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Angola is a country in southwestern Africa bordering Namibia, Congo-Kinshasa, Congo-Brazzaville and Zambia and with a west coast along the Atlantic Ocean. A former Portuguese colony, it has considerable natural resources, among which oil and diamonds are the most relevant. The country nominally a democracy and is formally named the Republic of Angola (Portuguese: Rep�blica de Angola).
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The modern development of Angola began only after World War II. In 1951 the colony was designated an overseas province, and Portugal initiated plans to develop industries and hydroelectric power. Although the Portuguese professed the aim of a multiracial society of equals in Angola, most Africans still suffered repression. Inspired by nationalist movements elsewhere, the native Angolans rose in revolt in 1961. When the uprising was quelled by the Portuguese army, many fled to Congo (Kinshasa) and other neighboring countries.
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Angola situa-se na costa atlântica Sul da África Ocidental, entre a Namíbia e o Congo. Também faz fronteira com a República Democrática do Congo e a Zâmbia, a oriente. O país está dividido entre uma faixa costeira árida, que se estende desde a Namíbia chegando praticamente até Luanda, um planalto interior húmido, uma savana seca no interior sul e sueste, e floresta tropical no norte e em Cabinda. O rio Zambeze e vários afluentes do rio Congo têm as suas nascentes em Angola. A faixa costeira é temperada pela corrente fria de Benguela, originando um clima semelhante ao da costa do Peru ou da Baixa Califórnia. Existe uma estação das chuvas curta, que vai de Fevereiro a Abril.
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Angola is bordered by the Democratic Republic of Congo to the north, Zambia to the east, and Namibia to the south, and the Atlantic Ocean to the west. Angola covers an enormous area which runs from the desert areas of the south to the jungles of the thickly vegetated North. Mountains rise from the coast, leveling to a plateau, which
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Angola is located in Southern Africa, bordering the South Atlantic Ocean, between Namibia and Democratic Republic of the Congo. Angola has begun to enjoy the fruits of peace since a 27-year civil war that ended in 2002.
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Angola, more than three times the size of California, extends for more than 1,000 mi (1,609 km) along the South Atlantic in southwest Africa. The Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Republic of Congo are to the north and east, Zambia is to the east, and Namibia is to the south. A plateau averaging 6,000 ft (1,829 m) above sea level rises abruptly from the coastal lowlands. Nearly all the land is desert or savanna, with hardwood forests in the northeast.
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