Portal:Angola
Angola
 |
 |
 |
|
Angola, officially the Republic of Angola (Portuguese: República de Angola, pronounced: [ʁɛˈpublikɐ dɨ ɐ̃ˈɡɔlɐ] 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. Angola is a former Portuguese colony and has considerable natural resources, most notably petroleum and diamonds.
Selected panorama
Selected article
Angola is located on the South Atlantic Coast of West Africa between Namibia and the Republic of the Congo. It also is bordered by the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Zambia to the east. The country is divided into an arid coastal strip stretching from Namibia to Luanda; a wet, interior highland; a dry savanna in the interior south and southeast; and rain forest in the north and in Cabinda. The Zambezi River and several tributaries of the Congo River have their sources in Angola. The coastal strip is tempered by the cool Benguela current, resulting in a climate similar to coastal Peru or Baja California. There is a short rainy season lasting from February to April. Summers are hot and dry, while winters are mild. The interior highlands have a mild climate with a rainy season from November through April followed by a cool dry season from May to October. Elevations generally range from 3,000 to 6,000 feet (900 to 1,800 m). The far north and Cabinda enjoy rain throughout much of the year.
Selected biography
Neide Núria de Sousa Van-Dúnem Vieira (born July 4, 1986), also known as Neide, is a popular Angolan contemporary singer, songwriter, and film/television actress. Born and raised in Luanda, Angola, Neide started her acting career in local theater in 2003, at the age of 17, being cast in the television soap "Sede de Viver" a year later. Her singing career officially began in 2007 with the release of the hit single "Olá Baby" in the compilation album Eu e Elas (vol 1), a song for which the video reached the number two spot on the MTV Africa Video Chart.
Neide was born on July 4, 1986, in Luanda, Angola and is the only child of José António Vieira and Isabel Maria de Fátima Sousa Van-Dúnem, although she has three half-brothers and six half-sisters. Neide's interest in music came at a very early age although it was as an actress at age 17 that she would have her first encounter with fame. But she eventually broke into the music scene in 2007 with the release of the hit single "Olá Baby".
Did you know?
- ...Angola is the third largest producer of diamonds in Africa.[1]
- ...Angola produces and exports more petroleum than any other nation in sub-Saharan Africa.[2][3]
Selected picture
The colonial past of Angola is still very evident.
In the news
- February 21: Egyptian MP calls for web porn ban
- February 10: Egypt struggles to recover tourism; investment
- January 26: Wikinews Shorts: January 27, 2012
- January 25: One year on: Egyptians mark anniversary of protests that toppled Mubarak
- January 24: Self-immolating law grad dies in Morocco
- January 24: Wikinews Shorts: January 24, 2012
- January 23: Wikinews Shorts: January 23, 2012
- January 18: Meteorites in Morocco found to be from Mars
Categories
Topics
Related portals
WikiProjects
Things to do
Wikimedia
- What are portals?
- List of portals
- Featured portals
Cite error: There are
<ref> tags on this page, but the references will not show without a {{Reflist}} template or a <references /> tag; see the help page.
