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| Angola |
a country on the western coast of Africa. Luanda is the capital of Angola. |
| Central Africa |
a large region of Africa in the central part of that continent. Central Africa is generally considered to include the countries of Chad, Cameroon, the Central African Republic, Gabon, Equatorial Guinea, the Republic of the Congo, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Other nearby nations, such as Angola, Sao Tome and Principe, Rwanda, and Burundi, are often included as part of Central Africa as well. |
| Congo |
Democratic Republic of the Congo, formerly called Zaire, and before that known as the Belgian Congo; a country in Central Africa, north of Angola and south of the Republic of the Congo. Kinshasa is the capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. [1/2 definitions] |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo |
a country in Central Africa that is north of Angola and south of the Republic of the Congo. The capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo is Kinshasa. |
| kwanza |
the main unit of money in Angola. |
| Luanda |
the seaport capital of Angola. |
| lwei |
the smaller monetary unit of Angola. (Cf. kwanza.) |
| Namibia |
an African country on the southern Atlantic coast between South Africa and Angola. The capital of Namibia is Windhoek. |
| Zambezi River |
a major river in southern Africa that flows through Zambia, Angola, and Mozambique before emptying into the Indian Ocean. It also touches the borders of Namibia and Botswana and flows along the border between Zambia and Zimbabwe. |
| Zambia |
a south central African country, south of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and east of Angola; formerly Northern Rhodesia. |
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