Angola facts and figures

Angola facts and figures

Located on the Atlantic coast in the southern part of Africa, the Republic of Angola is the second largest oil producer in Africa.

It has a population of over 19 million and is bordered by Zambia to the east, Namibia to the south and the Democratic Republic of Congo to the north. Its capital city is Luanda and the national currency is the kwanza. Portuguese is its official language, but Bantu and other African languages are also spoken. Angola gained independence from Portugal in 1975.

Angola’s impressive economic growth rate is being driven by its oil sector. Oil production and its supporting activities contribute about 45 per cent of the nation’s gross domestic product and 90 per cent of exports.

Angola’s President is HE Dr José Eduardo dos Santos. It joined OPEC in 2007.

Did you know?

• Angola’s most important river is the Cuanza, from which the country’s currency derives its name.
• Angola first produced oil from the Benfica oilfield in the Cuanza Basin in 1955.

Population (million inhabitants)	19.18
Land area (1,000 sq km)	1,248
Population density (inhabitants per sq km)	15
GDP per capita ($)	6,282
GDP at market prices (million $)	120,509
Value of exports (million $)	68,191
Value of petroleum exports (million $)	67,829
Current account balance (million $)	8,036
Proven crude oil reserves (million barrels)	9,011
Proven natural gas reserves (billion cu. m.)	275
Crude oil production (1,000 b/d)	1,701
Marketed production of natural gas (million cu. m.)	925
Refinery capacity (1,000 b/cd)	39
Output of refined petroleum products (1,000 b/d)	45.4
Oil demand (1,000 b/d)	128
Crude oil exports (1,000 b/d)	1,669
Exports of petroleum products (1,000 b/d)	33.0
Natural gas exports (million cu. m.)	517

• b/d (barrels per day)
• cu. m. (cubic metres)
• b/cd (barrels per calendar day)