Pays	Année	Champ	Place	Contenu
Afghanistan	2008	ECONOMY / Agriculture_products	Afghanistan	opium, wheat, fruits, nuts; wool, mutton, sheepskins, lambskins
Afghanistan	2008	ECONOMY / Oil_imports	Afghanistan	4,534 bbl/day (2005)
Afghanistan	2008	ECONOMY / Oil_exports	Afghanistan	0 bbl/day (2005)
Afghanistan	2008	ECONOMY / Oil_consumption	Afghanistan	5,036 bbl/day (2006 est.)
Afghanistan	2008	ECONOMY / Oil_production	Afghanistan	0 bbl/day (2007 est.)
Afghanistan	2008	ECONOMY / Electricity_imports	Afghanistan	230 million kWh (2007 est.)
Afghanistan	2008	ECONOMY / Electricity_exports	Afghanistan	0 kWh (2007 est.)
Afghanistan	2008	ECONOMY / Electricity_consumption	Afghanistan	1.088 billion kWh (2006 est.)
Afghanistan	2008	ECONOMY / Oil_proved_reserves	Afghanistan	0 bbl (1 January 2006 est.)
Afghanistan	2008	ECONOMY / Industries	Afghanistan	small-scale production of textiles, soap, furniture, shoes, fertilizer, cement; handwoven carpets; natural gas, coal, copper
Afghanistan	2008	ECONOMY / Exports	Afghanistan	$274 million; note - not including illicit exports or reexports (2006)
Afghanistan	2008	ECONOMY / Electricity_production	Afghanistan	839 million kWh (2007 est.)
Afghanistan	2008	ECONOMY / Natural_gas_production	Afghanistan	20 million cu m (2006 est.)
Afghanistan	2008	ECONOMY / Natural_gas_consumption	Afghanistan	20 million cu m (2006 est.)
Afghanistan	2008	ECONOMY / Natural_gas_exports	Afghanistan	0 cu m (2007 est.)
Afghanistan	2008	ECONOMY / Budget / note	Afghanistan	Afghanistan has also received $273 million from the Reconstruction Trust Fund and $63 million from the Law and Order Trust Fund (2007 est.)
Afghanistan	2008	ECONOMY / Natural_gas_proved_reserves	Afghanistan	49.55 billion cu m (1 January 2008 est.)
Afghanistan	2008	ECONOMY / Unemployment_rate	Afghanistan	40% (2005 est.)
Afghanistan	2008	ECONOMY / Exports_commodities	Afghanistan	opium, fruits and nuts, handwoven carpets, wool, cotton, hides and pelts, precious and semi-precious gems
Afghanistan	2008	ECONOMY / Exports_partners	Afghanistan	India 22.8%, Pakistan 21.8%, US 20.5%, Tajikistan 7.2% (2007)
Afghanistan	2008	ECONOMY / Imports	Afghanistan	$3.823 billion (2006)
Afghanistan	2008	ECONOMY / Imports_commodities	Afghanistan	capital goods, food, textiles, petroleum products
Afghanistan	2008	ECONOMY / Imports_partners	Afghanistan	Pakistan 36.8%, US 11%, India 5%, Germany 4.2% (2007)
Afghanistan	2008	ECONOMY / Debt_external	Afghanistan	$8 billion in bilateral debt, mostly to Russia; Afghanistan has $500 million in debt to Multilateral Development Banks (2004)
Afghanistan	2008	ECONOMY / Natural_gas_imports	Afghanistan	0 cu m (2007 est.)
Afghanistan	2008	ECONOMY / GDP_composition_by_sector / industry	Afghanistan	24%
Afghanistan	2008	GOVERNMENT / Diplomatic_representation_from_the_US / chief_of_mission	Afghanistan	Ambassador William B. WOOD
Afghanistan	2008	GOVERNMENT / Diplomatic_representation_from_the_US / embassy	Afghanistan	The Great Masood Road, Kabul
Afghanistan	2008	GOVERNMENT / Diplomatic_representation_from_the_US / mailing_address	Afghanistan	U.S. Embassy Kabul, APO, AE 09806
Afghanistan	2008	GOVERNMENT / Diplomatic_representation_from_the_US / telephone	Afghanistan	[93] 0700 108 001
Afghanistan	2008	GOVERNMENT / Diplomatic_representation_from_the_US / fax	Afghanistan	[93] 0700 108 564
Afghanistan	2008	GOVERNMENT / Flag_description	Afghanistan	three equal vertical bands of black (hoist side), red, and green, with the national emblem in white centered on the red band and slightly overlapping the other two bands; the center of the emblem features a mosque with pulpit and flags on either side, below the mosque are numerals for the solar year 1298 (1919 in the Gregorian calendar, the year of Afghan independence from the UK); this central image is circled by a border consisting of sheaves of wheat on the left and right, in the upper-center is an Arabic inscription of the Shahada (Muslim creed) below which are rays of the rising sun over the Takbir (Arabic expression meaning "God is great"), and at bottom center is a scroll bearing the name Afghanistan
Afghanistan	2008	ECONOMY / Economy_overview	Afghanistan	Afghanistan's economy is recovering from decades of conflict. The economy has improved significantly since the fall of the Taliban regime in 2001 largely because of the infusion of international assistance, the recovery of the agricultural sector, and service sector growth. Real GDP growth exceeded 7% in 2007. Despite the progress of the past few years, Afghanistan is extremely poor, landlocked, and highly dependent on foreign aid, agriculture, and trade with neighboring countries. Much of the population continues to suffer from shortages of housing, clean water, electricity, medical care, and jobs. Criminality, insecurity, and the Afghan Government's inability to extend rule of law to all parts of the country pose challenges to future economic growth. It will probably take the remainder of the decade and continuing donor aid and attention to significantly raise Afghanistan's living standards from its current level, among the lowest in the world. International pledges made by more than 60 countries and international financial institutions at the Berlin Donors Conference for Afghan reconstruction in March 2004 reached $8.9 billion for 2004-09. While the international community remains committed to Afghanistan's development, pledging over $24 billion at three donors' conferences since 2002, Kabul will need to overcome a number of challenges. Expanding poppy cultivation and a growing opium trade generate roughly $4 billion in illicit economic activity and looms as one of Kabul's most serious policy concerns. Other long-term challenges include: budget sustainability, job creation, corruption, government capacity, and rebuilding war torn infrastructure.
Afghanistan	2008	ECONOMY / GDP_purchasing_power_parity	Afghanistan	$35 billion (2007 est.)
Afghanistan	2008	ECONOMY / GDP_official_exchange_rate	Afghanistan	$8.842 billion (2007 est.)
Afghanistan	2008	ECONOMY / GDP_real_growth_rate	Afghanistan	11.5% (2007 est.)
Afghanistan	2008	ECONOMY / Inflation_rate_consumer_prices	Afghanistan	13% (2007 est.)
Afghanistan	2008	ECONOMY / GDP_composition_by_sector / agriculture	Afghanistan	38%
Afghanistan	2008	ECONOMY / Budget / expenditures	Afghanistan	$2.6 billion
Afghanistan	2008	ECONOMY / GDP_composition_by_sector / services	Afghanistan	38%
Afghanistan	2008	ECONOMY / GDP_composition_by_sector / note	Afghanistan	data exclude opium production (2005 est.)
Afghanistan	2008	ECONOMY / Labor_force	Afghanistan	15 million (2004 est.)
Afghanistan	2008	ECONOMY / Labor_force_by_occupation / agriculture	Afghanistan	80%
Afghanistan	2008	ECONOMY / Labor_force_by_occupation / industry	Afghanistan	10%
Afghanistan	2008	ECONOMY / Labor_force_by_occupation / services	Afghanistan	10% (2004 est.)
Afghanistan	2008	COMMUNICATIONS / Telephones_mobile_cellular	Afghanistan	5.4 million (2008)
Afghanistan	2008	ECONOMY / Population_below_poverty_line	Afghanistan	53% (2003)
Afghanistan	2008	ECONOMY / Economic_aid_recipient	Afghanistan	$2.775 billion (2005)
Afghanistan	2008	ECONOMY / Budget / revenues	Afghanistan	$715 million
Afghanistan	2008	ECONOMY / GDP_per_capita	Afghanistan	$1,000 (2007 est.)
Afghanistan	2008	MILITARY / Manpower_available_for_military_service / males	Afghanistan	7,431,147
Afghanistan	2008	ECONOMY / Fiscal_year	Afghanistan	21 March - 20 March
Afghanistan	2008	TRANSPORTATION / Airports_unpaved / under_914_m	Afghanistan	9 (2007)
Afghanistan	2008	TRANSPORTATION / Heliports	Afghanistan	9 (2007)
Afghanistan	2008	TRANSPORTATION / Pipelines	Afghanistan	gas 466 km (2007)
Afghanistan	2008	TRANSPORTATION / Roads / total	Afghanistan	42,150 km
Afghanistan	2008	TRANSPORTATION / Roads / paved	Afghanistan	12,350 km
Afghanistan	2008	TRANSPORTATION / Roads / unpaved	Afghanistan	29,800 km (2006)
Afghanistan	2008	TRANSPORTATION / Waterways	Afghanistan	1,200 km (chiefly Amu Darya, which handles vessels up to 500 DWT) (2007)
Afghanistan	2008	TRANSPORTATION / Ports_and_terminals	Afghanistan	Kheyrabad, Shir Khan
Afghanistan	2008	MILITARY / Military_branches	Afghanistan	Afghan Armed Forces: Afghan National Army (ANA, includes Afghan National Army Air Corps) (2008)
Afghanistan	2008	TRANSPORTATION / Airports_unpaved / length_1524_to_2437_m	Afghanistan	16
Afghanistan	2008	MILITARY / Manpower_available_for_military_service / male_minimum_age	Afghanistan	16
Afghanistan	2008	TRANSPORTATION / Airports_unpaved / length_2438_to_3047_m	Afghanistan	4
Afghanistan	2008	MILITARY / Manpower_available_for_military_service / female_minimum_age	Afghanistan	16
Afghanistan	2008	MILITARY / Manpower_fit_for_military_service / male_minimum_age	Afghanistan	16
Afghanistan	2008	MILITARY / Manpower_fit_for_military_service / female_minimum_age	Afghanistan	16
Afghanistan	2008	MILITARY / Manpower_fit_for_military_service / females	Afghanistan	3,946,685 (2008 est.)
Afghanistan	2008	MILITARY / Manpower_reaching_military_service_age_annually / males	Afghanistan	371,451
Afghanistan	2008	MILITARY / Manpower_reaching_military_service_age_annually / females	Afghanistan	351,295 (2008 est.)
Afghanistan	2008	MILITARY / Military_expenditures_percent_of_GDP	Afghanistan	1.9% of GDP (2006 est.)
Afghanistan	2008	TRANSNATIONAL / Disputes_international	Afghanistan	Pakistan has built fences in some portions of its border with Afghanistan which remains open in some areas to foreign terrorists and other illegal activities
Afghanistan	2008	TRANSNATIONAL / Refugees_and_IDPs / idps	Afghanistan	132,246 (mostly Pashtuns and Kuchis displaced in south and west due to drought and instability) (2007)
Afghanistan	2008	TRANSNATIONAL / Illicit_drugs	Afghanistan	world's largest producer of opium; poppy cultivation increased 17% to a near-record 202,000 hectares in 2007; good growing conditions pushed potential opium production to a record 8,000 metric tons, up 42% from last year; if the entire opium crop were processed, 947 metric tons of heroin potentially could be produced; drug trade is a source of instability and the Taliban and other antigovernment groups participate in and profit from the drug trade; widespread corruption impedes counterdrug efforts; most of the heroin consumed in Europe and Eurasia is derived from Afghan opium; vulnerable to drug money laundering through informal financial networks; regional source of hashish
Afghanistan	2008	MILITARY / Military_service_age_and_obligation	Afghanistan	22 years of age; inductees are contracted into service for a 4-year term (2005)
Afghanistan	2008	COMMUNICATIONS / Internet_users	Afghanistan	580,000 (2007)
Afghanistan	2008	ECONOMY / Exchange_rates	Afghanistan	afghanis (AFA) per US dollar - NA (2007), 46 (2006), 47.7 (2005), 48 (2004), 49 (2003)
Afghanistan	2008	GOVERNMENT / Diplomatic_representation_in_the_US / consulates_general	Afghanistan	Los Angeles, New York
Afghanistan	2008	COMMUNICATIONS / Telephones_main_lines_in_use	Afghanistan	280,000 (2005)
Afghanistan	2008	MILITARY / Manpower_available_for_military_service / females	Afghanistan	7,004,819 (2008 est.)
Afghanistan	2008	COMMUNICATIONS / Telephone_system / general_assessment	Afghanistan	limited landline telephone service; an increasing number of Afghans utilize mobile-cellular phone networks in major cities
Afghanistan	2008	COMMUNICATIONS / Telephone_system / domestic	Afghanistan	aided by the presence of multiple providers, mobile-cellular telephone service is improving rapidly
Afghanistan	2008	COMMUNICATIONS / Telephone_system / country_code	Afghanistan	93
Afghanistan	2008	COMMUNICATIONS / Telephone_system / international	Afghanistan	five VSAT's installed in Kabul, Herat, Mazar-e-Sharif, Kandahar, and Jalalabad provide international and domestic voice and data connectivity (2007)
Afghanistan	2008	COMMUNICATIONS / Radio_stations	Afghanistan	27: AM 21, FM 5, shortwave 1 (broadcasts in Pashto, Dari (Afghan Persian), Urdu, and English) (2006)
Afghanistan	2008	COMMUNICATIONS / TV_stations	Afghanistan	at least 7 (1 government-run central television station in Kabul and regional stations in 6 of the 34 provinces) (2006)
Afghanistan	2008	TRANSPORTATION / Airports_unpaved / length_914_to_1523_m	Afghanistan	4
Afghanistan	2008	COMMUNICATIONS / Internet_hosts	Afghanistan	31 (2008)
Afghanistan	2008	ECONOMY / Currency	Afghanistan	afghani (AFA)
Afghanistan	2008	COMMUNICATIONS / Communications_note	Afghanistan	Internet access is growing through Internet cafes as well as public "telekiosks" in Kabul (2005)
Afghanistan	2008	TRANSPORTATION / Airports	Afghanistan	46 (2007)
Afghanistan	2008	TRANSPORTATION / Airports_paved / total	Afghanistan	12
Afghanistan	2008	TRANSPORTATION / Airports_paved / over_3047_m	Afghanistan	4
Afghanistan	2008	TRANSPORTATION / Airports_paved / length_2438_to_3047_m	Afghanistan	2
Afghanistan	2008	TRANSPORTATION / Airports_paved / length_1524_to_2437_m	Afghanistan	4
Afghanistan	2008	TRANSPORTATION / Airports_paved / length_914_to_1523_m	Afghanistan	1
Afghanistan	2008	TRANSPORTATION / Airports_paved / under_914_m	Afghanistan	1 (2007)
Afghanistan	2008	TRANSPORTATION / Airports_unpaved / total	Afghanistan	34
Afghanistan	2008	TRANSPORTATION / Airports_unpaved / over_3047_m	Afghanistan	1
Afghanistan	2008	COMMUNICATIONS / Internet_country_code	Afghanistan	.af
Afghanistan	2008	PEOPLE / Major_infectious_diseases / degree_of_risk	Afghanistan	high
Afghanistan	2008	PEOPLE / Literacy / male	Afghanistan	43.1%
Afghanistan	2008	PEOPLE / Literacy / total_population	Afghanistan	28.1%
Afghanistan	2008	PEOPLE / Literacy / definition	Afghanistan	age 15 and over can read and write
Afghanistan	2008	PEOPLE / Languages	Afghanistan	Afghan Persian or Dari (official) 50%, Pashto (official) 35%, Turkic languages (primarily Uzbek and Turkmen) 11%, 30 minor languages (primarily Balochi and Pashai) 4%, much bilingualism
Afghanistan	2008	PEOPLE / Religions	Afghanistan	Sunni Muslim 80%, Shia Muslim 19%, other 1%
Afghanistan	2008	PEOPLE / Ethnic_groups	Afghanistan	Pashtun 42%, Tajik 27%, Hazara 9%, Uzbek 9%, Aimak 4%, Turkmen 3%, Baloch 2%, other 4%
Afghanistan	2008	PEOPLE / Nationality / adjective	Afghanistan	Afghan
Afghanistan	2008	PEOPLE / Major_infectious_diseases / note	Afghanistan	highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza has been identified in this country; it poses a negligible risk with extremely rare cases possible among US citizens who have close contact with birds (2008)
Afghanistan	2008	PEOPLE / Sex_ratio / age_65_years_and_over	Afghanistan	0.94 male(s)/female
Afghanistan	2008	PEOPLE / Major_infectious_diseases / food_or_waterborne_diseases	Afghanistan	bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever
Afghanistan	2008	GOVERNMENT / Country_name / conventional_short_form	Afghanistan	Afghanistan
Afghanistan	2008	PEOPLE / HIV_AIDS_adult_prevalence_rate	Afghanistan	0.01% (2001 est.)
Afghanistan	2008	PEOPLE / Total_fertility_rate	Afghanistan	6.58 children born/woman (2008 est.)
Afghanistan	2008	PEOPLE / Life_expectancy_at_birth / female	Afghanistan	44.39 years (2008 est.)
Afghanistan	2008	PEOPLE / Life_expectancy_at_birth / male	Afghanistan	44.04 years
Afghanistan	2008	PEOPLE / Life_expectancy_at_birth / total_population	Afghanistan	44.21 years
Afghanistan	2008	PEOPLE / Infant_mortality_rate / female	Afghanistan	150.24 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.)
Afghanistan	2008	PEOPLE / Infant_mortality_rate / male	Afghanistan	158.88 deaths/1,000 live births
Afghanistan	2008	PEOPLE / Infant_mortality_rate / total	Afghanistan	154.67 deaths/1,000 live births
Afghanistan	2008	GOVERNMENT / Legislative_branch / note	Afghanistan	on rare occasions the government may convene a Loya Jirga (Grand Council) on issues of independence, national sovereignty, and territorial integrity; it can amend the provisions of the constitution and prosecute the president; it is made up of members of the National Assembly and chairpersons of the provincial and district councils
Afghanistan	2008	PEOPLE / Major_infectious_diseases / vectorborne_diseases	Afghanistan	malaria
Afghanistan	2008	GOVERNMENT / Administrative_divisions	Afghanistan	34 provinces (velayat, singular - velayat); Badakhshan, Badghis, Baghlan, Balkh, Bamyan, Daykundi, Farah, Faryab, Ghazni, Ghor, Helmand, Herat, Jowzjan, Kabul, Kandahar, Kapisa, Khost, Kunar, Kunduz, Laghman, Logar, Nangarhar, Nimroz, Nuristan, Paktika, Paktiya, Panjshir, Parwan, Samangan, Sar-e Pul, Takhar, Uruzgan, Wardak, Zabul
Afghanistan	2008	GOVERNMENT / Legislative_branch	Afghanistan	the bicameral National Assembly consists of the Wolesi Jirga or House of People (no more than 249 seats), directly elected for five-year terms, and the Meshrano Jirga or House of Elders (102 seats, one-third elected from provincial councils for four-year terms, one-third elected from local district councils for three-year terms, and one-third nominated by the president for five-year terms)
Afghanistan	2008	GOVERNMENT / Executive_branch / election_results	Afghanistan	Hamid KARZAI elected president; percent of vote - Hamid KARZAI 55.4%, Yunus QANUNI 16.3%, Ustad Mohammad MOHAQQEQ 11.6%, Abdul Rashid DOSTAM 10.0%, Abdul Latif PEDRAM 1.4%, Masooda JALAL 1.2%
Afghanistan	2008	GOVERNMENT / Executive_branch / elections	Afghanistan	the president and two vice presidents are elected by direct vote for a five-year term (eligible for a second term); if no candidate receives 50% or more of the vote in the first round of voting, the two candidates with the most votes will participate in a second round; a president can only be elected for two terms; election last held 9 October 2004 (next to be held in 2009)
Afghanistan	2008	GOVERNMENT / Executive_branch / cabinet	Afghanistan	25 ministers; note - under the new constitution, ministers are appointed by the president and approved by the National Assembly
Afghanistan	2008	GOVERNMENT / Executive_branch / head_of_government	Afghanistan	President of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan Hamid KARZAI (since 7 December 2004); Vice Presidents Ahmad Zia MASOOD and Abdul Karim KHALILI (since 7 December 2004)
Afghanistan	2008	GOVERNMENT / Executive_branch / chief_of_state	Afghanistan	President of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan Hamid KARZAI (since 7 December 2004); Vice Presidents Ahmad Zia MASOOD and Abdul Karim KHALILI (since 7 December 2004); note - the president is both the chief of state and head of government; former King ZAHIR Shah held the honorific, "Father of the Country," and presided symbolically over certain occasions but lacked any governing authority; the honorific is not hereditary; King ZAHIR Shah died on 23 July 2007
Afghanistan	2008	GOVERNMENT / Suffrage	Afghanistan	18 years of age; universal
Afghanistan	2008	GOVERNMENT / Legal_system	Afghanistan	based on mixed civil and Sharia law; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction
Afghanistan	2008	GOVERNMENT / Constitution	Afghanistan	new constitution drafted 14 December 2003-4 January 2004; signed 16 January 2004
Afghanistan	2008	PEOPLE / Literacy / female	Afghanistan	12.6% (2000 est.)
Afghanistan	2008	GOVERNMENT / Independence	Afghanistan	19 August 1919 (from UK control over Afghan foreign affairs)
Afghanistan	2008	GOVERNMENT / Country_name / conventional_long_form	Afghanistan	Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
Afghanistan	2008	GOVERNMENT / Capital / time_difference	Afghanistan	UTC+4.5 (9.5 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)
Afghanistan	2008	GOVERNMENT / Capital / longitude	Afghanistan	69 11 E
Afghanistan	2008	GOVERNMENT / Capital / latitude	Afghanistan	34 31 N
Afghanistan	2008	GOVERNMENT / Capital / name	Afghanistan	Kabul
Afghanistan	2008	GOVERNMENT / Government_type	Afghanistan	Islamic republic
Afghanistan	2008	GOVERNMENT / Country_name / former	Afghanistan	Republic of Afghanistan
Afghanistan	2008	GOVERNMENT / Country_name / local_short_form	Afghanistan	Afghanestan
Afghanistan	2008	GOVERNMENT / Country_name / local_long_form	Afghanistan	Jomhuri-ye Eslami-ye Afghanestan
Afghanistan	2008	PEOPLE / Sex_ratio / age_15_64_years	Afghanistan	1.05 male(s)/female
Afghanistan	2008	GOVERNMENT / National_holiday	Afghanistan	Independence Day, 19 August (1919)
Afghanistan	2008	GEOGRAPHY / Area_comparative	Afghanistan	slightly smaller than Texas
Afghanistan	2008	GEOGRAPHY / Elevation_extremes / highest_elevation	Afghanistan	7,485 m
Afghanistan	2008	GEOGRAPHY / Elevation_extremes / highest_point	Afghanistan	Nowshak
Afghanistan	2008	GEOGRAPHY / Elevation_extremes / lowest_elevation	Afghanistan	258 m
Afghanistan	2008	GEOGRAPHY / Elevation_extremes / lowest_point	Afghanistan	Amu Darya
Afghanistan	2008	GEOGRAPHY / Terrain	Afghanistan	mostly rugged mountains; plains in north and southwest
Afghanistan	2008	GEOGRAPHY / Climate	Afghanistan	arid to semiarid; cold winters and hot summers
Afghanistan	2008	GEOGRAPHY / Maritime_claims	Afghanistan	none (landlocked)
Afghanistan	2008	GEOGRAPHY / Coastline	Afghanistan	0 km (landlocked)
Afghanistan	2008	PEOPLE / Sex_ratio / total_population	Afghanistan	1.05 male(s)/female (2008 est.)
Afghanistan	2008	GEOGRAPHY / Land_boundaries / total	Afghanistan	5,529 km
Afghanistan	2008	GEOGRAPHY / Land_use / permanent_crops	Afghanistan	0.21%
Afghanistan	2008	GEOGRAPHY / Area / water	Afghanistan	0 sq km
Afghanistan	2008	GEOGRAPHY / Area / land	Afghanistan	647,500 sq km
Afghanistan	2008	GEOGRAPHY / Area / total	Afghanistan	647,500 sq km
Afghanistan	2008	GEOGRAPHY / Map_references	Afghanistan	Asia
Afghanistan	2008	GEOGRAPHY / longitude	Afghanistan	65 00 E
Afghanistan	2008	GEOGRAPHY / latitude	Afghanistan	33 00 N
Afghanistan	2008	GEOGRAPHY / Location	Afghanistan	Southern Asia, north and west of Pakistan, east of Iran
Afghanistan	2008	GOVERNMENT / Diplomatic_representation_in_the_US / fax	Afghanistan	[1] (202) 483-6488
Afghanistan	2008	MILITARY / Manpower_fit_for_military_service / males	Afghanistan	4,234,180
Afghanistan	2008	GEOGRAPHY / Land_boundaries / border_countries	Afghanistan	China 76 km, Iran 936 km, Pakistan 2,430 km, Tajikistan 1,206 km, Turkmenistan 744 km, Uzbekistan 137 km
Afghanistan	2008	PEOPLE / Age_structure / age_0_14_years	Afghanistan	44.6% (male 7,474,394/female 7,121,145)
Afghanistan	2008	PEOPLE / Sex_ratio / under_15_years	Afghanistan	1.05 male(s)/female
Afghanistan	2008	PEOPLE / Sex_ratio / at_birth	Afghanistan	1.05 male(s)/female
Afghanistan	2008	PEOPLE / Net_migration_rate	Afghanistan	21 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Afghanistan	2008	PEOPLE / Death_rate	Afghanistan	19.56 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Afghanistan	2008	PEOPLE / Birth_rate	Afghanistan	45.82 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Afghanistan	2008	PEOPLE / Population_growth_rate	Afghanistan	2.626% (2008 est.)
Afghanistan	2008	PEOPLE / Median_age / female	Afghanistan	17.6 years (2008 est.)
Afghanistan	2008	PEOPLE / Median_age / male	Afghanistan	17.6 years
Afghanistan	2008	PEOPLE / Median_age / total	Afghanistan	17.6 years
Afghanistan	2008	GEOGRAPHY / Natural_resources	Afghanistan	natural gas, petroleum, coal, copper, chromite, talc, barites, sulfur, lead, zinc, iron ore, salt, precious and semiprecious stones
Afghanistan	2008	PEOPLE / Age_structure / age_15_64_years	Afghanistan	53% (male 8,901,880/female 8,447,983)
Afghanistan	2008	GEOGRAPHY / Land_use / arable_land	Afghanistan	12.13%
Afghanistan	2008	PEOPLE / Population	Afghanistan	32,738,376 (July 2008 est.)
Afghanistan	2008	GEOGRAPHY / Geography_note	Afghanistan	landlocked; the Hindu Kush mountains that run northeast to southwest divide the northern provinces from the rest of the country; the highest peaks are in the northern Vakhan (Wakhan Corridor)
Afghanistan	2008	GEOGRAPHY / Environment_international_agreements / signed_but_not_ratified	Afghanistan	Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Life Conservation
Afghanistan	2008	GEOGRAPHY / Environment_international_agreements / party_to	Afghanistan	Biodiversity, Climate Change, Desertification, Endangered Species, Environmental Modification, Marine Dumping, Ozone Layer Protection
Afghanistan	2008	GEOGRAPHY / Environment_current_issues	Afghanistan	limited natural fresh water resources; inadequate supplies of potable water; soil degradation; overgrazing; deforestation (much of the remaining forests are being cut down for fuel and building materials); desertification; air and water pollution
Afghanistan	2008	GEOGRAPHY / Natural_hazards	Afghanistan	damaging earthquakes occur in Hindu Kush mountains; flooding; droughts
Afghanistan	2008	GEOGRAPHY / Irrigated_land	Afghanistan	27,200 sq km (2003)
Afghanistan	2008	GEOGRAPHY / Land_use / other	Afghanistan	87.66% (2005)
Afghanistan	2008	PEOPLE / Nationality / noun	Afghanistan	Afghan(s)
Afghanistan	2008	PEOPLE / Age_structure / age_65_years_and_over	Afghanistan	2.4% (male 383,830/female 409,144) (2008 est.)
Afghanistan	2008	GOVERNMENT / Political_parties_and_leaders	Afghanistan	Afghanistan Peoples' Treaty Party [Sayyed Amir TAHSEEN]; Afghanistan's Islamic Mission Organization [Abdul Rasoul SAYYAF]; Afghanistan's Islamic Nation Party [Toran Noor Aqa Ahmad ZAI]; Afghanistan's National Islamic Party [Rohullah LOUDIN]; Afghanistan's Welfare Party [Meer Asef ZAEEFI]; Afghan Social Democratic Party [Anwarul Haq AHADI]; Afghan Society for the Call to the Koran and Sunna [Mawlawee Samiullah NAJEEBEE]; Comprehensive Movement of Democracy and Development of Afghanistan Party [Sher Mohammad BAZGAR]; Democratic Party of Afghanistan [Tawos ARAB]; Democratic Party of Afghanistan [Abdul Kabir RANJBAR]; Elites People of Afghanistan Party [Abdul Hamid JAWAD]; Freedom and Democracy Movement of Afghanistan [Abdul Raqib Jawid KOHISTANEE]; Freedom Party of Afghanistan [Ilaj Abdul MALEK]; Freedom Party of Afghanistan [Dr. Ghulam Farooq NEJRABEE]; Hizullah-e-Afghanistan [Qari Ahmad ALI]; Human Rights Protection and Development Party of Afghanistan [Baryalai NASRATI]; Islamic Justice Party of Afghanistan [Mohammad Kabir MARZBAN]; Islamic Movement of Afghanistan [Mohammad Ali JAWID]; Islamic Movement of Afghanistan Party [Mohammad Mukhtar MUFLEH]; Islamic Party of Afghanistan [Mohammad Khalid FAROOQI]; Islamic Party of the Afghan Land [Mohammad Hassan FEROZKHEL]; Islamic People's Movement of Afghanistan [Ilhaj Said Hussain ANWARY]; Islamic Society of Afghanistan [Ustad RABBANI]; Islamic Unity of the Nation of Afghanistan Party [Qurban Ali URFANI]; Islamic Unity Party of Afghanistan [Mohammad Karim KHALILI]; Islamic Unity Party of the People of Afghanistan [Ustad Mohammad MOHAQQEQ]; Labor and Progress of Afghanistan Party [Zulfiqar OMID]; Muslim People of Afghanistan Party [Besmellah JOYAN]; Muslim Unity Movement Party of Afghanistan [Wazir Mohammad WAHDAT]; National and Islamic Sovereignty Movement Party of Afghanistan [Ahmad Shah AHMADZAI]; National Congress Party of Afghanistan [Abdul Latif PEDRAM]; National Country Party [Ghulam MOHAMMAD]; National Development Party of Afghanistan [Dr. Aref BAKTASH]; National Freedom Seekers Party [Abdul Hadi DABEER]; National Independence Party of Afghanistan [Taj Mohammad WARDAK]; National Islamic Fighters Party of Afghanistan [Amanat NINGARHAREE]; National Islamic Front of Afghanistan [Pir Sayed Ahmad GAILANEE]; National Islamic Moderation Party of Afghanistan [Qara Bik Eized YAAR]; National Islamic Movement of Afghanistan [Sayed NOORULLAH]; National Islamic Unity Party of Afghanistan [Mohammad AKBAREE]; National Movement of Afghanistan [Ahmad Wali MASOOUD]; National Party of Afghanistan [Abdul Rashid ARYAN]; National Patch of Afghanistan Party [Sayed Kamal SADAT]; National Peace Islamic Party of Afghanistan [Shah Mohammood Popal ZAI]; National Peace & Islamic Party of the Tribes of Afghanistan [Abdul Qaher SHARIATEE]; National Peace & Unity Party of Afghanistan [Abdul Qader IMAMI]; National Prosperity and Islamic Party of Afghanistan [Mohammad Osman SALEKZADA]; National Prosperity Party [Mohammad Hassan JAHFAREE]; National Solidarity Movement of Afghanistan [Pir Sayed Eshaq GAILANEE]; National Solidarity Party of Afghanistan [Sayed Mansoor NADREEI]; National Sovereignty Party [Sayed Mustafa KAZEMI]; National Stability Party [Mohammad Same KHAROTI]; National Stance Party [Habibullah JANEBDAR]; National Tribal Unity Islamic Party of Afghanistan [Mohammad Shah KHOGYANI]; National United Front [Burhanuddin RABBANI] (a coalition); National Unity Movement [Sultan Mohammad GHAZI]; National Unity Movement of Afghanistan [Mohammad Nadir AATASH]; National Unity Party of Afghanistan [Abdul Rashid JALILI]; New Afghanistan Party [Mohammad Yunis QANUNI]; Peace and National Welfare Activists Society [Shamsul Haq Noor SHAMS]; Peace Movement [Shahnawaz TANAI]; People's Aspirations Party of Afghanistan [Ilhaj Saraj-u-din ZAFAREE]; People's Freedom Seekers Party of Afghanistan [Feda Mohammad EHSAS]; People's Liberal Freedom Seekers Party of Afghanistan [Ajmal SUHAIL]; People's Message Party of Afghanistan [Noor Aqa WAINEE]; People's Movement of the National Unity of Afghanistan [Abdul Hakim NOORZAI]; People's Party of Afghanistan [Ahmad Shah ASAR]; People's Prosperity Party of Afghanistan [Ustad Mohammad ZAREEF]; People's Sovereignty Movement of Afghanistan [Hayatullah SUBHANEE]; People's Uprising Party of Afghanistan [Sayed Zahir Qayed Omul BELADI]; People's Welfare Party of Afghanistan [Mia Gul WASIQ]; People's Welfare Party of Afghanistan [Mohammad Zubair PAIROZ]; Progressive Democratic Party of Afghanistan [Wali ARYA]; Republican Party [Sebghatullah SANJAR]; Solidarity Party of Afghanistan [Abdul Khaleq NEMAT]; The Afghanistan's Mujahid Nation's Islamic Unity Movement [Saeedullah SAEED]; The People of Afghanistan's Democratic Movement [Sharif NAZARI]; Tribes Solidarity Party of Afghanistan [Mohammad Zarif NASERI]; Understanding and Democracy Party of Afghanistan [Ahamad SHAHEEN]; United Afghanistan Party [Mohammad Wasil RAHIMEE]; United Islamic Party of Afghanistan [Wahidullah SABAWOON]; Young Afghanistan's Islamic Organization [Sayed Jawad HUSSINEE]; Youth Solidarity Party of Afghanistan [Mohammad Jamil KARZAI]; note - includes only political parties approved by the Ministry of Justice
Afghanistan	2008	INTRODUCTION / Background	Afghanistan	Ahmad Shah DURRANI unified the Pashtun tribes and founded Afghanistan in 1747. The country served as a buffer between the British and Russian empires until it won independence from notional British control in 1919. A brief experiment in democracy ended in a 1973 coup and a 1978 Communist counter-coup. The Soviet Union invaded in 1979 to support the tottering Afghan Communist regime, touching off a long and destructive war. The USSR withdrew in 1989 under relentless pressure by internationally supported anti-Communist mujahedin rebels. A series of subsequent civil wars saw Kabul finally fall in 1996 to the Taliban, a hardline Pakistani-sponsored movement that emerged in 1994 to end the country's civil war and anarchy. Following the 11 September 2001 terrorist attacks in New York City, a US, Allied, and anti-Taliban Northern Alliance military action toppled the Taliban for sheltering Osama BIN LADIN. The UN-sponsored Bonn Conference in 2001 established a process for political reconstruction that included the adoption of a new constitution, a presidential election in 2004, and National Assembly elections in 2005. In December 2004, Hamid KARZAI became the first democratically elected president of Afghanistan and the National Assembly was inaugurated the following December. Despite gains toward building a stable central government, a resurgent Taliban and continuing provincial instability - particularly in the south and the east - remain serious challenges for the Afghan Government.
Afghanistan	2008	PEOPLE / Major_infectious_diseases / animal_contact_diseases	Afghanistan	rabies
Afghanistan	2008	GOVERNMENT / Judicial_branch	Afghanistan	the constitution establishes a nine-member Stera Mahkama or Supreme Court (its nine justices are appointed for 10-year terms by the president with approval of the Wolesi Jirga) and subordinate High Courts and Appeals Courts; there is also a minister of justice; a separate Afghan Independent Human Rights Commission established by the Bonn Agreement is charged with investigating human rights abuses and war crimes
Afghanistan	2008	GOVERNMENT / Legislative_branch / elections	Afghanistan	last held 18 September 2005 (next to be held for the Wolesi Jirga by September 2009; next to be held for the provincial councils to the Meshrano Jirga by September 2008)
Afghanistan	2008	GOVERNMENT / Political_pressure_groups_and_leaders / other	Afghanistan	religious groups; tribal leaders
Afghanistan	2008	GOVERNMENT / International_organization_participation	Afghanistan	ADB, CP, ECO, FAO, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICCt, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, Interpol, IOC, IOM, ISO (correspondent), ITSO, ITU, MIGA, NAM, OIC, OPCW, OSCE (partner), SAARC, SACEP, SCO (guest), UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO (observer)
Afghanistan	2008	GOVERNMENT / Diplomatic_representation_in_the_US / chief_of_mission	Afghanistan	Ambassador Said Tayeb JAWAD
Afghanistan	2008	GOVERNMENT / Diplomatic_representation_in_the_US / chancery	Afghanistan	2341 Wyoming Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20008
Afghanistan	2008	GOVERNMENT / Diplomatic_representation_in_the_US / telephone	Afghanistan	[1] (202) 483-6410
Afghanistan	2008	GOVERNMENT / Legislative_branch / election_results	Afghanistan	the single non-transferable vote (SNTV) system used in the election did not make use of political party slates; most candidates ran as independents
Albania	2008	ECONOMY / Natural_gas_imports	Albania	0 cu m (2007 est.)
Albania	2008	ECONOMY / Electricity_consumption	Albania	3.607 billion kWh (2007 est.)
Albania	2008	ECONOMY / Electricity_exports	Albania	0 kWh (2007 est.)
Albania	2008	ECONOMY / Electricity_imports	Albania	2.8 billion kWh (2007 est.)
Albania	2008	ECONOMY / Oil_production	Albania	6,425 bbl/day (2007 est.)
Albania	2008	ECONOMY / Oil_consumption	Albania	30,900 bbl/day (2006 est.)
Albania	2008	ECONOMY / Oil_exports	Albania	748.9 bbl/day (2005 est.)
Albania	2008	ECONOMY / Oil_imports	Albania	24,860 bbl/day (2005 est.)
Albania	2008	ECONOMY / Oil_proved_reserves	Albania	199.1 million bbl (1 January 2008 est.)
Albania	2008	ECONOMY / Natural_gas_production	Albania	30 million cu m (2006 est.)
Albania	2008	ECONOMY / Industrial_production_growth_rate	Albania	4% (2007 est.)
Albania	2008	ECONOMY / Natural_gas_exports	Albania	0 cu m (2007 est.)
Albania	2008	ECONOMY / Industries	Albania	food processing, textiles and clothing; lumber, oil, cement, chemicals, mining, basic metals, hydropower
Albania	2008	ECONOMY / Natural_gas_proved_reserves	Albania	849.5 million cu m (1 January 2008 est.)
Albania	2008	ECONOMY / Imports	Albania	$3.999 billion f.o.b. (2007 est.)
Albania	2008	ECONOMY / Imports_commodities	Albania	machinery and equipment, foodstuffs, textiles, chemicals
Albania	2008	ECONOMY / Imports_partners	Albania	Italy 27.6%, Greece 14.8%, Turkey 7.4%, China 6.8%, Germany 5.6%, Switzerland 5%, Russia 4.2% (2007)
Albania	2008	ECONOMY / Reserves_of_foreign_exchange_and_gold	Albania	$2.162 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Albania	2008	ECONOMY / Debt_external	Albania	$1.55 billion (2004)
Albania	2008	ECONOMY / Economic_aid_recipient	Albania	ODA: $318.7 million
Albania	2008	ECONOMY / Economic_aid_recipient / note	Albania	top donors were Italy, EU, Germany (2005 est.)
Albania	2008	ECONOMY / Currency	Albania	lek (ALL)
Albania	2008	ECONOMY / Currency / note	Albania	the plural of lek is leke
Albania	2008	ECONOMY / Exchange_rates	Albania	leke (ALL) per US dollar - 92.668 (2007), 98.384 (2006), 102.649 (2005), 102.78 (2004), 121.863 (2003)
Albania	2008	ECONOMY / Natural_gas_consumption	Albania	30 million cu m (2006 est.)
Albania	2008	ECONOMY / Population_below_poverty_line	Albania	25% (2004 est.)
Albania	2008	ECONOMY / GDP_purchasing_power_parity / note	Albania	Albania has a large gray economy that may be as large as 50% of official GDP (2007 est.)
Albania	2008	ECONOMY / GDP_official_exchange_rate	Albania	$10.62 billion (2007 est.)
Albania	2008	ECONOMY / GDP_real_growth_rate	Albania	6% (2007 est.)
Albania	2008	ECONOMY / GDP_per_capita	Albania	$5,800 (2007 est.)
Albania	2008	ECONOMY / GDP_composition_by_sector / agriculture	Albania	21.2%
Albania	2008	ECONOMY / GDP_composition_by_sector / industry	Albania	20.5%
Albania	2008	ECONOMY / GDP_composition_by_sector / services	Albania	58.3% (2007 est.)
Albania	2008	ECONOMY / Labor_force	Albania	1.09 million (not including 352,000 emigrant workers) (September 2006 est.)
Albania	2008	ECONOMY / Labor_force_by_occupation / agriculture	Albania	58%
Albania	2008	ECONOMY / Labor_force_by_occupation / industry	Albania	15%
Albania	2008	ECONOMY / Electricity_production	Albania	2.892 billion kWh (2007 est.)
Albania	2008	ECONOMY / Unemployment_rate	Albania	13.2% official rate, but may exceed 30% due to preponderance of near-subsistence farming (2007 est.)
Albania	2008	COMMUNICATIONS / Telephones_mobile_cellular	Albania	2.3 million (2007)
Albania	2008	ECONOMY / Household_income_or_consumption_by_percentage_share / lowest_10pct	Albania	3.4%
Albania	2008	ECONOMY / Household_income_or_consumption_by_percentage_share / highest_10pct	Albania	24.4% (2004)
Albania	2008	ECONOMY / Distribution_of_family_income_Gini_index	Albania	26.7 (2005)
Albania	2008	ECONOMY / Inflation_rate_consumer_prices	Albania	2.9% (2007 est.)
Albania	2008	ECONOMY / Exports_commodities	Albania	textiles and footwear; asphalt, metals and metallic ores, crude oil; vegetables, fruits, tobacco
Albania	2008	ECONOMY / Investment_gross_fixed	Albania	23.3% of GDP (2007 est.)
Albania	2008	ECONOMY / Exports_partners	Albania	Italy 72%, Greece 8.8%, China 2.7% (2007)
Albania	2008	ECONOMY / Budget / revenues	Albania	$2.782 billion
Albania	2008	ECONOMY / Budget / expenditures	Albania	$3.155 billion (2007 est.)
Albania	2008	ECONOMY / Public_debt	Albania	51.4% of GDP (2007 est.)
Albania	2008	ECONOMY / Agriculture_products	Albania	wheat, corn, potatoes, vegetables, fruits, sugar beets, grapes; meat, dairy products
Albania	2008	ECONOMY / Labor_force_by_occupation / services	Albania	27% (September 2006 est.)
Albania	2008	TRANSNATIONAL / Disputes_international	Albania	the Albanian Government calls for the protection of the rights of ethnic Albanians in neighboring countries, and the peaceful resolution of interethnic disputes; some ethnic Albanian groups in neighboring countries advocate for a "greater Albania," but the idea has little appeal among Albanian nationals; the mass emigration of unemployed Albanians remains a problem for developed countries, chiefly Greece and Italy
Albania	2008	TRANSPORTATION / Roads / paved	Albania	7,020 km
Albania	2008	TRANSPORTATION / Roads / unpaved	Albania	10,980 km (2002)
Albania	2008	TRANSPORTATION / Waterways	Albania	43 km (2007)
Albania	2008	TRANSPORTATION / Merchant_marine / total	Albania	24
Albania	2008	TRANSPORTATION / Merchant_marine / by_type	Albania	cargo 22, roll on/roll off 2
Albania	2008	TRANSPORTATION / Merchant_marine / foreign_owned	Albania	1 (Turkey 1)
Albania	2008	TRANSPORTATION / Merchant_marine / registered_in_other_countries	Albania	2 (Panama 2) (2008)
Albania	2008	TRANSPORTATION / Ports_and_terminals	Albania	Durres, Sarande, Shengjin, Vlore
Albania	2008	MILITARY / Military_branches	Albania	Land Forces Command (Army), Naval Forces Command, Air Defense Command, General Staff Headquarters (includes Logistics Command, Training and Doctrine Command) (2007)
Albania	2008	TRANSNATIONAL / Illicit_drugs	Albania	increasingly active transshipment point for Southwest Asian opiates, hashish, and cannabis transiting the Balkan route and - to a lesser extent - cocaine from South America destined for Western Europe; limited opium and growing cannabis production; ethnic Albanian narcotrafficking organizations active and expanding in Europe; vulnerable to money laundering associated with regional trafficking in narcotics, arms, contraband, and illegal aliens
Albania	2008	ECONOMY / Fiscal_year	Albania	calendar year
Albania	2008	TRANSNATIONAL / Trafficking_in_persons / current_situation	Albania	Albania is a source country for women and girls trafficked for the purpose of commercial sexual exploitation and forced labor; it is no longer considered a major country of transit; Albanian victims are trafficked to Greece, Italy, Macedonia, and Kosovo, with many trafficked onward to Western European countries; children were also trafficked to Greece for begging and other forms of child labor; approximately half of all Albanian trafficking victims are under age 18; internal sex trafficking of women and children is on the rise
Albania	2008	TRANSPORTATION / Railroads / total	Albania	447 km
Albania	2008	MILITARY / Military_expenditures_percent_of_GDP	Albania	1.49% of GDP (2005 est.)
Albania	2008	MILITARY / Manpower_reaching_military_service_age_annually / females	Albania	33,077 (2008 est.)
Albania	2008	MILITARY / Manpower_reaching_military_service_age_annually / males	Albania	36,340
Albania	2008	MILITARY / Manpower_fit_for_military_service / females	Albania	767,143 (2008 est.)
Albania	2008	MILITARY / Manpower_fit_for_military_service / female_minimum_age	Albania	16
Albania	2008	MILITARY / Manpower_fit_for_military_service / males	Albania	798,454
Albania	2008	MILITARY / Manpower_fit_for_military_service / male_minimum_age	Albania	16
Albania	2008	MILITARY / Manpower_available_for_military_service / females	Albania	908,527 (2008 est.)
Albania	2008	MILITARY / Manpower_available_for_military_service / female_minimum_age	Albania	16
Albania	2008	MILITARY / Manpower_available_for_military_service / males	Albania	944,592
Albania	2008	MILITARY / Manpower_available_for_military_service / male_minimum_age	Albania	16
Albania	2008	TRANSNATIONAL / Trafficking_in_persons / tier_rating	Albania	Tier 2 Watch List - Albania is on the Tier 2 Watch List for its failure to provide evidence of increasing efforts to combat trafficking in persons in 2007, particularly in the area of victim protection; the government did not appropriately identify trafficking victims during 2007, and has not demonstrated that it is vigorously investigating or prosecuting complicit officials (2008)
Albania	2008	TRANSPORTATION / Airports_unpaved / total	Albania	8
Albania	2008	MILITARY / Military_service_age_and_obligation	Albania	19 years of age (2004)
Albania	2008	COMMUNICATIONS / Telephone_system / general_assessment	Albania	despite new investment in fixed lines, the density of main lines remains low with roughly 10 lines per 100 people; cellular telephone use is widespread and generally effective; combined fixed line and mobile telephone density is approximately 75 telephones per 100 persons
Albania	2008	COMMUNICATIONS / Telephone_system / domestic	Albania	offsetting the shortage of fixed line capacity, mobile phone service has been available since 1996; by 2003, two companies were providing mobile services at a greater density than some of Albania's neighbors; Internet broadband services initiated in 2005; Internet cafes are popular in Tirana and have started to spread outside the capital
Albania	2008	COMMUNICATIONS / Telephone_system / country_code	Albania	355
Albania	2008	COMMUNICATIONS / Telephone_system / international	Albania	submarine cable provides connectivity to Italy, Croatia, and Greece; the Trans-Balkan Line, a combination submarine cable and land fiber-optic system, provides additional connectivity to Bulgaria, Macedonia, and Turkey; international traffic carried by fiber-optic cable and, when necessary, by microwave radio relay from the Tirana exchange to Italy and Greece (2007)
Albania	2008	COMMUNICATIONS / Radio_stations	Albania	60: AM 13, FM 46, shortwave 1 (2005)
Albania	2008	COMMUNICATIONS / TV_stations	Albania	65 (3 national, 62 local); 2 cable networks (2005)
Albania	2008	COMMUNICATIONS / Internet_country_code	Albania	.al
Albania	2008	COMMUNICATIONS / Internet_hosts	Albania	10,162 (2008)
Albania	2008	COMMUNICATIONS / Internet_users	Albania	471,200 (2006)
Albania	2008	TRANSPORTATION / Airports	Albania	11 (2007)
Albania	2008	TRANSPORTATION / Roads / total	Albania	18,000 km
Albania	2008	TRANSPORTATION / Airports_paved / length_2438_to_3047_m	Albania	3 (2007)
Albania	2008	TRANSPORTATION / Railroads / standard_gauge	Albania	447 km 1.435-m gauge (2006)
Albania	2008	TRANSPORTATION / Airports_unpaved / over_3047_m	Albania	1
Albania	2008	GOVERNMENT / Executive_branch / cabinet	Albania	Council of Ministers proposed by the prime minister, nominated by the president, and approved by parliament
Albania	2008	TRANSPORTATION / Airports_unpaved / length_1524_to_2437_m	Albania	2
Albania	2008	ECONOMY / GDP_purchasing_power_parity	Albania	$20.87 billion
Albania	2008	TRANSPORTATION / Airports_unpaved / length_914_to_1523_m	Albania	1
Albania	2008	ECONOMY / Current_account_balance	Albania	-$1.202 billion (2007 est.)
Albania	2008	TRANSPORTATION / Airports_unpaved / under_914_m	Albania	4 (2007)
Albania	2008	ECONOMY / Exports	Albania	$1.076 billion f.o.b. (2007 est.)
Albania	2008	TRANSPORTATION / Heliports	Albania	1 (2007)
Albania	2008	TRANSPORTATION / Pipelines	Albania	gas 339 km; oil 207 km (2007)
Albania	2008	COMMUNICATIONS / Telephones_main_lines_in_use	Albania	353,600 (2005)
Albania	2008	TRANSPORTATION / Airports_paved / total	Albania	3
Albania	2008	PEOPLE / Birth_rate	Albania	15.22 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Albania	2008	GEOGRAPHY / Environment_current_issues	Albania	deforestation; soil erosion; water pollution from industrial and domestic effluents
Albania	2008	GEOGRAPHY / Environment_international_agreements / party_to	Albania	Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection, Wetlands
Albania	2008	GEOGRAPHY / Environment_international_agreements / signed_but_not_ratified	Albania	none of the selected agreements
Albania	2008	GEOGRAPHY / Geography_note	Albania	strategic location along Strait of Otranto (links Adriatic Sea to Ionian Sea and Mediterranean Sea)
Albania	2008	PEOPLE / Population	Albania	3,619,778 (July 2008 est.)
Albania	2008	PEOPLE / Age_structure / age_0_14_years	Albania	23.6% (male 447,126/female 406,757)
Albania	2008	PEOPLE / Age_structure / age_15_64_years	Albania	66.9% (male 1,239,819/female 1,180,720)
Albania	2008	PEOPLE / Age_structure / age_65_years_and_over	Albania	9.5% (male 160,241/female 185,115) (2008 est.)
Albania	2008	PEOPLE / Median_age / total	Albania	29.5 years
Albania	2008	PEOPLE / Median_age / male	Albania	28.9 years
Albania	2008	PEOPLE / Life_expectancy_at_birth / male	Albania	75.12 years
Albania	2008	PEOPLE / Population_growth_rate	Albania	0.538% (2008 est.)
Albania	2008	GEOGRAPHY / Land_use / other	Albania	75.69% (2005)
Albania	2008	PEOPLE / Death_rate	Albania	5.44 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Albania	2008	PEOPLE / Net_migration_rate	Albania	-4.41 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Albania	2008	PEOPLE / Sex_ratio / at_birth	Albania	1.1 male(s)/female
Albania	2008	PEOPLE / Sex_ratio / under_15_years	Albania	1.1 male(s)/female
Albania	2008	PEOPLE / Sex_ratio / age_15_64_years	Albania	1.05 male(s)/female
Albania	2008	PEOPLE / Sex_ratio / age_65_years_and_over	Albania	0.87 male(s)/female
Albania	2008	PEOPLE / Sex_ratio / total_population	Albania	1.04 male(s)/female (2008 est.)
Albania	2008	PEOPLE / Infant_mortality_rate / total	Albania	19.31 deaths/1,000 live births
Albania	2008	PEOPLE / Infant_mortality_rate / male	Albania	19.74 deaths/1,000 live births
Albania	2008	PEOPLE / Infant_mortality_rate / female	Albania	18.83 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.)
Albania	2008	PEOPLE / Life_expectancy_at_birth / total_population	Albania	77.78 years
Albania	2008	PEOPLE / Median_age / female	Albania	30.2 years (2008 est.)
Albania	2008	GEOGRAPHY / Maritime_claims / territorial_sea	Albania	12 nm
Albania	2008	GOVERNMENT / Executive_branch / election_results	Albania	Bamir TOPI elected president; People's Assembly vote, fourth round (three-fifths majority (84 votes) required): Bamir TOPI 85 votes, Neritan CEKA 5 votes
Albania	2008	INTRODUCTION / Background	Albania	Albania declared its independence from the Ottoman Empire in 1912, but was conquered by Italy in 1939. Communist partisans took over the country in 1944. Albania allied itself first with the USSR (until 1960), and then with China (to 1978). In the early 1990s, Albania ended 46 years of xenophobic Communist rule and established a multiparty democracy. The transition has proven challenging as successive governments have tried to deal with high unemployment, widespread corruption, a dilapidated physical infrastructure, powerful organized crime networks, and combative political opponents. Albania has made progress in its democratic development since first holding multiparty elections in 1991, but deficiencies remain. International observers judged elections to be largely free and fair since the restoration of political stability following the collapse of pyramid schemes in 1997. In the 2005 general elections, the Democratic Party and its allies won a decisive victory on pledges of reducing crime and corruption, promoting economic growth, and decreasing the size of government. The election, and particularly the orderly transition of power, was considered an important step forward. Although Albania's economy continues to grow, the country is still one of the poorest in Europe, hampered by a large informal economy and an inadequate energy and transportation infrastructure. Albania has played a largely helpful role in managing inter-ethnic tensions in southeastern Europe, and is continuing to work toward joining NATO and the EU. Albania, with troops in Iraq and Afghanistan, has been a strong supporter of the global war on terrorism.
Albania	2008	ECONOMY / Economy_overview	Albania	Lagging behind its Balkan neighbors, Albania is making the difficult transition to a more modern open-market economy. The government has taken measures to curb violent crime, and recently adopted a fiscal reform package aimed at reducing the large gray economy and attracting foreign investment. The economy is bolstered by annual remittances from abroad of $600-$800 million, mostly from Albanians residing in Greece and Italy; this helps offset the towering trade deficit. Agriculture, which accounts for more than one-fifth of GDP, is held back because of lack of modern equipment, unclear property rights, and the prevalence of small, inefficient plots of land. Energy shortages and antiquated and inadequate infrastructure contribute to Albania's poor business environment, which make it difficult to attract and sustain foreign investment. The completion of a new thermal power plant near Vlore and improved transmission line between Albania and Montenegro will help relieve the energy shortages. Also, the government is moving slowly to improve the poor national road and rail network, a long-standing barrier to sustained economic growth. On the positive side, macroeconomic growth was strong in 2003-07 and inflation is low and stable.
Albania	2008	GEOGRAPHY / latitude	Albania	41 00 N
Albania	2008	GEOGRAPHY / longitude	Albania	20 00 E
Albania	2008	GEOGRAPHY / Map_references	Albania	Europe
Albania	2008	GEOGRAPHY / Area / total	Albania	28,748 sq km
Albania	2008	GEOGRAPHY / Area / land	Albania	27,398 sq km
Albania	2008	GEOGRAPHY / Area / water	Albania	1,350 sq km
Albania	2008	GEOGRAPHY / Area_comparative	Albania	slightly smaller than Maryland
Albania	2008	GEOGRAPHY / Land_boundaries / total	Albania	717 km
Albania	2008	GEOGRAPHY / Natural_hazards	Albania	destructive earthquakes; tsunamis occur along southwestern coast; floods; drought
Albania	2008	GEOGRAPHY / Coastline	Albania	362 km
Albania	2008	GEOGRAPHY / Irrigated_land	Albania	3,530 sq km (2003)
Albania	2008	GEOGRAPHY / Maritime_claims / continental_shelf	Albania	200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation
Albania	2008	GEOGRAPHY / Climate	Albania	mild temperate; cool, cloudy, wet winters; hot, clear, dry summers; interior is cooler and wetter
Albania	2008	GEOGRAPHY / Terrain	Albania	mostly mountains and hills; small plains along coast
Albania	2008	GEOGRAPHY / Elevation_extremes / lowest_point	Albania	Adriatic Sea
Albania	2008	GEOGRAPHY / Elevation_extremes / lowest_elevation	Albania	0 m
Albania	2008	GEOGRAPHY / Elevation_extremes / highest_point	Albania	Maja e Korabit (Golem Korab)
Albania	2008	GEOGRAPHY / Elevation_extremes / highest_elevation	Albania	2,764 m
Albania	2008	GEOGRAPHY / Natural_resources	Albania	petroleum, natural gas, coal, bauxite, chromite, copper, iron ore, nickel, salt, timber, hydropower
Albania	2008	GEOGRAPHY / Land_use / arable_land	Albania	20.1%
Albania	2008	GEOGRAPHY / Land_use / permanent_crops	Albania	4.21%
Albania	2008	GEOGRAPHY / Location	Albania	Southeastern Europe, bordering the Adriatic Sea and Ionian Sea, between Greece in the south and Montenegro and Kosovo to the north
Albania	2008	GEOGRAPHY / Land_boundaries / border_countries	Albania	Greece 282 km, Macedonia 151 km, Montenegro 172 km, Kosovo 112 km
Albania	2008	GOVERNMENT / Political_parties_and_leaders	Albania	Agrarian Environmentalist Party or PAA [Lufter XHUVELI]; Christian Democratic Party or PDK [Nard NDOKA]; Communist Party of Albania or PKSH [Hysni MILLOSHI]; Democratic Alliance Party or AD [Neritan CEKA]; Democratic Party or PD [Sali BERISHA]; Legality Movement Party or PLL [Ekrem SPAHIA]; Liberal Union Party or BLD [Arjan STAROVA]; Movement for National Development or LZhK [Dashamir SHEHI]; National Front Party (Balli Kombetar) or PBK [Artur ROSHI]; New Democratic Party or PDR [Genc POLLO]; Party of National Unity or PUK [Idajet BEQIRI]; Republican Party or PR [Fatmir MEDIU]; Social Democracy Party of Albania or PDSSh [Paskal MILO]; Social Democratic Party or PSD [Skender GJINUSHI]; Socialist Movement for Integration or LSI [Ilir META]; Socialist Party or PS [Edi RAMA]; Union for Human Rights Party or PBDNj [Vangjel DULE]
Albania	2008	GOVERNMENT / Independence	Albania	28 November 1912 (from the Ottoman Empire)
Albania	2008	GOVERNMENT / National_holiday	Albania	Independence Day, 28 November (1912)
Albania	2008	GOVERNMENT / Constitution	Albania	adopted by popular referendum on 22 November 1998; promulgated 28 November 1998
Albania	2008	GOVERNMENT / Legal_system	Albania	has a civil law system; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction; has accepted jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court for its citizens
Albania	2008	GOVERNMENT / Suffrage	Albania	18 years of age; universal
Albania	2008	GOVERNMENT / Executive_branch / chief_of_state	Albania	President of the Republic Bamir TOPI (since 24 July 2007)
Albania	2008	GOVERNMENT / Executive_branch / head_of_government	Albania	Prime Minister Sali BERISHA (since 10 September 2005)
Albania	2008	GOVERNMENT / Executive_branch / elections	Albania	president elected by the People's Assembly for a five-year term (eligible for a second term); four election rounds held between 8 and 20 July 2007 (next election to be held in 2012); prime minister appointed by the president
Albania	2008	GOVERNMENT / Legislative_branch	Albania	unicameral Assembly or Kuvendi (140 seats; 100 members are elected by direct popular vote and 40 by proportional vote to serve four-year terms)
Albania	2008	GOVERNMENT / Legislative_branch / elections	Albania	last held 3 July 2005 (next to be held in 2009)
Albania	2008	GOVERNMENT / Administrative_divisions	Albania	12 counties (qarqe, singular - qark); Berat, Diber, Durres, Elbasan, Fier, Gjirokaster, Korce, Kukes, Lezhe, Shkoder, Tirane, Vlore
Albania	2008	GOVERNMENT / Judicial_branch	Albania	Constitutional Court, Supreme Court (chairman is elected by the People's Assembly for a four-year term), and multiple appeals and district courts
Albania	2008	GOVERNMENT / Diplomatic_representation_from_the_US / telephone	Albania	[355] (4) 2247285
Albania	2008	GOVERNMENT / Political_pressure_groups_and_leaders	Albania	Citizens Advocacy Office [Kreshnik SPAHIU]; Confederation of Trade Unions of Albania or KSSH [Kastriot MUCO]; Front for Albanian National Unification or FBKSH [Gafur ADILI]; Mjaft Movement; Omonia [Jani JANI]; Union of Independent Trade Unions of Albania or BSPSH [Gezim KALAJA]
Albania	2008	GOVERNMENT / International_organization_participation	Albania	BSEC, CE, CEI, EAPC, EBRD, FAO, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO (correspondent), ITU, ITUC, MIGA, OIC, OIF, OPCW, OSCE, PFP, SECI, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNOMIG, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO
Albania	2008	GOVERNMENT / Diplomatic_representation_in_the_US / chief_of_mission	Albania	Ambassador Aleksander SALLABANDA
Albania	2008	GOVERNMENT / Diplomatic_representation_in_the_US / chancery	Albania	2100 S Street NW, Washington, DC 20008
Albania	2008	GOVERNMENT / Diplomatic_representation_in_the_US / telephone	Albania	[1] (202) 223-4942
Albania	2008	GOVERNMENT / Diplomatic_representation_in_the_US / fax	Albania	[1] (202) 628-7342
Albania	2008	GOVERNMENT / Diplomatic_representation_from_the_US / chief_of_mission	Albania	Ambassador Dr. John L. WITHERS, II
Albania	2008	GOVERNMENT / Diplomatic_representation_from_the_US / embassy	Albania	Rruga e Elbasanit, Labinoti #103, Tirana
Albania	2008	GOVERNMENT / Diplomatic_representation_from_the_US / mailing_address	Albania	US Department of State, 9510 Tirana Place, Dulles, VA 20189-9510
Albania	2008	GOVERNMENT / Diplomatic_representation_from_the_US / fax	Albania	[355] (4) 2232222
Albania	2008	PEOPLE / Life_expectancy_at_birth / female	Albania	80.71 years (2008 est.)
Albania	2008	GOVERNMENT / Legislative_branch / election_results	Albania	percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - PD 56, PS 42, PR 11, PSD 7, LSI 5, other 19
Albania	2008	PEOPLE / Literacy / definition	Albania	age 9 and over can read and write
Albania	2008	GOVERNMENT / Capital / daylight_saving_time	Albania	+1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October
Albania	2008	GOVERNMENT / Flag_description	Albania	red with a black two-headed eagle in the center
Albania	2008	PEOPLE / Total_fertility_rate	Albania	2.02 children born/woman (2008 est.)
Albania	2008	PEOPLE / Nationality / adjective	Albania	Albanian
Albania	2008	PEOPLE / Ethnic_groups	Albania	Albanian 95%, Greek 3%, other 2% (Vlach, Roma (Gypsy), Serb, Macedonian, Bulgarian) (1989 est.)
Albania	2008	PEOPLE / Ethnic_groups / note	Albania	in 1989, other estimates of the Greek population ranged from 1% (official Albanian statistics) to 12% (from a Greek organization)
Albania	2008	PEOPLE / Religions	Albania	Muslim 70%, Albanian Orthodox 20%, Roman Catholic 10%
Albania	2008	PEOPLE / Languages	Albania	Albanian (official - derived from Tosk dialect), Greek, Vlach, Romani, Slavic dialects
Albania	2008	PEOPLE / Nationality / noun	Albania	Albanian(s)
Albania	2008	PEOPLE / Literacy / total_population	Albania	98.7%
Albania	2008	PEOPLE / Literacy / male	Albania	99.2%
Albania	2008	GOVERNMENT / Country_name / local_short_form	Albania	Shqiperia
Albania	2008	GOVERNMENT / Capital / latitude	Albania	41 19 N
Albania	2008	PEOPLE / Religions / note	Albania	percentages are estimates; there are no available current statistics on religious affiliation; all mosques and churches were closed in 1967 and religious observances prohibited; in November 1990, Albania began allowing private religious practice
Albania	2008	GOVERNMENT / Capital / longitude	Albania	19 49 E
Albania	2008	GOVERNMENT / Country_name / former	Albania	People's Socialist Republic of Albania
Albania	2008	GOVERNMENT / Capital / name	Albania	Tirana (Tirane)
Albania	2008	GOVERNMENT / Country_name / local_long_form	Albania	Republika e Shqiperise
Albania	2008	GOVERNMENT / Country_name / conventional_short_form	Albania	Albania
Albania	2008	GOVERNMENT / Country_name / conventional_long_form	Albania	Republic of Albania
Albania	2008	PEOPLE / Literacy / female	Albania	98.3% (2001 census)
Albania	2008	GOVERNMENT / Capital / time_difference	Albania	UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)
Albania	2008	GOVERNMENT / Government_type	Albania	emerging democracy
Algeria	2008	ECONOMY / Natural_gas_exports	Algeria	59.4 billion cu m (2007 est.)
Algeria	2008	ECONOMY / Oil_proved_reserves	Algeria	12.2 billion bbl (1 January 2008 est.)
Algeria	2008	ECONOMY / Natural_gas_consumption	Algeria	26.3 billion cu m (2007 est.)
Algeria	2008	ECONOMY / Natural_gas_production	Algeria	85.7 billion cu m (2007 est.)
Algeria	2008	ECONOMY / Oil_imports	Algeria	13,110 bbl/day (2005 est.)
Algeria	2008	ECONOMY / Oil_exports	Algeria	1.844 million bbl/day (2005 est.)
Algeria	2008	ECONOMY / Oil_production	Algeria	2.173 million bbl/day (2007 est.)
Algeria	2008	ECONOMY / Electricity_exports	Algeria	300 million kWh (2006 est.)
Algeria	2008	ECONOMY / Natural_gas_imports	Algeria	0 cu m (2007 est.)
Algeria	2008	ECONOMY / Electricity_imports	Algeria	382 million kWh (2006 est.)
Algeria	2008	ECONOMY / Oil_consumption	Algeria	279,800 bbl/day (2006 est.)
Algeria	2008	ECONOMY / Natural_gas_proved_reserves	Algeria	4.502 trillion cu m (1 January 2008 est.)
Algeria	2008	ECONOMY / Current_account_balance	Algeria	$32.05 billion (2007 est.)
Algeria	2008	ECONOMY / Exports	Algeria	$60.51 billion f.o.b. (2007 est.)
Algeria	2008	ECONOMY / Exports_commodities	Algeria	petroleum, natural gas, and petroleum products 97%
Algeria	2008	ECONOMY / Exports_partners	Algeria	US 29.4%, Italy 13.8%, Spain 9.6%, Canada 8.4%, France 7.4%, Netherlands 5% (2007)
Algeria	2008	ECONOMY / Imports	Algeria	$26.25 billion f.o.b. (2007 est.)
Algeria	2008	ECONOMY / Imports_commodities	Algeria	capital goods, foodstuffs, consumer goods
Algeria	2008	ECONOMY / Imports_partners	Algeria	France 18.7%, China 9%, Italy 8.5%, Spain 6%, US 5.5%, Germany 5.3%, Russia 4.6%, Turkey 4.1% (2007)
Algeria	2008	ECONOMY / Reserves_of_foreign_exchange_and_gold	Algeria	$110.6 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Algeria	2008	ECONOMY / Economic_aid_recipient	Algeria	$370.6 million (2005 est.)
Algeria	2008	ECONOMY / Household_income_or_consumption_by_percentage_share / lowest_10pct	Algeria	2.8%
Algeria	2008	ECONOMY / Currency	Algeria	Algerian dinar (DZD)
Algeria	2008	ECONOMY / Exchange_rates	Algeria	Algerian dinars (DZD) per US dollar - 69.9 (2007), 72.647 (2006), 73.276 (2005), 72.061 (2004), 77.395 (2003)
Algeria	2008	ECONOMY / Debt_external	Algeria	$3.957 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Algeria	2008	ECONOMY / Unemployment_rate	Algeria	11.8% (2007 est.)
Algeria	2008	ECONOMY / GDP_purchasing_power_parity	Algeria	$222.3 billion (2007 est.)
Algeria	2008	ECONOMY / Economy_overview	Algeria	The hydrocarbons sector is the backbone of the economy, accounting for roughly 60% of budget revenues, 30% of GDP, and over 95% of export earnings. Algeria has the eighth-largest reserves of natural gas in the world and is the fourth-largest gas exporter; it ranks 14th in oil reserves. Sustained high oil prices in recent years have helped improve Algeria's financial and macroeconomic indicators. Algeria is running substantial trade surpluses and building up record foreign exchange reserves. Algeria has decreased its external debt to less than 10% of GDP after repaying its Paris Club and London Club debt in 2006. Real GDP has risen due to higher oil output and increased government spending. The government's continued efforts to diversify the economy by attracting foreign and domestic investment outside the energy sector, however, has had little success in reducing high unemployment and improving living standards. Structural reform within the economy, such as development of the banking sector and the construction of infrastructure, moves ahead slowly hampered by corruption and bureaucratic resistance.
Algeria	2008	TRANSPORTATION / Roads / total	Algeria	108,302 km
Algeria	2008	ECONOMY / Fiscal_year	Algeria	calendar year
Algeria	2008	ECONOMY / GDP_official_exchange_rate	Algeria	$131.6 billion (2007 est.)
Algeria	2008	ECONOMY / GDP_real_growth_rate	Algeria	4.5% (2007 est.)
Algeria	2008	ECONOMY / GDP_per_capita	Algeria	$6,700 (2007 est.)
Algeria	2008	ECONOMY / GDP_composition_by_sector / agriculture	Algeria	8.2%
Algeria	2008	ECONOMY / GDP_composition_by_sector / industry	Algeria	61.5%
Algeria	2008	ECONOMY / GDP_composition_by_sector / services	Algeria	30.3% (2007 est.)
Algeria	2008	ECONOMY / Distribution_of_family_income_Gini_index	Algeria	35.3 (1995)
Algeria	2008	ECONOMY / Labor_force_by_occupation	Algeria	agriculture 14%, industry 13.4%, construction and public works 10%, trade 14.6%, government 32%, other 16% (2003 est.)
Algeria	2008	ECONOMY / Electricity_consumption	Algeria	26.91 billion kWh (2006 est.)
Algeria	2008	ECONOMY / Population_below_poverty_line	Algeria	25% (2005 est.)
Algeria	2008	ECONOMY / Household_income_or_consumption_by_percentage_share / highest_10pct	Algeria	26.8% (1995)
Algeria	2008	ECONOMY / Inflation_rate_consumer_prices	Algeria	3.5% (2007 est.)
Algeria	2008	ECONOMY / Investment_gross_fixed	Algeria	24.5% of GDP (2007 est.)
Algeria	2008	ECONOMY / Budget / revenues	Algeria	$57.03 billion
Algeria	2008	ECONOMY / Budget / expenditures	Algeria	$40.53 billion (2007 est.)
Algeria	2008	ECONOMY / Public_debt	Algeria	18% of GDP (2007 est.)
Algeria	2008	ECONOMY / Agriculture_products	Algeria	wheat, barley, oats, grapes, olives, citrus, fruits; sheep, cattle
Algeria	2008	ECONOMY / Industries	Algeria	petroleum, natural gas, light industries, mining, electrical, petrochemical, food processing
Algeria	2008	ECONOMY / Industrial_production_growth_rate	Algeria	5% (2007 est.)
Algeria	2008	ECONOMY / Electricity_production	Algeria	33.12 billion kWh (2006 est.)
Algeria	2008	ECONOMY / Labor_force	Algeria	9.38 million (2007 est.)
Algeria	2008	MILITARY / Manpower_fit_for_military_service / males	Algeria	8,141,864
Algeria	2008	TRANSPORTATION / Railroads / standard_gauge	Algeria	2,888 km 1.435-m gauge (283 km electrified)
Algeria	2008	TRANSPORTATION / Merchant_marine / total	Algeria	33
Algeria	2008	TRANSPORTATION / Merchant_marine / by_type	Algeria	bulk carrier 6, cargo 8, chemical tanker 1, liquefied gas 9, passenger/cargo 3, petroleum tanker 4, roll on/roll off 2
Algeria	2008	TRANSPORTATION / Merchant_marine / foreign_owned	Algeria	18 (Jordan 7, UK 11) (2008)
Algeria	2008	TRANSPORTATION / Ports_and_terminals	Algeria	Algiers, Annaba, Arzew, Bejaia, Djendjene, Jijel, Mostaganem, Oran, Skikda
Algeria	2008	MILITARY / Military_branches	Algeria	National Popular Army (ANP; includes Land Forces), Algerian National Navy (MRA), Air Force (QJJ), Territorial Air Defense Force (2005)
Algeria	2008	MILITARY / Military_service_age_and_obligation	Algeria	19-30 years of age for compulsory military service; conscript service obligation - 18 months (6 months basic training, 12 months civil projects) (2006)
Algeria	2008	MILITARY / Manpower_available_for_military_service / male_minimum_age	Algeria	16
Algeria	2008	MILITARY / Manpower_available_for_military_service / males	Algeria	9,736,757
Algeria	2008	MILITARY / Manpower_available_for_military_service / female_minimum_age	Algeria	16
Algeria	2008	TRANSPORTATION / Roads / paved	Algeria	76,028 km (includes 645 km of expressways)
Algeria	2008	MILITARY / Manpower_fit_for_military_service / male_minimum_age	Algeria	16
Algeria	2008	TRANSPORTATION / Railroads / narrow_gauge	Algeria	1,085 km 1.055-m gauge (2006)
Algeria	2008	MILITARY / Manpower_fit_for_military_service / female_minimum_age	Algeria	16
Algeria	2008	MILITARY / Manpower_fit_for_military_service / females	Algeria	8,215,895 (2008 est.)
Algeria	2008	MILITARY / Manpower_reaching_military_service_age_annually / males	Algeria	374,365
Algeria	2008	MILITARY / Manpower_reaching_military_service_age_annually / females	Algeria	360,942 (2008 est.)
Algeria	2008	MILITARY / Military_expenditures_percent_of_GDP	Algeria	3.3% of GDP (2006)
Algeria	2008	TRANSNATIONAL / Disputes_international	Algeria	Algeria, and many other states, rejects Moroccan administration of Western Sahara; the Polisario Front, exiled in Algeria, represents the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic; Algeria's border with Morocco remains an irritant to bilateral relations, each nation accusing the other of harboring militants and arms smuggling; Algeria remains concerned about armed bandits operating throughout the Sahel who sometimes destabilize southern Algerian towns; dormant disputes include Libyan claims of about 32,000 sq km still reflected on its maps of southeastern Algeria and the FLN's assertions of a claim to Chirac Pastures in southeastern Morocco
Algeria	2008	TRANSNATIONAL / Refugees_and_IDPs / refugees_country_of_origin	Algeria	90,000 (Western Saharan Sahrawi, mostly living in Algerian-sponsored camps in the southwestern Algerian town of Tindouf)
Algeria	2008	TRANSNATIONAL / Refugees_and_IDPs / idps	Algeria	undetermined (civil war during 1990s) (2007)
Algeria	2008	TRANSNATIONAL / Trafficking_in_persons / current_situation	Algeria	Algeria is a transit country for men and women trafficked from sub-Saharan Africa to Europe for the purposes of commercial sexual exploitation and involuntary servitude; Algerian children are trafficked internally for the purpose of domestic servitude or street vending
Algeria	2008	GOVERNMENT / Flag_description / note	Algeria	the crescent, star, and color green are traditional symbols of Islam (the state religion)
Algeria	2008	COMMUNICATIONS / Telephone_system / international	Algeria	landing point for the SEA-ME-WE-4 fiber-optic submarine cable system that provides links to Europe, the Middle East, and Asia; microwave radio relay to Italy, France, Spain, Morocco, and Tunisia; coaxial cable to Morocco and Tunisia; participant in Medarabtel; satellite earth stations - 51 (Intelsat, Intersputnik, and Arabsat) (2007)
Algeria	2008	MILITARY / Manpower_available_for_military_service / females	Algeria	9,590,978 (2008 est.)
Algeria	2008	TRANSPORTATION / Airports_paved / length_1524_to_2437_m	Algeria	10
Algeria	2008	COMMUNICATIONS / Telephones_mobile_cellular	Algeria	27.563 million (2007)
Algeria	2008	COMMUNICATIONS / Telephone_system / general_assessment	Algeria	a weak network of fixed-main lines, which remains low at less than 10 telephones per 100 persons, is partially offset by the rapid increase in mobile cellular subscribership; in 2007, combined fixed-line and mobile telephone density surpassed 90 telephones per 100 persons
Algeria	2008	COMMUNICATIONS / Telephone_system / domestic	Algeria	privatization of Algeria's telecommunications sector began in 2000; three mobile cellular licenses have been issued and, in 2005, a consortium led by Egypt's Orascom Telecom won a 15-year license to build and operate a fixed-line network in Algeria; the license will allow Orascom to develop high-speed data and other specialized services and contribute to meeting the large unfulfilled demand for basic residential telephony; Internet broadband services began in 2003 with approximately 200,000 subscribers in 2006
Algeria	2008	COMMUNICATIONS / Telephone_system / country_code	Algeria	213
Algeria	2008	COMMUNICATIONS / Radio_stations	Algeria	34: AM 25, FM 1, shortwave 8 (1999)
Algeria	2008	COMMUNICATIONS / Internet_country_code	Algeria	.dz
Algeria	2008	COMMUNICATIONS / Internet_hosts	Algeria	477 (2008)
Algeria	2008	COMMUNICATIONS / Internet_users	Algeria	3.5 million (2007)
Algeria	2008	TRANSPORTATION / Airports	Algeria	150 (2007)
Algeria	2008	TRANSPORTATION / Airports_paved / total	Algeria	52
Algeria	2008	TRANSPORTATION / Roads / unpaved	Algeria	32,274 km (2004)
Algeria	2008	TRANSPORTATION / Airports_paved / length_2438_to_3047_m	Algeria	27
Algeria	2008	COMMUNICATIONS / Telephones_main_lines_in_use	Algeria	3.068 million (2007)
Algeria	2008	TRANSPORTATION / Airports_paved / length_914_to_1523_m	Algeria	4
Algeria	2008	TRANSPORTATION / Airports_paved / under_914_m	Algeria	1 (2007)
Algeria	2008	TRANSPORTATION / Airports_unpaved / total	Algeria	98
Algeria	2008	TRANSPORTATION / Airports_unpaved / length_2438_to_3047_m	Algeria	3
Algeria	2008	TRANSPORTATION / Airports_unpaved / length_1524_to_2437_m	Algeria	26
Algeria	2008	TRANSPORTATION / Airports_unpaved / length_914_to_1523_m	Algeria	44
Algeria	2008	TRANSPORTATION / Airports_unpaved / under_914_m	Algeria	25 (2007)
Algeria	2008	TRANSPORTATION / Heliports	Algeria	2 (2007)
Algeria	2008	TRANSPORTATION / Pipelines	Algeria	condensate 1,532 km; gas 13,861 km; liquid petroleum gas 2,408 km; oil 6,878 km (2007)
Algeria	2008	TRANSPORTATION / Railroads / total	Algeria	3,973 km
Algeria	2008	TRANSNATIONAL / Trafficking_in_persons / tier_rating	Algeria	Tier 3 - Algeria did not report any serious law enforcement actions to punish traffickers who force women into commercial sexual exploitation or men into involuntary servitude in 2007; the government again reported no investigations of trafficking of children for domestic servitude or improvements in protection services available to victims of trafficking; Algeria still lacks victim protection services, and its failure to distinguish between trafficking and illegal migration may result in the punishment of victims of trafficking (2008)
Algeria	2008	TRANSPORTATION / Airports_paved / over_3047_m	Algeria	10
Algeria	2008	PEOPLE / Net_migration_rate	Algeria	-0.31 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Algeria	2008	PEOPLE / Life_expectancy_at_birth / male	Algeria	72.13 years
Algeria	2008	GEOGRAPHY / Geography_note	Algeria	second-largest country in Africa (after Sudan)
Algeria	2008	PEOPLE / Population	Algeria	33,769,668 (July 2008 est.)
Algeria	2008	PEOPLE / Age_structure / age_0_14_years	Algeria	26.3% (male 4,528,919/female 4,349,746)
Algeria	2008	PEOPLE / Age_structure / age_15_64_years	Algeria	68.7% (male 11,699,701/female 11,509,619)
Algeria	2008	PEOPLE / Age_structure / age_65_years_and_over	Algeria	5% (male 779,467/female 902,217) (2008 est.)
Algeria	2008	PEOPLE / Median_age / total	Algeria	26 years
Algeria	2008	PEOPLE / Median_age / male	Algeria	25.8 years
Algeria	2008	PEOPLE / Median_age / female	Algeria	26.2 years (2008 est.)
Algeria	2008	PEOPLE / Population_growth_rate	Algeria	1.209% (2008 est.)
Algeria	2008	GEOGRAPHY / Environment_international_agreements / party_to	Algeria	Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Environmental Modification, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Wetlands
Algeria	2008	PEOPLE / Death_rate	Algeria	4.62 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Algeria	2008	GEOGRAPHY / Environment_current_issues	Algeria	soil erosion from overgrazing and other poor farming practices; desertification; dumping of raw sewage, petroleum refining wastes, and other industrial effluents is leading to the pollution of rivers and coastal waters; Mediterranean Sea, in particular, becoming polluted from oil wastes, soil erosion, and fertilizer runoff; inadequate supplies of potable water
Algeria	2008	PEOPLE / Sex_ratio / at_birth	Algeria	1.05 male(s)/female
Algeria	2008	PEOPLE / Sex_ratio / under_15_years	Algeria	1.04 male(s)/female
Algeria	2008	PEOPLE / Sex_ratio / age_15_64_years	Algeria	1.02 male(s)/female
Algeria	2008	PEOPLE / Sex_ratio / age_65_years_and_over	Algeria	0.86 male(s)/female
Algeria	2008	PEOPLE / Sex_ratio / total_population	Algeria	1.01 male(s)/female (2008 est.)
Algeria	2008	GOVERNMENT / Flag_description	Algeria	two equal vertical bands of green (hoist side) and white; a red, five-pointed star within a red crescent centered over the two-color boundary
Algeria	2008	PEOPLE / Infant_mortality_rate / total	Algeria	28.75 deaths/1,000 live births
Algeria	2008	INTRODUCTION / Background	Algeria	After more than a century of rule by France, Algerians fought through much of the 1950s to achieve independence in 1962. Algeria's primary political party, the National Liberation Front (FLN), has dominated politics ever since. Many Algerians in the subsequent generation were not satisfied, however, and moved to counter the FLN's centrality in Algerian politics. The surprising first round success of the Islamic Salvation Front (FIS) in the December 1991 balloting spurred the Algerian army to intervene and postpone the second round of elections to prevent what the secular elite feared would be an extremist-led government from assuming power. The army began a crackdown on the FIS that spurred FIS supporters to begin attacking government targets. The government later allowed elections featuring pro-government and moderate religious-based parties, but did not appease the activists who progressively widened their attacks. The fighting escalated into an insurgency, which saw intense fighting between 1992-98 and which resulted in over 100,000 deaths - many attributed to indiscriminate massacres of villagers by extremists. The government gained the upper hand by the late-1990s and FIS's armed wing, the Islamic Salvation Army, disbanded in January 2000. However, small numbers of armed militants persist in confronting government forces and conducting ambushes and occasional attacks on villages. The army placed Abdelaziz BOUTEFLIKA in the presidency in 1999 in a fraudulent election but claimed neutrality in his 2004 landslide reelection victory. Longstanding problems continue to face BOUTEFLIKA in his second term, including the ethnic minority Berbers' ongoing autonomy campaign, large-scale unemployment, a shortage of housing, unreliable electrical and water supplies, government inefficiencies and corruption, and the continuing activities of extremist militants. The 2006 merger of the Salafist Group for Preaching and Combat (GSPC) with al-Qaida (followed by a name change to al-Qaida in the Lands of the Islamic Maghreb) signaled an increase in bombings, including high-profile, mass-casualty suicide attacks targeted against the Algerian government and Western interests. Algeria must also diversify its petroleum-based economy, which has yielded a large cash reserve but which has not been used to redress Algeria's many social and infrastructure problems.
Algeria	2008	PEOPLE / Infant_mortality_rate / male	Algeria	31.95 deaths/1,000 live births
Algeria	2008	PEOPLE / Infant_mortality_rate / female	Algeria	25.39 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.)
Algeria	2008	PEOPLE / Life_expectancy_at_birth / total_population	Algeria	73.77 years
Algeria	2008	PEOPLE / Birth_rate	Algeria	17.03 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Algeria	2008	GEOGRAPHY / Maritime_claims / territorial_sea	Algeria	12 nm
Algeria	2008	COMMUNICATIONS / TV_stations	Algeria	46 (plus 216 repeaters) (1995)
Algeria	2008	GEOGRAPHY / Location	Algeria	Northern Africa, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Morocco and Tunisia
Algeria	2008	GEOGRAPHY / latitude	Algeria	28 00 N
Algeria	2008	GEOGRAPHY / longitude	Algeria	3 00 E
Algeria	2008	GEOGRAPHY / Map_references	Algeria	Africa
Algeria	2008	GEOGRAPHY / Area / total	Algeria	2,381,740 sq km
Algeria	2008	GEOGRAPHY / Area / land	Algeria	2,381,740 sq km
Algeria	2008	GEOGRAPHY / Area / water	Algeria	0 sq km
Algeria	2008	GEOGRAPHY / Area_comparative	Algeria	slightly less than 3.5 times the size of Texas
Algeria	2008	GEOGRAPHY / Land_boundaries / total	Algeria	6,343 km
Algeria	2008	GEOGRAPHY / Environment_international_agreements / signed_but_not_ratified	Algeria	none of the selected agreements
Algeria	2008	GEOGRAPHY / Coastline	Algeria	998 km
Algeria	2008	GEOGRAPHY / Elevation_extremes / lowest_point	Algeria	Chott Melrhir
Algeria	2008	GEOGRAPHY / Maritime_claims / exclusive_fishing_zone	Algeria	32-52 nm
Algeria	2008	GEOGRAPHY / Terrain	Algeria	mostly high plateau and desert; some mountains; narrow, discontinuous coastal plain
Algeria	2008	GEOGRAPHY / Elevation_extremes / lowest_elevation	Algeria	-40 m
Algeria	2008	GEOGRAPHY / Elevation_extremes / highest_point	Algeria	Tahat
Algeria	2008	GEOGRAPHY / Elevation_extremes / highest_elevation	Algeria	3,003 m
Algeria	2008	GEOGRAPHY / Natural_resources	Algeria	petroleum, natural gas, iron ore, phosphates, uranium, lead, zinc
Algeria	2008	GEOGRAPHY / Land_use / arable_land	Algeria	3.17%
Algeria	2008	GEOGRAPHY / Land_use / permanent_crops	Algeria	0.28%
Algeria	2008	GEOGRAPHY / Land_use / other	Algeria	96.55% (2005)
Algeria	2008	GEOGRAPHY / Irrigated_land	Algeria	5,690 sq km (2003)
Algeria	2008	GEOGRAPHY / Natural_hazards	Algeria	mountainous areas subject to severe earthquakes; mudslides and floods in rainy season
Algeria	2008	GEOGRAPHY / Land_boundaries / border_countries	Algeria	Libya 982 km, Mali 1,376 km, Mauritania 463 km, Morocco 1,559 km, Niger 956 km, Tunisia 965 km, Western Sahara 42 km
Algeria	2008	GOVERNMENT / Political_parties_and_leaders / note	Algeria	a law banning political parties based on religion was enacted in March 1997
Algeria	2008	GOVERNMENT / Legal_system	Algeria	socialist, based on French and Islamic law; judicial review of legislative acts in ad hoc Constitutional Council composed of various public officials, including several Supreme Court justices; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction
Algeria	2008	GOVERNMENT / Suffrage	Algeria	18 years of age; universal
Algeria	2008	GOVERNMENT / Executive_branch / chief_of_state	Algeria	President Abdelaziz BOUTEFLIKA (since 28 April 1999)
Algeria	2008	GOVERNMENT / Executive_branch / head_of_government	Algeria	Prime Minister Ahmed OUYAHIA (since 23 June 2008)
Algeria	2008	GOVERNMENT / Executive_branch / cabinet	Algeria	Cabinet of Ministers appointed by the president
Algeria	2008	GOVERNMENT / Executive_branch / elections	Algeria	president elected by popular vote for a five-year term (eligible for a third term under 2008 amendment to constitution); election last held 8 April 2004 (next to be held in April 2009); prime minister appointed by the president
Algeria	2008	GOVERNMENT / Executive_branch / election_results	Algeria	Abdelaziz BOUTEFLIKA reelected president for second term; percent of vote - Abdelaziz BOUTEFLIKA 85%, Ali BENFLIS 6.4%, Abdellah DJABALLAH 5%
Algeria	2008	GOVERNMENT / Legislative_branch	Algeria	bicameral Parliament consists of the National People's Assembly or Al-Majlis Al-Shabi Al-Watani (389 seats; members elected by popular vote to serve five-year terms) and the Council of Nations (Senate) (144 seats; one-third of the members appointed by the president, two-thirds elected by indirect vote; to serve six-year terms; the constitution requires half the council to be renewed every three years)
Algeria	2008	GOVERNMENT / Legislative_branch / elections	Algeria	National People's Assembly - last held 17 May 2007 (next to be held in 2012); Council of Nations (Senate) - last held 28 December 2006 (next to be held in 2009)
Algeria	2008	GOVERNMENT / Legislative_branch / election_results	Algeria	National People's Assembly - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - FLN 136, RND 61, MSP 52, PT 26, RCD 19, FNA 13, other 49, independents 33; Council of Nations - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - FLN 29, RND 12, MSP 3, RCD 1, independents 3, presidential appointees (unknown affiliation) 24; note - Council seating reflects the number of replaced council members rather than the whole Council
Algeria	2008	GOVERNMENT / Constitution	Algeria	8 September 1963; revised 19 November 1976, effective 22 November 1976; revised 3 November 1988, 23 February 1989, 28 November 1996, and 12 November 2008
Algeria	2008	GOVERNMENT / Political_parties_and_leaders	Algeria	Ahd 54 [Ali Fauzi REBAINE]; Algerian National Front or FNA [Moussa TOUATI]; Islamic Salvation Front or FIS (outlawed April 1992) [Ali BELHADJ, Dr. Abassi MADANI, Rabeh KEBIR]; National Democratic Rally (Rassemblement National Democratique) or RND [Ahmed OUYAHIA]; National Entente Movement or MEN [Ali BOUKHAZNA]; National Liberation Front or FLN [Abdelaziz BELKHADEM, secretary general]; National Reform Movement or Islah (formerly MRN) [Mohamed BOULAHIA]; National Renewal Party or PRA [Mohamed BENSMAIL]; Rally for Culture and Democracy or RCD [Said SADI]; Renaissance Movement or EnNahda Movement [Fatah RABEI]; Socialist Forces Front or FFS [Hocine Ait AHMED]; Social Liberal Party or PSL [Ahmed KHELIL]; Society of Peace Movement or MSP [Boudjerra SOLTANI]; Workers Party or PT [Louisa HANOUNE]
Algeria	2008	GOVERNMENT / International_organization_participation	Algeria	ABEDA, AfDB, AFESD, AMF, AMU, AU, BIS, FAO, G-15, G-24, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC, ICCt (signatory), ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC, LAS, MIGA, MONUC, NAM, OAPEC, OAS (observer), OIC, OPCW, OPEC, OSCE (partner), UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNITAR, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO (observer)
Algeria	2008	GOVERNMENT / Political_pressure_groups_and_leaders	Algeria	The Algerian Human Rights League or LADDH [Hocine ZEHOUANE]; SOS Disparus [Nacera DUTOUR]; Somoud [Ali MERABET]
Algeria	2008	GOVERNMENT / Diplomatic_representation_in_the_US / chief_of_mission	Algeria	Ambassador Abdallah BAALI
Algeria	2008	GOVERNMENT / Diplomatic_representation_in_the_US / telephone	Algeria	[1] (202) 265-2800
Algeria	2008	GOVERNMENT / Diplomatic_representation_in_the_US / fax	Algeria	[1] (202) 667-2174
Algeria	2008	GOVERNMENT / Diplomatic_representation_from_the_US / chief_of_mission	Algeria	Ambassador David D. PEARCE
Algeria	2008	GOVERNMENT / Diplomatic_representation_from_the_US / embassy	Algeria	05 Chemin Cheikh Bachir, El-Ibrahimi, El-Biar 16000 Algiers
Algeria	2008	GOVERNMENT / Diplomatic_representation_from_the_US / mailing_address	Algeria	B. P. 408, Alger-Gare, 16030 Algiers
Algeria	2008	GOVERNMENT / Diplomatic_representation_from_the_US / telephone	Algeria	[213] 770-08-2000
Algeria	2008	GOVERNMENT / Diplomatic_representation_from_the_US / fax	Algeria	[213] 21-60-7355
Algeria	2008	PEOPLE / Life_expectancy_at_birth / female	Algeria	75.49 years (2008 est.)
Algeria	2008	GEOGRAPHY / Climate	Algeria	arid to semiarid; mild, wet winters with hot, dry summers along coast; drier with cold winters and hot summers on high plateau; sirocco is a hot, dust/sand-laden wind especially common in summer
Algeria	2008	GOVERNMENT / Judicial_branch	Algeria	Supreme Court
Algeria	2008	PEOPLE / Religions	Algeria	Sunni Muslim (state religion) 99%, Christian and Jewish 1%
Algeria	2008	PEOPLE / Total_fertility_rate	Algeria	1.82 children born/woman (2008 est.)
Algeria	2008	PEOPLE / HIV_AIDS_adult_prevalence_rate	Algeria	0.1%; note - no country specific models provided (2001 est.)
Algeria	2008	GOVERNMENT / Diplomatic_representation_in_the_US / chancery	Algeria	2118 Kalorama Road NW, Washington, DC 20008
Algeria	2008	GOVERNMENT / National_holiday	Algeria	Revolution Day, 1 November (1954)
Algeria	2008	PEOPLE / HIV_AIDS_people_living_with_HIV_AIDS	Algeria	9,100 (2003 est.)
Algeria	2008	PEOPLE / HIV_AIDS_deaths	Algeria	fewer than 500 (2003 est.)
Algeria	2008	PEOPLE / Nationality / noun	Algeria	Algerian(s)
Algeria	2008	PEOPLE / Nationality / adjective	Algeria	Algerian
Algeria	2008	PEOPLE / Ethnic_groups / note	Algeria	almost all Algerians are Berber in origin, not Arab; the minority who identify themselves as Berber live mostly in the mountainous region of Kabylie east of Algiers; the Berbers are also Muslim but identify with their Berber rather than Arab cultural heritage; Berbers have long agitated, sometimes violently, for autonomy; the government is unlikely to grant autonomy but has offered to begin sponsoring teaching Berber language in schools
Algeria	2008	PEOPLE / Languages	Algeria	Arabic (official), French, Berber dialects
Algeria	2008	PEOPLE / Literacy / definition	Algeria	age 15 and over can read and write
Algeria	2008	PEOPLE / Literacy / total_population	Algeria	69.9%
Algeria	2008	PEOPLE / Literacy / male	Algeria	79.6%
Algeria	2008	GOVERNMENT / Country_name / local_short_form	Algeria	Al Jaza'ir
Algeria	2008	GOVERNMENT / Capital / time_difference	Algeria	UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)
Algeria	2008	GOVERNMENT / Capital / longitude	Algeria	3 03 E
Algeria	2008	PEOPLE / Ethnic_groups	Algeria	Arab-Berber 99%, European less than 1%
Algeria	2008	GOVERNMENT / Administrative_divisions	Algeria	48 provinces (wilayat, singular - wilaya); Adrar, Ain Defla, Ain Temouchent, Alger, Annaba, Batna, Bechar, Bejaia, Biskra, Blida, Bordj Bou Arreridj, Bouira, Boumerdes, Chlef, Constantine, Djelfa, El Bayadh, El Oued, El Tarf, Ghardaia, Guelma, Illizi, Jijel, Khenchela, Laghouat, Mascara, Medea, Mila, Mostaganem, M'Sila, Naama, Oran, Ouargla, Oum el Bouaghi, Relizane, Saida, Setif, Sidi Bel Abbes, Skikda, Souk Ahras, Tamanghasset, Tebessa, Tiaret, Tindouf, Tipaza, Tissemsilt, Tizi Ouzou, Tlemcen
Algeria	2008	PEOPLE / Literacy / female	Algeria	60.1% (2002 est.)
Algeria	2008	GOVERNMENT / Capital / latitude	Algeria	36 45 N
Algeria	2008	GOVERNMENT / Capital / name	Algeria	Algiers
Algeria	2008	GOVERNMENT / Government_type	Algeria	republic
Algeria	2008	GOVERNMENT / Country_name / local_long_form	Algeria	Al Jumhuriyah al Jaza'iriyah ad Dimuqratiyah ash Sha'biyah
Algeria	2008	GOVERNMENT / Independence	Algeria	5 July 1962 (from France)
Algeria	2008	GOVERNMENT / Country_name / conventional_short_form	Algeria	Algeria
Algeria	2008	GOVERNMENT / Country_name / conventional_long_form	Algeria	People's Democratic Republic of Algeria
American Samoa	2008	ECONOMY / Electricity_exports	American Samoa	0 kWh (2007 est.)
American Samoa	2008	ECONOMY / Budget / expenditures	American Samoa	$127 million (FY96/97)
American Samoa	2008	ECONOMY / Labor_force_by_occupation / services	American Samoa	33% (1990)
American Samoa	2008	ECONOMY / Labor_force_by_occupation / industry	American Samoa	33%
American Samoa	2008	ECONOMY / Labor_force_by_occupation / agriculture	American Samoa	34%
American Samoa	2008	ECONOMY / Budget / revenues	American Samoa	$121 million (37% in local revenue and 63% in US grants)
American Samoa	2008	ECONOMY / Labor_force	American Samoa	17,630 (2005)
American Samoa	2008	ECONOMY / Unemployment_rate	American Samoa	29.8% (2005)
American Samoa	2008	ECONOMY / Agriculture_products	American Samoa	bananas, coconuts, vegetables, taro, breadfruit, yams, copra, pineapples, papayas; dairy products, livestock
American Samoa	2008	ECONOMY / Industries	American Samoa	tuna canneries (largely supplied by foreign fishing vessels), handicrafts
American Samoa	2008	ECONOMY / Electricity_consumption	American Samoa	167.4 million kWh (2006 est.)
American Samoa	2008	ECONOMY / GDP_per_capita	American Samoa	$5,800 (2005 est.)
American Samoa	2008	GOVERNMENT / Legislative_branch / note	American Samoa	American Samoa elects one nonvoting representative to the US House of Representatives; election last held on 4 November 2008 (next to be held in November 2010); results - Eni F. H. FALEOMAVAEGA reelected as delegate
American Samoa	2008	ECONOMY / Electricity_imports	American Samoa	0 kWh (2007 est.)
American Samoa	2008	ECONOMY / Oil_production	American Samoa	0 bbl/day (2007 est.)
American Samoa	2008	ECONOMY / Oil_exports	American Samoa	0 bbl/day (2005)
American Samoa	2008	ECONOMY / Oil_consumption	American Samoa	4,053 bbl/day (2006 est.)
American Samoa	2008	ECONOMY / Electricity_production	American Samoa	180 million kWh (2006 est.)
American Samoa	2008	GOVERNMENT / International_organization_participation	American Samoa	Interpol (subbureau), IOC, SPC, UPU
American Samoa	2008	GOVERNMENT / Executive_branch / elections	American Samoa	under the US Constitution, residents of unincorporated territories, such as American Samoa, do not vote in elections for US president and vice president; however, they may vote in Democratic and Republican presidential primary elections; governor and lieutenant governor elected on the same ticket by popular vote for four-year terms (eligible for a second term); election last held 4 and 18 November 2008 (next to be held in November 2012)
American Samoa	2008	GOVERNMENT / Executive_branch / election_results	American Samoa	Togiola TULAFONO reelected governor; percent of vote - Togiola TULAFONO 56.5%, Afoa Moega LUTU 43.5%
American Samoa	2008	TRANSPORTATION / Airports_paved / total	American Samoa	3
American Samoa	2008	ECONOMY / Oil_imports	American Samoa	4,066 bbl/day (2005)
American Samoa	2008	GOVERNMENT / Legislative_branch	American Samoa	bicameral Fono or Legislative Assembly consists of the House of Representatives (21 seats; 20 members are elected by popular vote and 1 is an appointed, nonvoting delegate from Swains Island; members serve two-year terms) and the Senate (18 seats; members are elected from local chiefs to serve four-year terms)
American Samoa	2008	GOVERNMENT / Legislative_branch / elections	American Samoa	House of Representatives - last held 4 November 2008 (next to be held in November 2010); Senate - last held 4 November 2008 (next to be held in November 2012)
American Samoa	2008	GOVERNMENT / Legislative_branch / election_results	American Samoa	House of Representatives - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - NA; Senate - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - independents 18
American Samoa	2008	GOVERNMENT / Political_parties_and_leaders	American Samoa	Democratic Party [Oreta M. TOGAFAU]; Republican Party [Tautai A. F. FAALEVAO]
American Samoa	2008	GOVERNMENT / Political_pressure_groups_and_leaders	American Samoa	Population Pressure LAS (addresses the growing population pressures)
American Samoa	2008	ECONOMY / GDP_real_growth_rate	American Samoa	3% (2003 est.)
American Samoa	2008	GOVERNMENT / Diplomatic_representation_in_the_US	American Samoa	none (territory of the US)
American Samoa	2008	GOVERNMENT / Diplomatic_representation_from_the_US	American Samoa	none (territory of the US)
American Samoa	2008	GOVERNMENT / Flag_description	American Samoa	blue, with a white triangle edged in red that is based on the fly side and extends to the hoist side; a brown and white American bald eagle flying toward the hoist side is carrying two traditional Samoan symbols of authority, a war club known as a "Fa'alaufa'i" (upper; left talon), and a coconut fiber fly whisk known as a "Fue" (lower; right talon); the combination of symbols broadly mimics that seen on the US Great Seal and reflects the relationship between the United States and American Samoa
American Samoa	2008	ECONOMY / Economy_overview	American Samoa	American Samoa has a traditional Polynesian economy in which more than 90% of the land is communally owned. Economic activity is strongly linked to the US with which American Samoa conducts most of its commerce. Tuna fishing and tuna processing plants are the backbone of the private sector, with canned tuna the primary export. Transfers from the US Government add substantially to American Samoa's economic well being. Attempts by the government to develop a larger and broader economy are restrained by Samoa's remote location, its limited transportation, and its devastating hurricanes. Tourism is a promising developing sector.
American Samoa	2008	ECONOMY / Economy_overview / note	American Samoa	as a territory of the US, American Samoa does not treat the US as an external trade partner
American Samoa	2008	ECONOMY / GDP_purchasing_power_parity	American Samoa	$510.1 million (2003 est.)
American Samoa	2008	ECONOMY / GDP_official_exchange_rate	American Samoa	$333.8 million (2005)
American Samoa	2008	GOVERNMENT / Judicial_branch	American Samoa	High Court (chief justice and associate justices are appointed by the US Secretary of the Interior)
American Samoa	2008	TRANSPORTATION / Roads / total	American Samoa	221 km (2007)
American Samoa	2008	COMMUNICATIONS / Internet_hosts	American Samoa	1,923 (2008)
American Samoa	2008	COMMUNICATIONS / Telephone_system / international	American Samoa	satellite earth station - 1 (Intelsat-Pacific Ocean)
American Samoa	2008	COMMUNICATIONS / Radio_stations	American Samoa	5: AM 2, FM 3, shortwave 0 (2005)
American Samoa	2008	COMMUNICATIONS / TV_stations	American Samoa	1 (2006)
American Samoa	2008	COMMUNICATIONS / Internet_country_code	American Samoa	.as
American Samoa	2008	TRANSPORTATION / Airports	American Samoa	3 (2007)
American Samoa	2008	TRANSPORTATION / Airports_paved / over_3047_m	American Samoa	1
American Samoa	2008	COMMUNICATIONS / Telephone_system / domestic	American Samoa	good telex, telegraph, facsimile, and cellular telephone services; domestic satellite system with 1 Comsat earth station
American Samoa	2008	TRANSPORTATION / Airports_paved / under_914_m	American Samoa	1 (2007)
American Samoa	2008	COMMUNICATIONS / Telephones_mobile_cellular	American Samoa	2,200 (2004)
American Samoa	2008	TRANSPORTATION / Ports_and_terminals	American Samoa	Pago Pago
American Samoa	2008	MILITARY / Manpower_reaching_military_service_age_annually / males	American Samoa	806
American Samoa	2008	MILITARY / Manpower_reaching_military_service_age_annually / females	American Samoa	781 (2008 est.)
American Samoa	2008	MILITARY / Military_note	American Samoa	defense is the responsibility of the US
American Samoa	2008	TRANSNATIONAL / Disputes_international	American Samoa	Tokelau periodically asserts claims to American Samoa's Swains Island (Olohega), such as in its 2006 draft independence constitution
American Samoa	2008	GOVERNMENT / Executive_branch / cabinet	American Samoa	Cabinet made up of 12 department directors
American Samoa	2008	PEOPLE / Languages / note	American Samoa	most people are bilingual (2000 census)
American Samoa	2008	TRANSPORTATION / Airports_paved / length_914_to_1523_m	American Samoa	1
American Samoa	2008	ECONOMY / Imports_commodities	American Samoa	materials for canneries 56%, food 8%, petroleum products 7%, machinery and parts 6% (2004 est.)
American Samoa	2008	ECONOMY / Natural_gas_production	American Samoa	0 cu m (2007 est.)
American Samoa	2008	ECONOMY / Natural_gas_consumption	American Samoa	0 cu m (2007 est.)
American Samoa	2008	ECONOMY / Natural_gas_exports	American Samoa	0 cu m (2007 est.)
American Samoa	2008	ECONOMY / Natural_gas_imports	American Samoa	0 cu m (2007 est.)
American Samoa	2008	ECONOMY / Natural_gas_proved_reserves	American Samoa	0 cu m (1 January 2006 est.)
American Samoa	2008	ECONOMY / Exports	American Samoa	$445.6 million (FY04 est.)
American Samoa	2008	ECONOMY / Exports_commodities	American Samoa	canned tuna 93% (2004 est.)
American Samoa	2008	COMMUNICATIONS / Telephone_system / country_code	American Samoa	684
American Samoa	2008	ECONOMY / Imports	American Samoa	$308.8 million (FY04 est.)
American Samoa	2008	ECONOMY / Oil_proved_reserves	American Samoa	0 bbl (1 January 2006 est.)
American Samoa	2008	ECONOMY / Imports_partners	American Samoa	Australia 66%, Samoa 13.8%, NZ 10.8% (2006)
American Samoa	2008	ECONOMY / Debt_external	American Samoa	$NA
American Samoa	2008	ECONOMY / Economic_aid_recipient	American Samoa	important financial support from the US, more than $40 million in 1994
American Samoa	2008	ECONOMY / Currency	American Samoa	US dollar (USD)
American Samoa	2008	ECONOMY / Exchange_rates	American Samoa	the US dollar is used
American Samoa	2008	ECONOMY / Fiscal_year	American Samoa	1 October - 30 September
American Samoa	2008	COMMUNICATIONS / Telephones_main_lines_in_use	American Samoa	10,400 (2004)
American Samoa	2008	ECONOMY / Exports_partners	American Samoa	Indonesia 28.2%, India 22.3%, Australia 15.3%, Japan 11.2%, NZ 7.1% (2006)
American Samoa	2008	PEOPLE / Age_structure / age_0_14_years	American Samoa	34.4% (male 11,337/female 10,946)
American Samoa	2008	PEOPLE / Death_rate	American Samoa	4.13 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.)
American Samoa	2008	GEOGRAPHY / Natural_resources	American Samoa	pumice, pumicite
American Samoa	2008	GEOGRAPHY / Land_use / arable_land	American Samoa	10%
American Samoa	2008	GEOGRAPHY / Land_use / permanent_crops	American Samoa	15%
American Samoa	2008	GEOGRAPHY / Land_use / other	American Samoa	75% (2005)
American Samoa	2008	GEOGRAPHY / Natural_hazards	American Samoa	typhoons common from December to March
American Samoa	2008	GEOGRAPHY / Environment_current_issues	American Samoa	limited natural fresh water resources; the water division of the government has spent substantial funds in the past few years to improve water catchments and pipelines
American Samoa	2008	GEOGRAPHY / Elevation_extremes / highest_point	American Samoa	Lata Mountain
American Samoa	2008	PEOPLE / Population	American Samoa	64,827 (July 2008 est.)
American Samoa	2008	GEOGRAPHY / Elevation_extremes / lowest_elevation	American Samoa	0 m
American Samoa	2008	PEOPLE / Age_structure / age_15_64_years	American Samoa	61.8% (male 20,335/female 19,728)
American Samoa	2008	PEOPLE / Age_structure / age_65_years_and_over	American Samoa	3.8% (male 1,161/female 1,320) (2008 est.)
American Samoa	2008	PEOPLE / Median_age / total	American Samoa	22.8 years
American Samoa	2008	PEOPLE / Median_age / male	American Samoa	22.7 years
American Samoa	2008	PEOPLE / Median_age / female	American Samoa	23 years (2008 est.)
American Samoa	2008	PEOPLE / Population_growth_rate	American Samoa	1.236% (2008 est.)
American Samoa	2008	PEOPLE / Birth_rate	American Samoa	23.66 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)
American Samoa	2008	GEOGRAPHY / Geography_note	American Samoa	Pago Pago has one of the best natural deepwater harbors in the South Pacific Ocean, sheltered by shape from rough seas and protected by peripheral mountains from high winds; strategic location in the South Pacific Ocean
American Samoa	2008	GEOGRAPHY / Area_comparative	American Samoa	slightly larger than Washington, DC
American Samoa	2008	INTRODUCTION / Background	American Samoa	Settled as early as 1000 B.C., Samoa was "discovered" by European explorers in the 18th century. International rivalries in the latter half of the 19th century were settled by an 1899 treaty in which Germany and the US divided the Samoan archipelago. The US formally occupied its portion - a smaller group of eastern islands with the excellent harbor of Pago Pago - the following year.
American Samoa	2008	GEOGRAPHY / Location	American Samoa	Oceania, group of islands in the South Pacific Ocean, about half way between Hawaii and New Zealand
American Samoa	2008	PEOPLE / Literacy / total_population	American Samoa	97%
American Samoa	2008	GEOGRAPHY / longitude	American Samoa	170 00 W
American Samoa	2008	GOVERNMENT / Executive_branch / head_of_government	American Samoa	Governor Togiola TULAFONO (since 7 April 2003)
American Samoa	2008	GEOGRAPHY / Area / total	American Samoa	199 sq km
American Samoa	2008	GEOGRAPHY / Area / land	American Samoa	199 sq km
American Samoa	2008	GEOGRAPHY / Elevation_extremes / highest_elevation	American Samoa	964 m
American Samoa	2008	GEOGRAPHY / Area / note	American Samoa	includes Rose Island and Swains Island
American Samoa	2008	GEOGRAPHY / Map_references	American Samoa	Oceania
American Samoa	2008	GEOGRAPHY / Land_boundaries	American Samoa	0 km
American Samoa	2008	GEOGRAPHY / Coastline	American Samoa	116 km
American Samoa	2008	GEOGRAPHY / Maritime_claims / territorial_sea	American Samoa	12 nm
American Samoa	2008	GEOGRAPHY / Maritime_claims / exclusive_economic_zone	American Samoa	200 nm
American Samoa	2008	GEOGRAPHY / Climate	American Samoa	tropical marine, moderated by southeast trade winds; annual rainfall averages about 3 m; rainy season (November to April), dry season (May to October); little seasonal temperature variation
American Samoa	2008	GEOGRAPHY / Terrain	American Samoa	five volcanic islands with rugged peaks and limited coastal plains, two coral atolls (Rose Island, Swains Island)
American Samoa	2008	GEOGRAPHY / Elevation_extremes / lowest_point	American Samoa	Pacific Ocean
American Samoa	2008	GEOGRAPHY / Area / water	American Samoa	0 sq km
American Samoa	2008	GOVERNMENT / Capital / longitude	American Samoa	170 42 W
American Samoa	2008	PEOPLE / Literacy / male	American Samoa	98%
American Samoa	2008	PEOPLE / Literacy / female	American Samoa	97% (1980 est.)
American Samoa	2008	GOVERNMENT / Country_name / conventional_long_form	American Samoa	Territory of American Samoa
American Samoa	2008	GOVERNMENT / Country_name / conventional_short_form	American Samoa	American Samoa
American Samoa	2008	GOVERNMENT / Country_name / abbreviation	American Samoa	AS
American Samoa	2008	GOVERNMENT / Dependency_status	American Samoa	unincorporated and unorganized territory of the US; administered by the Office of Insular Affairs, US Department of the Interior
American Samoa	2008	PEOPLE / Literacy / definition	American Samoa	age 15 and over can read and write
American Samoa	2008	GOVERNMENT / Capital / latitude	American Samoa	14 16 S
American Samoa	2008	GOVERNMENT / National_holiday	American Samoa	Flag Day, 17 April (1900)
American Samoa	2008	GOVERNMENT / Capital / time_difference	American Samoa	UTC-11 (6 hours behind Washington, DC during Standard Time)
American Samoa	2008	GOVERNMENT / Administrative_divisions	American Samoa	none (territory of the US); there are no first-order administrative divisions as defined by the US Government, but there are three districts and two islands* at the second order; Eastern, Manu'a, Rose Island*, Swains Island*, Western
American Samoa	2008	GOVERNMENT / Independence	American Samoa	none (territory of the US)
American Samoa	2008	GOVERNMENT / Constitution	American Samoa	ratified 2 June 1966, effective 1 July 1967
American Samoa	2008	GOVERNMENT / Executive_branch / chief_of_state	American Samoa	President George W. BUSH of the US (since 20 January 2001); Vice President Richard B. CHENEY (since 20 January 2001)
American Samoa	2008	PEOPLE / Net_migration_rate	American Samoa	-7.17 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
American Samoa	2008	GEOGRAPHY / latitude	American Samoa	14 20 S
American Samoa	2008	GOVERNMENT / Capital / name	American Samoa	Pago Pago
American Samoa	2008	PEOPLE / Infant_mortality_rate / female	American Samoa	7.03 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.)
American Samoa	2008	GOVERNMENT / Suffrage	American Samoa	18 years of age; universal
American Samoa	2008	PEOPLE / Sex_ratio / under_15_years	American Samoa	1.04 male(s)/female
American Samoa	2008	PEOPLE / Sex_ratio / age_15_64_years	American Samoa	1.03 male(s)/female
American Samoa	2008	PEOPLE / Sex_ratio / at_birth	American Samoa	1.06 male(s)/female
American Samoa	2008	PEOPLE / Sex_ratio / total_population	American Samoa	1.03 male(s)/female (2008 est.)
American Samoa	2008	PEOPLE / Infant_mortality_rate / male	American Samoa	13.69 deaths/1,000 live births
American Samoa	2008	PEOPLE / Sex_ratio / age_65_years_and_over	American Samoa	0.88 male(s)/female
American Samoa	2008	PEOPLE / Life_expectancy_at_birth / total_population	American Samoa	73.47 years
American Samoa	2008	PEOPLE / Life_expectancy_at_birth / male	American Samoa	70.55 years
American Samoa	2008	PEOPLE / Life_expectancy_at_birth / female	American Samoa	76.56 years (2008 est.)
American Samoa	2008	PEOPLE / Total_fertility_rate	American Samoa	3.35 children born/woman (2008 est.)
American Samoa	2008	PEOPLE / Nationality / noun	American Samoa	American Samoan(s) (US nationals)
American Samoa	2008	PEOPLE / Nationality / adjective	American Samoa	American Samoan
American Samoa	2008	PEOPLE / Ethnic_groups	American Samoa	native Pacific islander 91.6%, Asian 2.8%, white 1.1%, mixed 4.2%, other 0.3% (2000 census)
American Samoa	2008	PEOPLE / Religions	American Samoa	Christian Congregationalist 50%, Roman Catholic 20%, Protestant and other 30%
American Samoa	2008	PEOPLE / Languages	American Samoa	Samoan 90.6% (closely related to Hawaiian and other Polynesian languages), English 2.9%, Tongan 2.4%, other Pacific islander 2.1%, other 2%
American Samoa	2008	PEOPLE / Infant_mortality_rate / total	American Samoa	10.46 deaths/1,000 live births
Andorra	2008	GOVERNMENT / Flag_description / note	Andorra	similar to the flags of Chad and Romania, which do not have a national coat of arms in the center, and the flag of Moldova, which does bear a national emblem
Andorra	2008	GOVERNMENT / Diplomatic_representation_in_the_US / telephone	Andorra	[1] (212) 750-8064
Andorra	2008	GOVERNMENT / Diplomatic_representation_in_the_US / chancery	Andorra	2 United Nations Plaza, 25th Floor, New York, NY 10017
Andorra	2008	GOVERNMENT / Diplomatic_representation_in_the_US / fax	Andorra	[1] (212) 750-6630
Andorra	2008	GOVERNMENT / Diplomatic_representation_from_the_US	Andorra	the US does not have an embassy in Andorra; the US Ambassador to Spain is accredited to Andorra; US interests in Andorra are represented by the Consulate General's office in Barcelona (Spain); mailing address: Paseo Reina Elisenda de Montcada, 23, 08034 Barcelona, Spain; telephone: [34] (93) 280-2227; FAX: [34] (93) 280-6175
Andorra	2008	GOVERNMENT / Flag_description	Andorra	three equal vertical bands of blue (hoist side), yellow, and red with the national coat of arms centered in the yellow band; the coat of arms features a quartered shield
Andorra	2008	ECONOMY / Economy_overview	Andorra	Tourism, the mainstay of Andorra's tiny, well-to-do economy, accounts for more than 80% of GDP. An estimated 11.6 million tourists visit annually, attracted by Andorra's duty-free status and by its summer and winter resorts. Andorra's comparative advantage has recently eroded as the economies of neighboring France and Spain have been opened up, providing broader availability of goods and lower tariffs. The banking sector, with its partial "tax haven" status, also contributes substantially to the economy. Agricultural production is limited - only 2% of the land is arable - and most food has to be imported. The principal livestock activity is sheep raising. Manufacturing output consists mainly of cigarettes, cigars, and furniture. Andorra is a member of the EU Customs Union and is treated as an EU member for trade in manufactured goods (no tariffs) and as a non-EU member for agricultural products.
Andorra	2008	ECONOMY / GDP_purchasing_power_parity	Andorra	$2.77 billion (2005)
Andorra	2008	ECONOMY / GDP_official_exchange_rate	Andorra	$NA
Andorra	2008	ECONOMY / GDP_real_growth_rate	Andorra	3.5% (2005 est.)
Andorra	2008	ECONOMY / GDP_per_capita	Andorra	$38,800 (2005)
Andorra	2008	ECONOMY / Labor_force_by_occupation / agriculture	Andorra	0.3%
Andorra	2008	GOVERNMENT / Executive_branch / elections	Andorra	Executive Council president elected by the General Council and formally appointed by the coprinces for a four-year term; election last held 24 April 2005 (next to be held in April-May 2009)
Andorra	2008	ECONOMY / Labor_force_by_occupation / industry	Andorra	20.3%
Andorra	2008	ECONOMY / Labor_force_by_occupation / services	Andorra	79.4% (2005)
Andorra	2008	ECONOMY / Labor_force	Andorra	42,420 (2005)
Andorra	2008	GOVERNMENT / Executive_branch / cabinet	Andorra	Executive Council or Govern designated by the Executive Council president
Andorra	2008	GOVERNMENT / National_holiday	Andorra	Our Lady of Meritxell Day, 8 September (1278)
Andorra	2008	COMMUNICATIONS / Telephone_system / country_code	Andorra	376
Andorra	2008	ECONOMY / Unemployment_rate	Andorra	0% (1996 est.)
Andorra	2008	GOVERNMENT / Constitution	Andorra	Andorra's first written constitution was drafted in 1991, approved by referendum 14 March 1993, effective 28 April 1993
Andorra	2008	GOVERNMENT / Legal_system	Andorra	based on French and Spanish civil codes; no judicial review of legislative acts; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction
Andorra	2008	GOVERNMENT / Suffrage	Andorra	18 years of age; universal
Andorra	2008	GOVERNMENT / Legislative_branch	Andorra	unicameral General Council of the Valleys or Consell General de las Valls (28 seats; members are elected by direct popular vote, 14 from a single national constituency and 14 to represent each of the seven parishes; to serve four-year terms)
Andorra	2008	GOVERNMENT / Executive_branch / head_of_government	Andorra	Executive Council President Albert PINTAT SANTOLARIA (since 27 May 2005)
Andorra	2008	GOVERNMENT / Diplomatic_representation_in_the_US / chief_of_mission	Andorra	Ambassador Carles FONT-ROSSELL
Andorra	2008	GOVERNMENT / Independence	Andorra	1278 (formed under the joint suzerainty of the French Count of Foix and the Spanish Bishop of Urgel)
Andorra	2008	GOVERNMENT / Executive_branch / election_results	Andorra	Albert PINTAT SANTOLARIA elected executive council president; percent of General Council vote - NA
Andorra	2008	GOVERNMENT / Legislative_branch / elections	Andorra	last held on 24 April 2005 (next to be held in March-April 2009)
Andorra	2008	TRANSNATIONAL / Disputes_international	Andorra	none
Andorra	2008	GOVERNMENT / Judicial_branch	Andorra	Tribunal of Judges or Tribunal de Batlles; Tribunal of the Courts or Tribunal de Corts; Supreme Court of Justice of Andorra or Tribunal Superior de Justicia d'Andorra; Supreme Council of Justice or Consell Superior de la Justicia; Fiscal Ministry or Ministeri Fiscal; Constitutional Tribunal or Tribunal Constitucional
Andorra	2008	GOVERNMENT / International_organization_participation	Andorra	CE, FAO, ICAO, ICCt, ICRM, IFRCS, Interpol, IOC, IPU, ITU, OIF, OPCW, OSCE, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, Union Latina, UNWTO, WCO, WHO, WIPO, WTO (observer)
Andorra	2008	GOVERNMENT / Executive_branch / chief_of_state	Andorra	French Coprince Nicolas SARKOZY (since 16 May 2007); represented by Philippe MASSONI (since 26 July 2002) and Spanish Coprince Bishop Joan Enric VIVES i SICILIA (since 12 May 2003); represented by Nemesi MARQUES i OSTE (since 30 July 2003)
Andorra	2008	MILITARY / Manpower_fit_for_military_service / male_minimum_age	Andorra	16
Andorra	2008	COMMUNICATIONS / TV_stations	Andorra	0 (1997)
Andorra	2008	COMMUNICATIONS / Internet_country_code	Andorra	.ad
Andorra	2008	COMMUNICATIONS / Internet_hosts	Andorra	23,368 (2008)
Andorra	2008	COMMUNICATIONS / Internet_users	Andorra	58,900 (2007)
Andorra	2008	TRANSPORTATION / Roads / total	Andorra	270 km
Andorra	2008	MILITARY / Military_branches	Andorra	no regular military forces, Police Service of Andorra
Andorra	2008	COMMUNICATIONS / Telephones_mobile_cellular	Andorra	68,500 (2007)
Andorra	2008	MILITARY / Manpower_available_for_military_service / males	Andorra	18,685 (2008 est.)
Andorra	2008	COMMUNICATIONS / Telephone_system / domestic	Andorra	modern system with microwave radio relay connections between exchanges
Andorra	2008	MILITARY / Manpower_fit_for_military_service / males	Andorra	14,976 (2008 est.)
Andorra	2008	MILITARY / Manpower_reaching_military_service_age_annually / males	Andorra	412
Andorra	2008	MILITARY / Manpower_reaching_military_service_age_annually / females	Andorra	395 (2008 est.)
Andorra	2008	MILITARY / Military_note	Andorra	defense is the responsibility of France and Spain
Andorra	2008	GOVERNMENT / Administrative_divisions	Andorra	7 parishes (parroquies, singular - parroquia); Andorra la Vella, Canillo, Encamp, Escaldes-Engordany, La Massana, Ordino, Sant Julia de Loria
Andorra	2008	GOVERNMENT / Legislative_branch / election_results	Andorra	percent of vote by party - PLA 41.2%, PS 38.1%, CDA-S21 11%, other 9.7%; seats by party - PLA 14, PS 12, CDA-S21 2
Andorra	2008	MILITARY / Manpower_available_for_military_service / male_minimum_age	Andorra	16
Andorra	2008	ECONOMY / Imports_commodities	Andorra	consumer goods, food, electricity
Andorra	2008	ECONOMY / Budget / revenues	Andorra	$333.5 million
Andorra	2008	ECONOMY / Budget / expenditures	Andorra	$386.6 million (2005)
Andorra	2008	ECONOMY / Agriculture_products	Andorra	small quantities of rye, wheat, barley, oats, vegetables; sheep
Andorra	2008	ECONOMY / Industries	Andorra	tourism (particularly skiing), cattle raising, timber, banking, tobacco, furniture
Andorra	2008	ECONOMY / Electricity_imports	Andorra	NA kWh; note - most electricity supplied by Spain and France; Andorra generates a small amount of hydropower
Andorra	2008	ECONOMY / Exports	Andorra	$148.7 million f.o.b. (2005)
Andorra	2008	COMMUNICATIONS / Radio_stations	Andorra	15: AM 0, FM 15, shortwave 0 (1998)
Andorra	2008	ECONOMY / Imports	Andorra	$1.879 billion (2005)
Andorra	2008	COMMUNICATIONS / Telephone_system / international	Andorra	landline circuits to France and Spain
Andorra	2008	ECONOMY / Debt_external	Andorra	$NA
Andorra	2008	ECONOMY / Economic_aid_recipient	Andorra	$0
Andorra	2008	ECONOMY / Currency	Andorra	euro (EUR)
Andorra	2008	ECONOMY / Exchange_rates	Andorra	euros (EUR) per US dollar - 0.7345 (2007), 0.7964 (2006), 0.8041 (2005), 0.8054 (2004), 0.886 (2003)
Andorra	2008	ECONOMY / Fiscal_year	Andorra	calendar year
Andorra	2008	COMMUNICATIONS / Telephones_main_lines_in_use	Andorra	37,200 (2007)
Andorra	2008	ECONOMY / Inflation_rate_consumer_prices	Andorra	3.2% (2005)
Andorra	2008	ECONOMY / Exports_commodities	Andorra	tobacco products, furniture
Andorra	2008	GEOGRAPHY / Environment_international_agreements / signed_but_not_ratified	Andorra	none of the selected agreements
Andorra	2008	GEOGRAPHY / Elevation_extremes / highest_elevation	Andorra	2,946 m
Andorra	2008	GEOGRAPHY / Natural_resources	Andorra	hydropower, mineral water, timber, iron ore, lead
Andorra	2008	GEOGRAPHY / Land_use / arable_land	Andorra	2.13%
Andorra	2008	GEOGRAPHY / Land_use / permanent_crops	Andorra	0%
Andorra	2008	GEOGRAPHY / Land_use / other	Andorra	97.87% (2005)
Andorra	2008	GEOGRAPHY / Natural_hazards	Andorra	avalanches
Andorra	2008	PEOPLE / Median_age / male	Andorra	39.2 years
Andorra	2008	GEOGRAPHY / Environment_international_agreements / party_to	Andorra	Biodiversity, Desertification, Hazardous Wastes
Andorra	2008	GEOGRAPHY / Elevation_extremes / lowest_point	Andorra	Riu Runer
Andorra	2008	GEOGRAPHY / Geography_note	Andorra	landlocked; straddles a number of important crossroads in the Pyrenees
Andorra	2008	PEOPLE / Population	Andorra	82,627 (July 2008 est.)
Andorra	2008	PEOPLE / Age_structure / age_0_14_years	Andorra	15.5% (male 6,606/female 6,192)
Andorra	2008	PEOPLE / Age_structure / age_15_64_years	Andorra	72.5% (male 31,313/female 28,563)
Andorra	2008	PEOPLE / Age_structure / age_65_years_and_over	Andorra	12% (male 4,906/female 5,047) (2008 est.)
Andorra	2008	PEOPLE / Median_age / total	Andorra	38.9 years
Andorra	2008	GEOGRAPHY / Environment_current_issues	Andorra	deforestation; overgrazing of mountain meadows contributes to soil erosion; air pollution; wastewater treatment and solid waste disposal
Andorra	2008	GEOGRAPHY / Area / water	Andorra	0 sq km
Andorra	2008	GOVERNMENT / Capital / daylight_saving_time	Andorra	+1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October
Andorra	2008	GOVERNMENT / Political_parties_and_leaders	Andorra	Andorran Democratic Center Party (formerly Democratic Party or PD) and Century 21 or CDA and S21 [Enric TARRADO]; Liberal Party of Andorra or PLA [Albert PINTAT SANTOLARIA] (formerly Liberal Union or UL); Social Democratic Party or PS [Jaume BARTUMEU CASSANY] (formerly part of National Democratic Group or AND)
Andorra	2008	INTRODUCTION / Background	Andorra	For 715 years, from 1278 to 1993, Andorrans lived under a unique co-principality, ruled by French and Spanish leaders (from 1607 onward, the French chief of state and the Spanish bishop of Urgel). In 1993, this feudal system was modified with the titular heads of state retained, but the government transformed into a parliamentary democracy. Long isolated and impoverished, mountainous Andorra achieved considerable prosperity since World War II through its tourist industry. Many immigrants (legal and illegal) are attracted to the thriving economy with its lack of income taxes.
Andorra	2008	GEOGRAPHY / Location	Andorra	Southwestern Europe, between France and Spain
Andorra	2008	GEOGRAPHY / latitude	Andorra	42 30 N
Andorra	2008	GEOGRAPHY / longitude	Andorra	1 30 E
Andorra	2008	GEOGRAPHY / Elevation_extremes / highest_point	Andorra	Coma Pedrosa
Andorra	2008	GEOGRAPHY / Area / total	Andorra	468 sq km
Andorra	2008	GEOGRAPHY / Elevation_extremes / lowest_elevation	Andorra	840 m
Andorra	2008	GEOGRAPHY / Land_boundaries / total	Andorra	120.3 km
Andorra	2008	GEOGRAPHY / Land_boundaries / border_countries	Andorra	France 56.6 km, Spain 63.7 km
Andorra	2008	GEOGRAPHY / Coastline	Andorra	0 km (landlocked)
Andorra	2008	GEOGRAPHY / Maritime_claims	Andorra	none (landlocked)
Andorra	2008	GEOGRAPHY / Climate	Andorra	temperate; snowy, cold winters and warm, dry summers
Andorra	2008	GEOGRAPHY / Terrain	Andorra	rugged mountains dissected by narrow valleys
Andorra	2008	GEOGRAPHY / Area_comparative	Andorra	2.5 times the size of Washington, DC
Andorra	2008	GEOGRAPHY / Map_references	Andorra	Europe
Andorra	2008	GOVERNMENT / Country_name / local_short_form	Andorra	Andorra
Andorra	2008	PEOPLE / Ethnic_groups	Andorra	Spanish 43%, Andorran 33%, Portuguese 11%, French 7%, other 6% (1998)
Andorra	2008	PEOPLE / Religions	Andorra	Roman Catholic (predominant)
Andorra	2008	PEOPLE / Languages	Andorra	Catalan (official), French, Castilian, Portuguese
Andorra	2008	PEOPLE / Literacy / total_population	Andorra	100%
Andorra	2008	PEOPLE / Literacy / male	Andorra	100%
Andorra	2008	PEOPLE / Literacy / female	Andorra	100%
Andorra	2008	PEOPLE / Nationality / adjective	Andorra	Andorran
Andorra	2008	GOVERNMENT / Country_name / conventional_short_form	Andorra	Andorra
Andorra	2008	GOVERNMENT / Country_name / local_long_form	Andorra	Principat d'Andorra
Andorra	2008	GOVERNMENT / Capital / name	Andorra	Andorra la Vella
Andorra	2008	GOVERNMENT / Capital / latitude	Andorra	42 30 N
Andorra	2008	GOVERNMENT / Capital / longitude	Andorra	1 31 E
Andorra	2008	PEOPLE / Median_age / female	Andorra	38.6 years (2008 est.)
Andorra	2008	GEOGRAPHY / Area / land	Andorra	468 sq km
Andorra	2008	GOVERNMENT / Capital / time_difference	Andorra	UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)
Andorra	2008	GOVERNMENT / Country_name / conventional_long_form	Andorra	Principality of Andorra
Andorra	2008	PEOPLE / Sex_ratio / under_15_years	Andorra	1.07 male(s)/female
Andorra	2008	PEOPLE / Birth_rate	Andorra	10.59 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Andorra	2008	PEOPLE / Death_rate	Andorra	5.59 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Andorra	2008	GOVERNMENT / Government_type	Andorra	parliamentary democracy (since March 1993) that retains as its chiefs of state a coprincipality; the two princes are the president of France and bishop of Seo de Urgel, Spain, who are represented locally by coprinces' representatives
Andorra	2008	PEOPLE / Nationality / noun	Andorra	Andorran(s)
Andorra	2008	PEOPLE / Population_growth_rate	Andorra	1.899% (2008 est.)
Andorra	2008	PEOPLE / Net_migration_rate	Andorra	13.99 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Andorra	2008	PEOPLE / Sex_ratio / at_birth	Andorra	1.07 male(s)/female
Andorra	2008	PEOPLE / Sex_ratio / age_15_64_years	Andorra	1.1 male(s)/female
Andorra	2008	PEOPLE / Sex_ratio / age_65_years_and_over	Andorra	0.97 male(s)/female
Andorra	2008	PEOPLE / Infant_mortality_rate / female	Andorra	3.6 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.)
Andorra	2008	PEOPLE / Total_fertility_rate	Andorra	1.32 children born/woman (2008 est.)
Andorra	2008	PEOPLE / Life_expectancy_at_birth / female	Andorra	85.14 years (2008 est.)
Andorra	2008	PEOPLE / Life_expectancy_at_birth / male	Andorra	80.35 years
Andorra	2008	PEOPLE / Life_expectancy_at_birth / total_population	Andorra	82.67 years
Andorra	2008	PEOPLE / Infant_mortality_rate / male	Andorra	3.76 deaths/1,000 live births
Andorra	2008	PEOPLE / Infant_mortality_rate / total	Andorra	3.68 deaths/1,000 live births
Andorra	2008	PEOPLE / Sex_ratio / total_population	Andorra	1.08 male(s)/female (2008 est.)
Angola	2008	ECONOMY / Natural_gas_imports	Angola	0 cu m (2007 est.)
Angola	2008	ECONOMY / Oil_exports	Angola	1.23 million bbl/day (2005)
Angola	2008	ECONOMY / Electricity_imports	Angola	0 kWh (2007 est.)
Angola	2008	ECONOMY / Imports_partners	Angola	Portugal 19.7%, US 10.9%, China 10.5%, Brazil 10.3%, South Africa 6.6%, France 6.3%, UK 4.6%, Germany 4.3% (2007)
Angola	2008	ECONOMY / Oil_consumption	Angola	55,640 bbl/day (2006 est.)
Angola	2008	ECONOMY / Oil_proved_reserves	Angola	9.035 billion bbl (1 January 2008 est.)
Angola	2008	ECONOMY / Electricity_exports	Angola	0 kWh (2007 est.)
Angola	2008	ECONOMY / Natural_gas_production	Angola	680 million cu m (2006 est.)
Angola	2008	ECONOMY / Oil_production	Angola	1.91 million bbl/day (2008 est.)
Angola	2008	ECONOMY / Natural_gas_consumption	Angola	680 million cu m (2006 est.)
Angola	2008	ECONOMY / Natural_gas_exports	Angola	0 cu m (2007 est.)
Angola	2008	ECONOMY / Oil_imports	Angola	19,550 bbl/day (2005)
Angola	2008	ECONOMY / Natural_gas_proved_reserves	Angola	269.8 billion cu m (1 January 2008 est.)
Angola	2008	ECONOMY / Current_account_balance	Angola	$13.58 billion (2007 est.)
Angola	2008	ECONOMY / Exports	Angola	$45.03 billion f.o.b. (2007 est.)
Angola	2008	ECONOMY / Exports_commodities	Angola	crude oil, diamonds, refined petroleum products, gas, coffee, sisal, fish and fish products, timber, cotton
Angola	2008	ECONOMY / Exports_partners	Angola	US 32.1%, China 32%, France 5.9%, Taiwan 5.3%, South Africa 4.5% (2007)
Angola	2008	ECONOMY / Imports_commodities	Angola	machinery and electrical equipment, vehicles and spare parts; medicines, food, textiles, military goods
Angola	2008	ECONOMY / Reserves_of_foreign_exchange_and_gold	Angola	$11.2 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Angola	2008	ECONOMY / Debt_external	Angola	$8.357 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Angola	2008	ECONOMY / Economic_aid_recipient	Angola	$441.8 million (2005)
Angola	2008	ECONOMY / Electricity_consumption	Angola	3.084 billion kWh (2006 est.)
Angola	2008	ECONOMY / GDP_per_capita	Angola	$7,800 (2007 est.)
Angola	2008	ECONOMY / Currency	Angola	kwanza (AOA)
Angola	2008	ECONOMY / Exchange_rates	Angola	kwanza (AOA) per US dollar - 76.6 (2007), 80.4 (2006), 88.6 (2005), 83.541 (2004), 74.606 (2003)
Angola	2008	ECONOMY / Imports	Angola	$12.29 billion f.o.b. (2007 est.)
Angola	2008	ECONOMY / Labor_force_by_occupation / agriculture	Angola	85%
Angola	2008	TRANSPORTATION / Ports_and_terminals	Angola	Cabinda, Lobito, Luanda, Namibe
Angola	2008	ECONOMY / Fiscal_year	Angola	calendar year
Angola	2008	GOVERNMENT / Diplomatic_representation_from_the_US / mailing_address	Angola	international mail: Caixa Postal 6468, Luanda; pouch: US Embassy Luanda, US Department of State, 2550 Luanda Place, Washington, DC 20521-2550
Angola	2008	GOVERNMENT / Diplomatic_representation_from_the_US / fax	Angola	[244] (222) 64-1232
Angola	2008	GOVERNMENT / Flag_description	Angola	two equal horizontal bands of red (top) and black with a centered yellow emblem consisting of a five-pointed star within half a cogwheel crossed by a machete (in the style of a hammer and sickle)
Angola	2008	ECONOMY / Economy_overview	Angola	Angola's high growth rate is driven by its oil sector, with record oil prices and rising petroleum production. Oil production and its supporting activities contribute about 85% of GDP. Increased oil production supported growth averaging more than 15% per year from 2004 to 2007. A postwar reconstruction boom and resettlement of displaced persons has led to high rates of growth in construction and agriculture as well. Much of the country's infrastructure is still damaged or undeveloped from the 27-year-long civil war. Remnants of the conflict such as widespread land mines still mar the countryside even though an apparently durable peace was established after the death of rebel leader Jonas SAVIMBI in February 2002. Subsistence agriculture provides the main livelihood for most of the people, but half of the country's food must still be imported. In 2005, the government started using a $2 billion line of credit, since increased to $7 billion, from China to rebuild Angola's public infrastructure, and several large-scale projects were completed in 2006. Angola also has large credit lines from Brazil, Portugal, Germany, Spain, and the EU. The central bank in 2003 implemented an exchange rate stabilization program using foreign exchange reserves to buy kwanzas out of circulation. This policy became more sustainable in 2005 because of strong oil export earnings; it has significantly reduced inflation. Although consumer inflation declined from 325% in 2000 to under 13% in 2007, the stabilization policy has put pressure on international net liquidity. Angola became a member of OPEC in late 2006 and in late 2007 was assigned a production quota of 1.9 million barrels a day, somewhat less than the 2-2.5 million bbl Angola's government had wanted. To fully take advantage of its rich national resources - gold, diamonds, extensive forests, Atlantic fisheries, and large oil deposits - Angola will need to implement government reforms, increase transparency, and reduce corruption. The government has rejected a formal IMF monitored program, although it continues Article IV consultations and ad hoc cooperation. Corruption, especially in the extractive sectors, and the negative effects of large inflows of foreign exchange, are major challenges facing Angola.
Angola	2008	ECONOMY / GDP_purchasing_power_parity	Angola	$95.46 billion (2007 est.)
Angola	2008	ECONOMY / GDP_official_exchange_rate	Angola	$61.36 billion (2007 est.)
Angola	2008	ECONOMY / GDP_real_growth_rate	Angola	16.7% (2007 est.)
Angola	2008	ECONOMY / GDP_composition_by_sector / agriculture	Angola	9.5%
Angola	2008	ECONOMY / GDP_composition_by_sector / industry	Angola	65.8%
Angola	2008	ECONOMY / Labor_force	Angola	7.148 million (2007 est.)
Angola	2008	ECONOMY / Electricity_production	Angola	3.513 billion kWh (2006 est.)
Angola	2008	ECONOMY / Labor_force_by_occupation / industry_and_services	Angola	15% (2003 est.)
Angola	2008	ECONOMY / Unemployment_rate	Angola	> 50% - extensive unemployment and underemployment affecting more than half the population (2001 est.)
Angola	2008	ECONOMY / Population_below_poverty_line	Angola	70% (2003 est.)
Angola	2008	ECONOMY / Inflation_rate_consumer_prices	Angola	12.2% (2007 est.)
Angola	2008	ECONOMY / Investment_gross_fixed	Angola	9.1% of GDP (2007 est.)
Angola	2008	ECONOMY / Budget / revenues	Angola	$20.18 billion
Angola	2008	ECONOMY / Budget / expenditures	Angola	$15.53 billion (2007 est.)
Angola	2008	ECONOMY / Public_debt	Angola	12% of GDP (2007 est.)
Angola	2008	ECONOMY / Agriculture_products	Angola	bananas, sugarcane, coffee, sisal, corn, cotton, manioc (tapioca), tobacco, vegetables, plantains; livestock; forest products; fish
Angola	2008	ECONOMY / Industries	Angola	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
Angola	2008	ECONOMY / Industrial_production_growth_rate	Angola	23.9% (2007 est.)
Angola	2008	ECONOMY / GDP_composition_by_sector / services	Angola	24.6% (2007 est.)
Angola	2008	MILITARY / Manpower_available_for_military_service / females	Angola	2,755,864 (2008 est.)
Angola	2008	TRANSPORTATION / Roads / paved	Angola	5,349 km
Angola	2008	TRANSPORTATION / Roads / unpaved	Angola	46,080 km (2001)
Angola	2008	TRANSPORTATION / Waterways	Angola	1,300 km (2007)
Angola	2008	TRANSPORTATION / Merchant_marine / total	Angola	6
Angola	2008	TRANSPORTATION / Merchant_marine / by_type	Angola	cargo 1, passenger/cargo 2, petroleum tanker 2, roll on/roll off 1
Angola	2008	TRANSPORTATION / Merchant_marine / registered_in_other_countries	Angola	6 (Bahamas 6) (2008)
Angola	2008	GOVERNMENT / Diplomatic_representation_from_the_US / embassy	Angola	number 32 Rua Houari Boumedienne (in the Miramar area of Luanda), Luanda
Angola	2008	MILITARY / Military_branches	Angola	Angolan Armed Forces (FAA): Army, Navy (Marinha de Guerra, MdG), Angolan National Air Force (FANA) (2007)
Angola	2008	MILITARY / Military_service_age_and_obligation	Angola	17 years of age for compulsory military service; conscript service obligation - 2 years plus time for training (2001)
Angola	2008	MILITARY / Manpower_available_for_military_service / male_minimum_age	Angola	16
Angola	2008	TRANSPORTATION / Merchant_marine / foreign_owned	Angola	1 (Spain 1)
Angola	2008	MILITARY / Manpower_available_for_military_service / female_minimum_age	Angola	16
Angola	2008	TRANSPORTATION / Railroads / total	Angola	2,761 km
Angola	2008	MILITARY / Manpower_fit_for_military_service / male_minimum_age	Angola	16
Angola	2008	MILITARY / Manpower_fit_for_military_service / males	Angola	1,430,658
Angola	2008	MILITARY / Manpower_fit_for_military_service / female_minimum_age	Angola	16
Angola	2008	MILITARY / Manpower_fit_for_military_service / females	Angola	1,371,689 (2008 est.)
Angola	2008	MILITARY / Manpower_reaching_military_service_age_annually / males	Angola	142,791
Angola	2008	MILITARY / Manpower_reaching_military_service_age_annually / females	Angola	139,539 (2008 est.)
Angola	2008	MILITARY / Military_expenditures_percent_of_GDP	Angola	5.7% of GDP (2006)
Angola	2008	TRANSNATIONAL / Disputes_international	Angola	Cabindan separatists continue to return to the Angolan exclave from exile in neighboring states and Europe since the 2006 ceasefire and peace agreement
Angola	2008	TRANSNATIONAL / Refugees_and_IDPs / refugees_country_of_origin	Angola	12,615 (Democratic Republic of Congo)
Angola	2008	TRANSNATIONAL / Refugees_and_IDPs / idps	Angola	61,700 (27-year civil war ending in 2002; 4 million IDPs already have returned) (2007)
Angola	2008	TRANSNATIONAL / Illicit_drugs	Angola	used as a transshipment point for cocaine destined for Western Europe and other African states, particularly South Africa
Angola	2008	MILITARY / Manpower_available_for_military_service / males	Angola	2,856,492
Angola	2008	TRANSPORTATION / Airports_paved / length_2438_to_3047_m	Angola	8
Angola	2008	COMMUNICATIONS / Telephones_mobile_cellular	Angola	3.307 million (2007)
Angola	2008	COMMUNICATIONS / Telephone_system / general_assessment	Angola	system inadequate; fewer than one fixed-line per 100 persons; combined fixed line and mobile telephone density exceeded 25 telephones per 100 persons in 2007
Angola	2008	COMMUNICATIONS / Telephone_system / domestic	Angola	state-owned telecom had monopoly for fixed-lines until 2005; demand outstripped capacity, prices were high, and services poor; Telecom Namibia, through an Angolan company, became the first private licensed operator in Angola's fixed-line telephone network; Angola Telecom established mobile-cellular service in Luanda in 1993 and the network has been extended to larger towns; a privately-owned, mobile-cellular service provider began operations in 2001
Angola	2008	COMMUNICATIONS / Telephone_system / country_code	Angola	244
Angola	2008	COMMUNICATIONS / Telephone_system / international	Angola	landing point for the SAT-3/WASC fiber-optic submarine cable that provides connectivity to Europe and Asia; satellite earth stations - 29 (2007)
Angola	2008	COMMUNICATIONS / Radio_stations	Angola	34: AM 21, FM 6, shortwave 7 (2001)
Angola	2008	COMMUNICATIONS / TV_stations	Angola	6 (2000)
Angola	2008	COMMUNICATIONS / Internet_country_code	Angola	.ao
Angola	2008	COMMUNICATIONS / Internet_hosts	Angola	3,562 (2008)
Angola	2008	COMMUNICATIONS / Internet_users	Angola	100,000 (2007)
Angola	2008	TRANSPORTATION / Airports	Angola	232 (2007)
Angola	2008	TRANSPORTATION / Roads / total	Angola	51,429 km
Angola	2008	TRANSPORTATION / Airports_paved / over_3047_m	Angola	5
Angola	2008	TRANSPORTATION / Railroads / narrow_gauge	Angola	2,638 km 1.067-m gauge; 123 km 0.600-m gauge (2006)
Angola	2008	TRANSPORTATION / Airports_paved / length_1524_to_2437_m	Angola	12
Angola	2008	TRANSPORTATION / Airports_paved / length_914_to_1523_m	Angola	5
Angola	2008	TRANSPORTATION / Airports_paved / under_914_m	Angola	1 (2007)
Angola	2008	TRANSPORTATION / Airports_unpaved / total	Angola	201