Angola

King João I Angola, ; ; , }} officially the Republic of Angola,}} is a country on the west-central coast of Southern Africa. It is the second-largest Portuguese-speaking (Lusophone) country in both total area and population and is the seventh-largest country in Africa. It is bordered by Namibia to the south, the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the north, Zambia to the east, and the Atlantic Ocean to the west. Angola has an exclave province, the province of Cabinda, that borders the Republic of the Congo and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The capital and most populous city is Luanda.

Angola has been inhabited since the Paleolithic Age. After the Bantu expansion reached the region, states were formed by the 13th century and organised into confederations. The Kingdom of Kongo ascended to achieve hegemony among the other kingdoms from the 14th century. Portuguese explorers established relations with Kongo in 1483. To the south were the kingdoms of Ndongo and Matamba, with the Ovimbundu kingdoms further south, and the Mbunda Kingdom in the east.

The Portuguese began colonising the coast in the 16th century. Kongo fought three wars against the Portuguese, ending in the Portuguese conquest of Ndongo. The banning of the slave trade in the 19th century severely disrupted Kongo's undiversified economic system and European settlers gradually began to establish their presence in the interior of the region. The Portuguese colony that became Angola did not achieve its present borders until the early 20th century and experienced strong resistance from native groups such as the Cuamato, the Kwanyama, and the Mbunda.

After a protracted anti-colonial struggle (1961–1974), Angola achieved independence in 1975 as a one-party Republic, but the country descended into a devastating civil war the same year, between the ruling People's Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA), backed by the Soviet Union and Cuba; the insurgent National Union for the Total Independence of Angola, an originally Maoist and later anti-communist group supported by the United States and South Africa; the militant organization National Liberation Front of Angola, backed by Zaire; and the Front for the Liberation of the Enclave of Cabinda seeking the independence of the Cabinda exclave, also backed by Zaire.

Since the end of the civil war in 2002, Angola has emerged as a relatively stable constitutional republic, and its economy is among the fastest-growing in the world, with China, the European Union, and the United States being the country's largest investment and trade partners. However, the economic growth is highly uneven, with most of the nation's wealth concentrated in a disproportionately small part of the population as most Angolans have a low standard of living; life expectancy is among the lowest in the world, while infant mortality is among the highest.

Angola is a member of the United Nations, African Union, the Community of Portuguese Language Countries, and the Southern African Development Community. , the Angolan population is estimated at 39 million. Angolan culture reflects centuries of Portuguese influence, namely the predominance of the Portuguese language and of the Catholic Church, intermingled with a variety of indigenous customs and traditions. Provided by Wikipedia
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  1. 1
    by ANGOLA
    Luanda (pub. Nov. 11, 1975-)
  2. 2
    Luanda (pub. -Nov. 10, 1975)
  3. 3
    by Machado, Fernando de Utra
    Published 1913
    Loanda : Imprensa Nacional, 1913.
    [2], 178, [5] p., [2] leaves of plates : ill., map ; 25 cm.
    ...Angola...
  4. 4
    Published 1975
    Luanda [Angola] : Imprensa Nacional, 1975-
    v. ; 31 cm.
    ...Angola...
  5. 5
    [Luanda] Administração da Impr. Nacional.
    v. 34 cm.
    ...Angola...
  6. 6
    Published 1934
    [Luanda?] : Govêrno Geral de Angola, [1934?]
    1 v. (various pagings)
    ...Angola...
  7. 7
    Published 1975
    Luanda : Administração da Impr. Nacional de Angola, -1975.
    v. ; 33 cm.
    ...Angola...
  8. 8
    Published 1950
    Luanda : Imprensa Nacional de Angola, 1950-
    volumes : illustrations (folded tables)
    ...Angola...
  9. 9
    Published 1913
    Loanda : Imprensa Nacional, 1913.
    [1], 1089 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
    ...Angola...
  10. 10
    Published 2010
    [Angola?] : [publisher not identified], 2010.
    1 online resource (88 pages, pages 2-5) : color illustrations
    ...Angola...
    Center for Research Libraries
    Online Resource
  11. 11
    Published 1992
    [Luanda?] : [publisher not identified], [1992?]
    1 online resource (47 unnumbered leaves)
    ...Angola...
    Center for Research Libraries
    Online Resource
  12. 12
    Published 2010
    [Luanda] : National Assembly, [2010]
    1 online resource (93 pages) : color illustrations
    ...Angola...
    Center for Research Libraries
    Online Resource
  13. 13
    Published 1934
    [Luanda?] : Govêrno Geral de Angola, [1934?]
    1 online resource (1 v. (various pagings))
    ...Angola...
    Center for Research Libraries
    Online Resource
  14. 14
    Published 1911
    Loanda, Impr. Nacional, 1911.
    251 p. tables. 24 cm.
    ...Angola...
  15. 15
    Published 1912
    Loanda, Impr. Nacional, 1912.
    80 p. 25 cm.
    ...Angola...
  16. 16
    by Torre do Valle, Eugenio, 1879-
    Published 1910
    Lisboa, Typ. Universal, 1910.
    138 p. illus. (incl. map.) 25 cm.
    ...Lunda (Angola)...
  17. 17
    by Torre do Valle, Eugenio, 1879-
    Published 1910
    Lisboa, Typ. Universal, 1910.
    1 online resource (138 p.) : illus. (incl. map.)
    ...Lunda (Angola)...
    Center for Research Libraries
    Online Resource
  18. 18
    Published 1926
    Lisboa : Imprensa Nacional, 1926.
    62 p. ; 23 cm.
    ...Angola...
  19. 19
    Luanda : Instituto de Angola.
    v.
    ...Instituto de Angola...
  20. 20
    Luanda : Instituto de Angola.
    v.
    ...Instituto de Angola...

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