Military expenditures - percent of GDP:
1.9% (2003)
Transnational Issues Angola
Disputes - international:
continues to give shelter to refugees from the Democratic Republic
of the Congo while many Angolan refugees and Cabinda exclave
secessionists reside in neighboring states
Refugees and internally displaced persons:
IDPs: 40,000 - 60,000 (27-year civil war ending in 2002; 4 million
IDPs already have returned) (2004)
Illicit drugs:
used as a transshipment point for cocaine destined for Western
Europe and other African states
This page was last updated on 10 February, 2005
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@Anguilla
Introduction Anguilla
Background:
Colonized by English settlers from Saint Kitts in 1650, Anguilla
was administered by Great Britain until the early 19th century, when
the island - against the wishes of the inhabitants - was
incorporated into a single British dependency, along with Saint
Kitts and Nevis. Several attempts at separation failed. In 1971, two
years after a revolt, Anguilla was finally allowed to secede; this
arrangement was formally recognized in 1980, with Anguilla becoming
a separate British dependency.