type: cargo 8, petroleum tanker 1 (2002 est.) |
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Airports:
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244 (2001) |
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Airports - with paved runways:
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total: 32
over 3,047 m: 4 2,438 to 3,047 m: 8 1,524 to 2,437 m: 14 914 to 1,523 m: 5 under 914 m: 1 (2002) |
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Airports - with unpaved runways:
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total: 211
over 3,047 m: 2 2,438 to 3,047 m: 4 1,524 to 2,437 m: 30 914 to 1,523 m: 95 under 914 m: 80 (2002) |
MILITARY
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Military branches:
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Army, Navy, Air and Air Defense Forces, National Police Force |
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Military manpower - military age:
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18 years of age (2002 est.) |
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Military manpower - availability:
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males age 15-49: 2,532,469 (2002 est.) |
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Military manpower - fit for military service:
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males age 15-49: 1,272,509 (2002 est.) |
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Military manpower - reaching military age annually:
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males: 103,807 (2002 est.) |
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Military expenditures - dollar figure:
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$1.2 billion (FY97) |
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Military expenditures - percent of GDP:
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22% (1999) |
TRANSNATIONAL ISSUES
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Disputes - international:
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none |
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Illicit drugs:
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used as a transshipment point for cocaine destined for Western Europe and other African states |