Geography & Travel
Angola
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National anthem of Angola
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- Head Of State And Government:
- President: João Lourenço
- Capital:
- Luanda
- Population:
- (2023 est.) 34,031,000
- Form Of Government:
- unitary multiparty republic with one legislative house (National Assembly [220])1
- Official Language:
- Portuguese
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Angola, country located in southwestern Africa. A large country, Angola takes in a broad variety of landscapes, including the semidesert Atlantic littoral bordering Namibia’s “Skeleton Coast,” the sparsely populated rainforest interior, the rugged highlands of the south, the Cabinda exclave in the north, and the densely settled towns and cities of the northern coast and north-central river valleys. The capital and commercial centre is Luanda, a large port city on the northern coast that blends Portuguese-style colonial landmarks with traditional African housing styles and modern industrial complexes. Angola at the beginning of the 21st century was a country ravaged by ...(100 of 12932 words)