Angola AO Facts Info Stuff
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- Bhutan Category: People - Education expenditures (% of GDP): 7% of GDP (2005)
- Guinea-Bissau Category: Economy - GDP (official exchange rate): 2 million (2008 estimate)
- Jamaica Category: Economy - Debt - external: .38 billion (31 December 2008 estimate)
- Macedonia Category: Geography - Map references: Europe
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- Venezuela Category: People - Ethnic groups (%): Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Arab, German, African, indigenous people
- Saudi Arabia Category: Government - Diplomatic representation from the US: chief of mission: Ambassador Ford FRAKER; embassy: Collector Road M, Diplomatic Quarter, Riyadh; mailing address: American Embassy, Unit 61307, APO AE 09803-1307; International Mail: P. O. Box 94309, Riyadh 11693; telephone: [966] (1) 488-3800; FAX: [966] (1) 488-7360; consulate(s) general: Dhahran, Jiddah (Jeddah)
Angola Facts Info Stuff (AO):
Angola Latitude Facts: -10.866 and Angola Longitude Facts: 14.7805
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- French Guiana Category: People - Ethnic groups (%): black or mulatto 66%, white 12%, East Indian, Chinese, Amerindian 12%, other 10%
- Palau Category: Government - Diplomatic representation from the US: chief of mission: Charge d'Affaires Mark BEZNER; embassy: Koror (no street address); mailing address: P. O. Box 6028, Republic of Palau 96940; telephone: [680] 488-2920, 2990; FAX: [680] 488-2911
- Saint Martin Category: Government - Executive branch: chief of state: President Nicolas SARKOZY (since 16 May 2007), represented by Prefect Dominique LACROIX (since 21 March 2007); head of government: President of the Territorial Council Frantz GUMBS (since 7 August 2008); cabinet: Executive Council; note - there is also an advisory economic, social, and cultural council; election: French president elected by popular vote to a five-year term; prefect appointed by the French president on the advice of the French Ministry of Interior; president of the Territorial Council is elected by the members of the Council for a five-year term; election results: Frantz GUMBS elected president by the Territorial Council on 7 August 2008
- Wake Island Category: Geography - Geography - note: strategic location in the North Pacific Ocean; emergency landing location for transpacific flights
- Qatar Category: People - Age structure (%): 0-14 years: 21.8% (male 92,896/female 87,201); 15-64 years: 76.8% (male 451,127/female 182,330); 65 years and over: 1.4% (male 6,545/female 4,690) (2008 estimate)
Angola Regions are: Benguela
Bie
Cabinda
Cuanza Sul
Huambo
Huila
Luanda
Lunda Norte
Lunda Sul
Malanje
Namibe
Zaire
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- Peru Category: Transportation - Pipelines (km): extra heavy crude 533 km; gas 1,078 km; liquid petroleum gas 654 km; oil 1,018 km; refined products 15 km (2008)
- Argentina Category: Geography - Land boundaries (km): total: 9,861 km; border countries: Bolivia 832 km, Brazil 1,261 km, Chile 5,308 km, Paraguay 1,880 km, Uruguay 580 km
- Maldives Category: Economy - Fiscal year: calendar year
- Iran Category: Geography - Natural resources: petroleum, natural gas, coal, chromium, copper, iron ore, lead, manganese, zinc, sulfur
- Sudan Category: Economy - Imports: .757 billion f.o.b. (2008 estimate)
Source:
CIA - The World Factbook