Angola is a country on the southwest coast of Africa. Namibia lies to the south, the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the north, Zambia to the east, and the Atlantic Ocean to the west. A small northern piece, Cabinda, sits a little apart. The capital is Luanda, a large city on the sea.

Angola is a country on the southwest coast of AfricaAngola（安哥拉）是位於非洲西南岸的一個國家。 Namibia lies to the south南邊是納米比亞, the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the north北邊是剛果民主共和國, Zambia to the east東邊是尚比亞, and而 the Atlantic Ocean to the west西邊是大西洋。 A small northern piece, Cabinda, sits a little apart北邊有一小塊叫 Cabinda（卡賓達）的地方，跟本土分開。 The capital is Luanda首都是 Luanda（羅安達）, a large city on the sea是一座濱海大城。

Portuguese is the official language: Angola was a Portuguese colony for centuries and became independent in 1975. A long civil war followed, ending in 2002, and that history still shapes daily life.

Portuguese is the official language官方語言是葡萄牙語: Angola was a Portuguese colony for centuries and became independent in 1975安哥拉曾是葡萄牙殖民地好幾百年，在1975年獨立。 A long civil war followed接著爆發了一場漫長的內戰, ending in 2002直到2002年才結束, and而且 that history still shapes daily life那段歷史至今仍影響著日常生活。

The country is rich in oil and diamonds, though actually many people have not shared equally in that wealth. An older population figure you may still see — about 18.5 million from 2014 — is out of date; the country has grown a great deal since then.

The country is rich in oil and diamonds這個國家蘊藏豐富的石油和鑽石, though actually不過 many people have not shared equally in that wealth很多人並沒有平等分享到這份財富。 An older population figure you may still see你可能還會看到一個舊的人口數字 — about 18.5 million from 2014大約1850萬人，來自2014年的資料 — is out of date已經過時了; the country has grown a great deal since then這個國家從那之後成長了不少。

The English name comes from Portuguese Angola, from Kimbundu ngola, a title of local kings when the Portuguese arrived in the 1400s (first attested around 1595). Scholars sometimes compare Kituba ngolo, “strength.” Though actually, the same name later travelled to the United States: a famous prison in Louisiana is called Angola after a slave plantation that had taken the country’s name, because many enslaved people there had been taken from this part of Africa.

The English name comes from Portuguese Angola英文名字來自葡萄牙語的 Angola, from Kimbundu ngola源自 Kimbundu 語的 ngola, a title of local kings when the Portuguese arrived in the 1400s也就是葡萄牙人在1400年代抵達時當地國王的頭銜 (first attested around 1595)（最早的文獻紀錄大約在1595年）。 Scholars sometimes compare Kituba ngolo, “strength.”學者有時會拿 Kituba 語的 ngolo（「力量」）來比較。 Though actually不過, the same name later travelled to the United States這個名字後來也傳到了美國: a famous prison in Louisiana is called Angola路易斯安那州一座知名監獄就叫 Angola after a slave plantation that had taken the country's name因為它是以一座早已取用這個國名的奴隸種植園命名, because many enslaved people there had been taken from this part of Africa因為當地許多被奴役的人正是從非洲的這個地區被帶走的。