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Country
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Leader
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President: Jose Eduardo dos Santos
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President of the High Transitional Authority: Andry Rajoelina
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Population
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18,565,269
| 22,599,098
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Life Expectancy
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54.950 years
| 64.850 years
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Capital City
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Largest city
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| Luanda (population: 2,776,170) | Antananarivo (population: 1,391,430) |
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Human Development Index
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0.484
| 0.533
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Literacy Rate
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67.4%
| 68.9%
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Corruption Perception Index
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1.9
| 3.4
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Percentage of Women in Parliament
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37.3%
| 9.4%
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Death Penalty
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Abolished
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Political System
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republic; multiparty presidential regime
| republic
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Independence date
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| Religions |
indigenous beliefs 47%, Roman Catholic 38%, Protestant 15% (1998 est.)
| indigenous beliefs 52%, Christian 41%, Muslim 7%
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| Languages |
Portuguese (official), Bantu and other African languages
| English (official), French (official), Malagasy (official)
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| Location |
Southern Africa, bordering the South Atlantic Ocean, between Namibia and Democratic Republic of the Congo
| Southern Africa, island in the Indian Ocean, east of Mozambique
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| Area |
1,246,700 km sq
| 587,041 km sq
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| Coastline |
1,600 km
| 4,828 km
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| Climate |
semiarid in south and along coast to Luanda; north has cool, dry season (May to October) and hot, rainy season (November to April)
| tropical along coast, temperate inland, arid in south
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