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Angola

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Place nameAngola
Other namesRepública de Angola, République d'Angola, Republic of Angola, AGO, AO, ISO024, AO00, República Popular de Angola, People's Republic of Angola, République populaire d'Angola, Portuguese West Africa, Angolan
Latitude-12.5
Longitude18.5
SourceThesaurus of Geographic Names

Overview

Original inhabitants of area probably were Khoisan-speaking hunters/gathers; large Bantu-speaking migration ca. 1000; home of 2 important Bantu kingdoms; settled by Portuguese 15th-16th cen.; exploited in slave trade; frontiers extended inland 19th cen.; official language is Portuguese, but Bantu dialects are also spoken.
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