Angola, officially the Republic of Angola (Portuguese: República de Angola, pronounced IPA: [�ɛ'publik� dɨ �̃'gɔl�] Kongo: Repubilika ya Ngola), is a country in south-central Africa bordering Namibia to the south, Democratic Republic of the Congo to the north, and Zambia to the east, and with a west coast along the Atlantic Ocean. The exclave province Cabinda has a border with the Republic of the Congo and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. A former Portuguese colony, it has considerable natural resources, most notably petroleum and diamonds. The country is nominally a democracy.

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