Population: 8,668,281 (July 1991), growth rate 2.7% (1991)

Birth rate: 47 births/1,000 population (1991)

Death rate: 20 deaths/1,000 population (1991)

Net migration rate: NEGL migrants/1,000 population (1991)

Infant mortality rate: 151 deaths/1,000 live births (1991)

Life expectancy at birth: 42 years male, 46 years female (1991)

Total fertility rate: 6.7 children born/woman (1991)

Nationality: noun--Angolan(s); adjective--Angolan

Ethnic divisions: Ovimbundu 37%, Kimbundu 25%, Bakongo 13%, Mestico 2%, European 1%, other 22%

Religion: indigenous beliefs 47%, Roman Catholic 38%, Protestant 15% (est.)

Language: Portuguese (official); various Bantu dialects

Literacy: 42% (male 56%, female 28%) age 15 and over can read and write (1990 est.)

Labor force: 2,783,000 economically active; agriculture 85%, industry 15% (1985 est.)

Organized labor: about 450,695 (1980)

NOTE: The information regarding Angola on this page is re-published from the 1991 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Angola People 1991 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Angola People 1991 should be addressed to the CIA.