The stators consist of multiphase windings on a laminated low loss iron core comprised of thin layers typically 2.0 mm thick or less;

Fall in agricultural production because of the migration of rural populations to the safer environment of the towns, theft of cattle and other rural property, mines in agricultural areas of production, problems with rail transport; Fall in the production of export products such as coffee, cotton, diamonds, iron; Loss of the regional railway line of the Caminho de Ferro de Benguela, which connected landlocked countries such as Zambia and the DRC to the sea; Dependency on imported produce, some of which had previously been produced in Angola; Allocation of a substantial proportion of the budget to national defence; Fall in GDP from USD 1 000.00 in 1991 to less than USD 400 dollars per annum in 1993-1995 with a partial recovery to about USD 500.00 in 1996.