The Republic of Angola (Portuguese: República de Angola), abbreviated as Angola, is located in southwest Africa, with its capital at Luanda, the Atlantic Ocean to the west, the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the north and northeast, Namibia to the south, Zambia to the southeast, and an enclave, Cabinda Province, bordering the Republic of the Congo and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
The country is divided into 18 provinces.
Angola covers an area of 1.24 million square kilometers and has a population of 30 million.
The Angolan army has an army of 100,000 men.
The Navy has 1,000 men.
Air Force/Air Defense Force 6000 people.
Angola's economy is based on agriculture and mining, and it is rich in oil, gas and mineral resources, while its forest area reaches 53 million hectares, making it the second largest forestry resource country in Africa.
Half of Angola is covered in forests and produces precious woods such as ebony, African white sandalwood, and rosewood.
The main ethnic groups in Angola are the Ovinbendu, Mbendu and the Bago congolese ethnic group, which together account for 80% of the total population.
Angola has an enclave in the Congo called Cabinda Province, which is between the Congo (Brazzaville) and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the most economically developed province in Angola, with more than half of the country's oil reserves.
Angola is China's fifth-largest oil supplier, accounting for 7% of the continent's total oil imports. In particular, 80 million tons of oil are produced every year, and more than half of them are sent to China.
Angola was historically a Portuguese colony, originally called Portuguese West Africa, because of its rich products, beautiful and rich, it was one of the richest colonies in Portugal, and was once known as the "Brazil of Africa".
Angola officially became independent from Portugal in 1975, then known as the People's Republic of Angola, and was an ally of the Soviet Union. By 1990, Angola had renounced Soviet Marxism-Leninism and pursued democratic socialism.
On November 11, 1975, Angola declared its independence, but after independence it was in a state of civil war for a long time, in April 2002, Angola ended a 27-year civil war and achieved a comprehensive peace.
Before Angola's independence, Angola was not only self-sufficient in food, but also able to export in large quantities, and was praised as the "granary of southern Africa", with sisal and coffee exports ranking third and fourth in the world, respectively. At present, Angola's food self-sufficiency rate is only about 30 percent, and it imports a large amount of food every year.
Angola's infrastructure and livelihood have been severely damaged by nearly 30 years of civil war, and it was once one of the least developed countries. Later, after the end of the civil war in 2002, Angola committed to the people's livelihood economy and is now one of the fastest growing economies in the world, and one of the reasons for such rapid growth is oil exports.
In addition to the capital, Angola has few large cities, which are basically villages. The village implements the chieftain responsibility system (similar to the ancient chief), and major and minor matters are decided by the chief to summon the village elders for consultation.
Angola is one of the countries with the largest investment in health care in Africa, which provides free medical care throughout the country and has one of the lowest rates of HIV infection among African countries.
The overall social security situation in Angola is relatively poor, the inaction of the local police is relatively serious, and it is reported that various cases related to the Chinese have been cracked and arrested by few gangsters.
Angola is the second most populous African country in China, where there are about 30,000 to 50,000 Chinese workers working on infrastructure.