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Angola
Internet Usage and
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Angola is
located in Southern Africa, bordering the South Atlantic Ocean,
between Namibia and Democratic Republic of the Congo. Angola has
begun to enjoy the fruits of peace since a 27-year
civil war that ended in 2002. Angola is the second largest producer of oil in
sub-Saharan Africa, and the recent rise of oil prices has led to continuous
GDP growth of around 20% for the past three years.
Internet Usage Statistics:
8,980,670
Internet users as of June/2021, 26.5% of the population, according
to IWS.
Facebook Users in
Angola:
2,604,000
as of June 30, 2021, according to Facebook.
Latest Population
Estimate:
33,933,610
population for 2021, according to Census Bureau.
Gross National
Income:
GDP per
capita is US$ 1,895.8 (2020) according to the World
Bank.
Country Area:
1,246,700 sq
km
Angola Internet Usage and
Population Growth:
YEAR
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Users
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Population
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% Pen.
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Usage
Source
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2000
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30,000
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12,682,502
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0.2
%
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IWS
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2005
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172,000
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13,313,553
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1.3
%
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ITU
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2008
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498,000
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12,531,357
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4.0
%
|
ITU
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2009
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550,000
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12,799,293
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4.3
%
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ITU
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2010
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607,400
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13,068,161
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4.6
%
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ITU
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2014
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3,645,828
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19,088,106
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19.1
%
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IWS
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2015
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5,102,592
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19,625,353
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26.0
%
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IWS
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2016
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5,951,453
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20,172,332
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29.5
%
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IWS
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2017
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5,951,453
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26,655,513
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22.3
%
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IWS
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2019
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7,078,067
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31,787,566
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22.3
%
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IWS
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2020
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8,980,670
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33,933,610
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26.5
%
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IWS
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Angola
Internet and Telecommunications
June 30, 2021
Angola is the second largest producer of oil in sub-Saharan Africa, and the recent rise
of oil prices has led to continuous GDP growth of around 20% for the past three years.
With peace restored in 2002 after decades of civil war, foreign investment has multiplied
and the mobile market has soared. Competition was also introduced in the underdeveloped
fixed-line market and several 3G wireless technologies and WiMAX networks are being rolled
out.
Angola
Telecommunications Market Overview and Statistics
Angola Telecom is going through a restructuring process with the help of international
consultants, which is seen as a step towards greater liberalisation of Angola's telecom
market, improved efficiency of the national telco and its eventual privatisation.
Angola Political Background
Having gained their country’s independence from Portugal in
1975, Angola’s guerrilla groups vied for its control. The
Communist-backed MPLA won the upper hand and in 1979 José
Eduardo dos Santos, its leader, became Angola’s president.
This led America and South Africa to back and arm UNITA, a rival
guerrilla group led by Jonas Savimbi, in a destructive civil war.
The collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991 saw the MPLA drop
Marxism in favour of social democracy and gain American support.
A peace deal with UNITA and free elections followed, but Mr
Savimbi rejected the results and resumed his guerrilla war in
1992. In 1996 a power-sharing deal monitored by UN peacekeepers
collapsed and full-scale fighting resumed in 1998.
In February 2002 government troops killed Mr Savimbi,
precipitating the end to a war which has ruined Angola and
starved its people. With UN help, UNITA soldiers were
re-integrating into society. Foreign investment is meanwhile
aiding reconstruction. Angola’s bountiful oil fields and
diamond mines provide powerful motives for interest in this
country.
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