Head of state: Tuiatua Tupua Tamasese Efi Prime minister: Tuila'epa Sailele Malielegaoi
President: Jose Eduardo dos Santos
Population
194,320
18,056,072
Life Expectancy
72.660 years
54.590 years
Capital City
Largest city
Apia (population: 40,407)
Luanda (population: 2,776,170)
Human Development Index
0.76
0.484
GDP per capita
Literacy Rate
99.7%
67.4%
Corruption Perception Index
4.4
1.9
Percentage of Women in Parliament
8.2%
37.3%
Wealthiest Citizens
Unemployment Rate
Death Penalty
Abolished
Abolished
Political System
parliamentary democracy
republic; multiparty presidential regime
Independence date
Religions
Congregationalist 34.8%, Roman Catholic 19.6%, Methodist 15%, Latter-Day Saints 12.7%, Assembly of God 6.6%, Seventh-Day Adventist 3.5%, Worship Centre 1.3%, other Christian 4.5%, other 1.9%, unspecified 0.1% (2001 census)
indigenous beliefs 47%, Roman Catholic 38%, Protestant 15% (1998 est.)
Languages
Samoan (Polynesian), English
Portuguese (official), Bantu and other African languages
Exports
External Debt
Exchange Rate
Military Budget as percentage of GDP
Beijing Olympics Medal Count
Location
Oceania, group of islands in the South Pacific Ocean, about half way between Hawaii and New Zealand
Southern Africa, bordering the South Atlantic Ocean, between Namibia and Democratic Republic of the Congo
Area
2,831 km sq
1,246,700 km sq
Coastline
403 km
1,600 km
Climate
tropical; rainy season (November to April), dry season (May to October)
semiarid in south and along coast to Luanda; north has cool, dry season (May to October) and hot, rainy season (November to April)
