Area: *1,246,700 km2

Angola, the second largest country in sub-Saharan Africa, consists of various landscapes, from a coastal lowland, 20-30 km wide in the south and 100 km wide in the north, to a dissected tableland at altitudes around 1,500-2,000 m that slopes gently eastward towards the Congo and Zambezi Basins. Angola’s agriculture is mainly based on subsistence farming with about 75 % of the Angolan population dependent on agricultural production. At present, only 3 % of the total land area is under cultivation. In 1999, the agricultural sector accounted for 12 % of the GDP. Major food crops are cassava, maize, bananas, sweet potatoes, millet, rice, sugar cane and beans. The main export crop is coffee. Angola is a country well endowed with mineral and energy resources. This industry is currently dominated by the production of oil and diamonds. The enclave of Cabinda to the north of the country is the source of approximately 70 % of Angola’s total oil production. Angola is the second-largest oil producer in sub-Saharan Africa (after Nigeria) and has significant reserves of natural gas (1.6 trillion cubic feet). Some 85 % of this natural gas is currently burned off (flared) due to lack of infrastructure. Much of Angola’s large mineral resource potential remains undeveloped due to a long-lasting civil war that has displaced about one million Angolans. Geological outlin