Land of endless discovery
- POSTED ON: 23 Aug, 2024
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- POSTED BY: Bhavya Venkatesh
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Angola, in southwestern Africa, is the seventh largest country in the continent and the second-largest Portuguese-speaking nation in the world. Roughly square shaped, Angola is bordered by the Republic of the Congo in the northwest, the Democratic Republic of the Congo in the north and northeast, Zambia in the southeast, Namibia to the south, and the Atlantic Ocean in the west. The capital and largest city is Luanda, while the currency is the Angolan Kwanza.
Angola was colonised by Portugal until became a separate nation in 1975. It was the last African country to gain independence from Portugal.
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