Angola is Africa's second-largest oil producer and rich in diamonds. But it faces huge obstacles to its recovery from a 27-year civil war that killed 1.5 million people and uprooted more than 4 million.

• 70 percent live below poverty line
• 80 percent lack essential drugs
• Poor infrastructure hampers aid delivery

Nearly 70 percent of the population live below the national poverty line, according to the World Food Programme. A quarter of children in Angola die before the age of five, and at least 520,000 people depend on food aid for survival.

Meanwhile progress is slow on rebuilding the shattered infrastructure in what is one of the most corrupt countries in the world. Landmines laid during the civil war also thwart development - Angola is the most heavily mined country in sub-Saharan Africa.

HEALTH AND EDUCATION
Children out of primary school	44 percent (World Bank, 2006)
Life expectancy (2004)	41 years (UNDP, 2006)
Children stunted by malnourishment	45 percent (U.N. Children's Fund)
Children who die before the age of five (2005)	26 percent (UNICEF)
Doctors in the capital	70 percent of national total (WHO)
Population without access to essential drugs	80 percent (WFP/FAO, 2004)
OIL
Govt earnings from oil revenues	$10 billion in 2005 (International Monetary Fund)
CORRUPTION
Transparency International corruption ranking	142 out of 163 countries (163=most corrupt/ TI, 2006)
DISPLACEMENT AND REFUGEES