Government Type: 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
Capital: Andorra la Vella
Independence: 1278 (formed under the joint suzerainty of the French Count of Foix and the Spanish Bishop of Urgel)
GDP Per Capita: $38,800
Occupations: agriculture 0.3%, industry 20.3%, services 79.4%
Currency: euro (EUR)
Angola
Long Name: Republic of Angola
Location: Southern Africa, bordering the South Atlantic Ocean, between
Namibia and Democratic Republic of the Congo
Area: 481,351.35 sq. mi. (1,246,700 sq. km)
Climate: semiarid in south and along coast to Luanda; north has cool, dry season (May to October) and hot, rainy season (November to April)
Terrain: narrow coastal plain rises abruptly to vast interior plateau
Population: 12,531,357
Population Growth Rate: 2.136%
Birth Rate (per 1,000): 44.09
Death Rate (per 1,000): 24.44
Life Expectancy: 37.92 years
Ethnic Groups: Ovimbundu 37%, Kim-bundu 25%, Bakongo 13%, mestico (mixed European and native African) 2%, European 1%, other 22%
Religion: indigenous beliefs 47%, Roman Catholic 38%, Protestant 15%
Languages: Portuguese (official), Bantu and other African languages
Literacy: 67.4%
Government Type: republic; multiparty presidential regime
Capital: Luanda
Independence: 11 November 1975 (from Portugal)
GDP Per Capita: $7,800
Occupations: agriculture 85%, industry and services 15%
Currency: kwanza (AOA)
Antigua and Barbuda
Long Name: Antigua and Barbuda
Location: Caribbean, islands between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, east-southeast of Puerto Rico
Area: 171 sq. mi. (442.6 sq. km)
Climate: tropical maritime; little seasonal temperature variation
Terrain: mostly low-lying limestone and coral islands, with some higher volcanic areas
Population: 84,522
Population Growth Rate: 1.305%
Birth Rate (per 1,000): 16.78
Death Rate (per 1,000): 6.14
Life Expectancy: 74.25 years
Ethnic Groups: black 91%, mixed 4.4%, white 1.7%, other 2.9%
Religion: Anglican 25.7%, Seventh Day Adventist 12.3%, Pentecostal 10.6%, Moravian 10.5%, Roman Catholic 10.4%, Methodist 7.9%, Baptist 4.9%, Church of God 4.5%, other Christian 5.4%, other 2%, none or unspecified 5.8%
Languages: English (official), local dialects
Literacy: 85.8%
Government Type: constitutional monarchy with a parliamentary system of government
Capital: Saint John's
Independence: 1 November 1981 (from United Kingdom)
GDP Per Capita: $18,300
Occupations: agriculture 7%, industry 11%, services 82%
Currency: East Caribbean dollar (XCD)
Argentina
Long Name: Argentine Republic
Location: Southern South America, bordering the South Atlantic Ocean, between Chile and Uruguay
Area: 1,068,297 sq. mi. (2,766,890 sq. km)
Climate: mostly temperate; arid in southeast; subantarctic in southwest
Terrain: rich plains of the Pampas in northern half, flat to rolling plateau of Patagonia in south, rugged Andes along western border
Population: 40.482 million
Population Growth Rate: 1.068%
Birth Rate (per 1,000): 18.11
Death Rate (per 1,000): 7.43
Life Expectancy: 76.36 years
Ethnic Groups: white (mostly Spanish and Italian) 97%, mestizo (mixed white and Amerindian ancestry), Amerindian, or other non-white groups 3%
Religion: nominally Roman Catholic 92% (less than 20% practicing),
Protestant 2%, Jewish 2%, other 4%
Languages: Spanish (official), Italian, English, German, French
Literacy: 97.2%
Government Type: republic Capital: Buenos Aires Independence: 9 July 1816 (from Spain)
GDP Per Capita: $13,100
Occupations: agriculture 1%, industry 23%, services 76%
Currency: Argentine peso (ARS)
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