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Country
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Leader
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Head of state: Queen Elizabeth II, represented by a governor
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President: Jose Eduardo dos Santos
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Population
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109,011
| 18,056,072
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Life Expectancy
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73.300 years
| 54.590 years
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Capital City
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Largest city
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| Saint George's (population: 7,500) | Luanda (population: 2,776,170) |
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Human Development Index
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0.774
| 0.484
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Literacy Rate
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96%
| 67.4%
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Corruption Perception Index
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NA
| 1.9
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Percentage of Women in Parliament
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21.4%
| 37.3%
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Death Penalty
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Abolished in practice
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Political System
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parliamentary democracy
| republic; multiparty presidential regime
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Independence date
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| Religions |
Roman Catholic 53%, Anglican 13.8%, other Protestant 33.2%
| indigenous beliefs 47%, Roman Catholic 38%, Protestant 15% (1998 est.)
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| Languages |
English (official), French patois
| Portuguese (official), Bantu and other African languages
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| Location |
Caribbean, island between the Caribbean Sea and Atlantic Ocean, north of Trinidad and Tobago
| Southern Africa, bordering the South Atlantic Ocean, between Namibia and Democratic Republic of the Congo
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| Area |
344 km sq
| 1,246,700 km sq
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| Coastline |
121 km
| 1,600 km
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| Climate |
tropical; tempered by northeast trade winds
| semiarid in south and along coast to Luanda; north has cool, dry season (May to October) and hot, rainy season (November to April)
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