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Disputes - international:many Cabindan separatists have returned to the province from exile since the 2006 ceasefire and peace agreement; concerns from international experts and local populations over the Okavango Delta ecology in Botswana and human displacement scuttled Namibian plans to construct a hydroelectric dam at Popavalle (Popa Falls) along the Angola-Namibia border
Refugees and internally displaced persons:refugees (country of origin): 13,464 (Democratic Republic of Congo)
IDPs: 61,700 (27-year civil war ending in 2002; 4 million IDPs already have returned) (2006)
Illicit drugs:used as a transshipment point for cocaine destined for Western Europe and other African states, particularly South Africa

Angola Quickstats

  • Population: 12,263,596 (July 2007 est.)
  • Area: 1,246,700 sq km
  • Density: 13 /km² (199th)
  • GDP (total): $43.362 billion (82nd)
  • GDP (per capita): $2,813 (126th)
  • Literacy: 0.674

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  • Currency: Kwanza (AOA)
  • Dial code: +244

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