Angola
Kwanza-using African state
Angola is a country in southwestern Africa, bordered by the Atlantic Ocean.
It was a Portuguese colony until independence in 1975, followed by decades of civil war that ended in 2002.
Rich in oil and diamonds, Angola has one of Africa's largest economies.
The capital is Luanda.
Angola's oil reserves have attracted significant foreign investment.
Domination through foreign settlement
- independenceFreedom from external control
- civil warDomestic armed conflict
- liberationRelease from constraint
- Carnation RevolutionPortugal's peaceful 1974 coup
Angolan seat of government
- plateauFlat highland area
- savannaTropical grassland, sparse trees
- tropicalOf hot, humid regions
- AtlanticOcean bordering Europe
coastal · sub-Saharan · escarpment · highlands · Namib
Natural underground hydrocarbon liquid
- crudeUnpolished, raw state
- OPECPetroleum exporters' coalition
- offshoreAway from land
- drillingHole-making by rotation
reserves · production · refinery · deepwater · exploration · pipelines · barrels · hydrocarbons
Diamond's host stone
- miningExtracting earth's resources
- alluvialDeposited by moving water
- caratsGem weight units
- rough diamondsUncut precious crystals
blood diamonds · Kimberley Process · gemstones · extraction · diamond trade · geology · excavation · sorting
Of a western Iberian nation
- lingua francaShared tongue between peoples
- colonizationForeign territorial takeover
- creoleNativized pidgin tongue
- multilingualKnowing multiple languages
Protected natural areas
- safariWildlife observation journey
- elephantsTusked, trunk-bearing mammals
- conservationPreventing waste or loss
- biodiversityRange of life forms
endemic species · Iona · buffalo · antelope · wetlands · wildlife reserves
Traveling amusement attraction
- percussionSound through impact
- rhythmsPatterns of repeated movement
- danceRhythmic bodily movement
- marimbaTuned bar percussion instrument
Progress toward maturity
- reconstructionRebuilding after destruction
- infrastructureBasic physical systems
- urbanizationPopulation shift toward cities
- GDPNational output abbreviation
poverty · inequality · agriculture · diversification · investment · trade · ports · industry
colonialism
Domination through foreign settlement
- independenceFreedom from external control
- civil warDomestic armed conflict
- liberationRelease from constraint
Carnation Revolution · Cold War proxy · decolonization · anticolonial · 1975
Luanda
Angolan seat of government
Atlantic · coastal · sub-Saharan · escarpment · highlands · Namib
petroleum
Natural underground hydrocarbon liquid
drilling · reserves · production · refinery · deepwater · exploration · pipelines · barrels · hydrocarbons · extraction
kimberlite
Diamond's host stone
rough diamonds · blood diamonds · Kimberley Process · gemstones · extraction · diamond trade · geology · excavation · sorting · grading
Portuguese
Of a western Iberian nation
- lingua francaShared tongue between peoples
- colonizationForeign territorial takeover
- creoleNativized pidgin tongue
national parks
Protected natural areas
- safariWildlife observation journey
- elephantsTusked, trunk-bearing mammals
- conservationPreventing waste or loss
biodiversity · endemic species · Iona · buffalo · antelope · wetlands · wildlife reserves
carnival
Traveling amusement attraction
- percussionSound through impact
- rhythmsPatterns of repeated movement
- danceRhythmic bodily movement
development
Progress toward maturity
- reconstructionRebuilding after destruction
- infrastructureBasic physical systems
- urbanizationPopulation shift toward cities
GDP · poverty · inequality · agriculture · diversification · investment · trade · ports · industry · post-war recovery
- African GeographySouth Africa, Kenya, Nigeria, Morocco, Ghana
- Iberian HistorySpain, Portugal, Iberia, Castile, Aragon
- African IndependenceNelson Mandela, independence movement, national liberation, freedom fighters, anti-colonial
- Southern AfricaZulu, Kruger National Park, Shona, Zambia, Zimbabwe
- Lusophone AfricaCape Verde, Guinea-Bissau, Mozambique, Lusophone Africa, Portuguese language
- Northeast IndianaFort Wayne, New Haven, Huntington, Auburn, Decatur
AngolaMozambique
Southeast African coastal nation
Cape Verde · Guinea-Bissau · East Timor · Brazil · Goa
- Angola prisonLouisiana state penitentiary