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ANGOLA

A republic located on the western coast of southern Africa, Angola has land borders with Congo and DR Congo to the north, Zambia to the east, and Namibia to the south. The Atlantic coastal area is flat, unhealthy and unproductive, though there is a vast fertile plateau beyond. Angola became a possession of Portugal in the 16th century, when it

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