Angola People - 1986

GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES 

Population: 8,164,000, including Cabinda (July 1986), average annual growth rate

2.7%, Cabinda, 133,372 (July 1986), average annual growth rate 3.2%·

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

Ethnic divisions: 37% Ovimbundu, 25% Kimoundu, 13% Bakongo, 2% Mestico, 1% European

Religion: 68% Roman Catholic, 20% Protestant, about 10% indigenous beliefs

Language Portuguese (official); various Bantu dialects

Infant mortality rate: 148/1.000 (1983)

Life expectancy: men 40.6, women 42.9

Literacy: 20%

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

Organized labor: approx. 150,695 (1980)

NOTE: The information regarding Angola on this page is re-published from the 1986 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency and other sources. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Angola 1986 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Angola 1986 should be addressed to the CIA or the source cited on each page.