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Angola 
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| Diamond dust beaches, almost virgin wildlife parks and Africas second largest waterfall; Angola holds a lure that few other places can match. And with a landmark 2002 ceasefire ushering in a new era of peace and economic stability, opportunities for explo |
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| Capital: Luanda |
| Official languages: Portuguese |
| Regional languages: Kongo, Chokwe, South Mbundu, Mbundu |
| Government:Presidential republic |
| President:José E. dos Santos |
| Vice President:Fernando da Piedade Dias dos Santos |
| Independence:November 11, 1975Â, Portugal |
| Population:15,941,000 |
| Currency:Kwanza (AOA) |
| Description:Diamond dust beaches, almost virgin wildlife parks and Africas second largest waterfall; Angola holds a lure that few other places can match. And with a landmark 2002 ceasefire ushering in a new era of peace and economic stability, opportunities for explo |
| Location:Southern Africa, bordering the South Atlantic Ocean, between Namibia and Democratic Republic of the |
| Area:1 246 700 sq_km |
| Natural Resource petroleum, diamonds, iron ore, phosphates, copper, feldspar, gold, bauxite, uranium |
| Internet Code:.ao |
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