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1. The president of Angola is Jose Eduardo dos Santos.  2. The geography of Angola consist of small hills a few miles inland and beyond that a large plataeu. Water is spread sparsely throughout and the coastline is somewhat sterile in certain areas. There are four principle regions in Angola. The first being the low lying arid coastline. Hills that are more inland start to form a great escarpment that transitions into the great plateau. There are also some rainforest in the northern areas.. Angola has a growing economy, but is still recovering from a civil war that ravaged the land. Despite all it’s natural resources it remains poor because the government has no way to acquire these resources and most of it’s people are subsistence farmers. 18.5 million people live in Angola making it a semi-crowded country with many people flocking to the cities. The three dominant ethnic groups consist of the Ovibundu, Mbundu, and the Bankogo. European influence(primarily Portugese) is also very present.  3. He was apart of the MPLA for many years which established his political career. In 1970 he returned to Angola after pursuing higher education and become a radio transmitter for the guerilla movement. He soon rose to become sub commander of the telecoms. He became in charge of MPLA’s foreign affairs and the department of health.  4. During the times of Apartheid and post-apartheid South Africa and Angola became really close. President Jacob Zuma has made recent trips to Angola to show support and confer on problems each country is facing. Zimbabwe and Angola have had good relations since both states were founded. Even though Angola went pro US they still deal with each other and show no real agression. Both countries intervened in the Second Congo war and supported each other. President Robert Mugabe and Jose Eduardo have met together to make plans about different rebel factions and how to deal with them. Nambia’s president Hifikepunye Pohamba allowed Angola to attack the MPLA to use their country to stage attacks on Jonas Savimbi’s forces. Refugees from both countries fled to either and were protected by the government from civil wars. 5a. Angola doesn't rank high up on the Saftey and Rule of law when compared to the Mo Ibrahim foundation's regulation. Only coming in at a 42. Pearsonal saftey and rule of law are by far the lowest with saftey being a 27 and rule of law a 33. This means the judicial system isn't very strong and neither are the protective services like the police. The accountability of the nation is 49 being the highest in Saftey. The national security of Angola isn't the best because they are still recovering from a long civil war and not everyone is happy with the new government. Rebel forces and outside forces cause this number to be this low. 5b. The lowest of the benchmarks is Participation and Human rights. at 27. Rights for the different genders are really low with women's rights not really established yet. They also rank low on the benchmarks in rights and participation because the infastructure of the nation haven't been developed on the same levels as other south African countries. They are still getting over a civil war and have to help themselves before helping others. 5c. Angola's economic oppurtunity is growing, but it is still below the average. Without proper tools to get their natural resources many of their people rely on substience farming. The two highest categories are Public management(45) and Environmental and the Rural Sector(44) with the Private Sector coming in a close third of(38). So a well rounded country when it comes to it's people. The infastructure of this country isn't the best, but that is to be expected. They have no way to gain their natural resources and not much outside help to rebuild. 5d. Agnola has a rating of 33 in Human development. Education is poor because many people are still living in tribal areas or farms not near any real school system and the government doesn't have the resources to build schools. The welfare provided is very minimal because of the need to recover from years of war and constant refugees coming in and out. Angola has been having trouble connecting with the outer areas of the country, due to some independant tribes that consider themselves outside of the law. Works Cited Kahn, Owen E. "Disengagement from Southwest Africa: The Prospects for Peace in Angola and Namibia." [Miami Florida] 1991. Print. Macqueen, Norrie. "Angola Unravels: the Rise and Fall of the Lusaka Peace Process by ALEX VINES New York: Human Rights Watch, 1999. £12.95 (pbk.)." The Journal of Modern African Studies 39.01 (2001). Print. "NID - Namibia Institute For Democracy." The Namibia Institute for Democracy. ProDG. Web. 30 Sept. 2011. . "CIA - The World Factbook." Welcome to the CIA Web Site — Central Intelligence Agency. Web. 30 Sept. 2011. .