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Angola Part 3

The original report was published in the Bloomberg Businessweek on Monday, December 5, 2011
Industry and Trade | Africa | Angola
President dos Santos
Peace and progress
Economic growth and progress in human development have been the hallmarks of Angola’s peacetime era
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Industry and Trade | Africa | Angola
'Under Obama, relations have developed faster'
In 2009, Angola and the U.S. signed a strategic trade and investment framework agreement (TIFA) to enhance trade and investment relations between the two countries, which have been going from strength-to-strength.
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Telecoms & ICT | Africa | Angola
Amilcar Safeca, Deputy CEO of Unitel
From cellular phones to cellular Internet access,   Unitel is improving communications for millions
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Telecoms & ICT | Africa | Angola
Movicel takes support to the street
Companies today face increasing demands for corporate social responsibility (CSR) programs, especially in developing countries
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Infrastructure | Africa | Angola
The port is working at full capacity, and the new investment is timely
Restructuring Angola's main harbor
IMPA’s efforts and policies are ensuring that Luanda’s port will serve as a more efficient gateway
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Infrastructure | Africa | Angola
Infrastructure revival
Both the public and private sectors are reinvigorating Angola’s transport and telecoms systems
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Telecoms & ICT | Africa | Angola
Unitel, the leading cellular operator
From cellular phones to cellular Internet access,   Unitel is improving communications for millions
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Telecoms & ICT | Africa | Angola
Movicel currently has three million subscribers
Movicel poses strong competition
Heavy investment by the eight-year old cellular phone company means modernization and improved services for all its clients
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Industry and Trade | Africa | Angola
Score, Angola's business voice
Starting with a business magazine, Score Group has successfully moved on to other sectors
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Infrastructure | Africa | Angola
Up-to-date equipment is improving air traffic and security
Modernization and air safety
ENANA is bringing Angola’s airports up to 21st century standards
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LOCATION:
Southern Africa, bordering the South Atlantic Ocean, between Namibia and Democratic Republic of the Congo

AREA:
total: 1,246,700 sq km
country comparison to the world: 23
land: 1,246,700 sq km
water: 0 sq km

AREA - comparative:
slightly less than twice the size of Texas

CLIMATE:
semiarid in south and along coast to Luanda; north has cool, dry season (May to October) and hot, rainy season (November to April)

POPULATION:
13,338,541 (July 2011 est.)
country comparison to the world: 70

CAPITAL:
name: Luanda

GDP - composition by sector:
agriculture: 9.6%
industry: 65.8%
services: 24.6% (2008 est.)

AGRICULTURE - products:
bananas, sugarcane, coffee, sisal, corn, cotton, manioc (tapioca), tobacco, vegetables, plantains; livestock; forest products; fish

INDUSTRIES:
petroleum; diamonds, iron ore, phosphates, feldspar, bauxite, uranium, and gold; cement; basic metal products; fish processing; food processing, brewing, tobacco products, sugar; textiles; ship repair

EXPORTS:
$50.59 billion (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 55
$40.83 billion (2009 est.)

EXPORTS - commodities:
crude oil, diamonds, refined petroleum products, coffee, sisal, fish and fish products, timber, cotton

EXPORTS - partners:
China 37%, US 24.5%, India 8.7%, France 8.3% (2009)