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ANGOLA 2012Consulate General of the Republic of AngolaHong Kong Special Administrative RegionProduction制作Macaolink News and Information ServicesCo-ordination统筹Carine KialaGonçalo César de SáText 内容Courtesy of National Commission for the Expo 2010 Shanghai China António EscobarCarine KialaPhotos图片Agence France PressEric LafforgueGetty ImagesNeil Breslin JrNuno MartinsXinhua News AgencyTranslation翻译Alison QuCatarina AleixoXie ChenMap地图United NationsDepartment of Field SupportCartographic Section - U.N.Editing编辑Louise do RosárioMark O´NeillGraphic Design平面设计Kautim Productive CreationsMafalda Botelho - Rita FerreiraPrinting印刷Welfare Printing-MacauCover封面Statue of the King Chibinda Ilunga-Angola ChokwéEthnological Museum of BerlinPrint Run印刷数量1000Sponsors赞助者China Sonangol International Holding Ltd. Sonangol Sinopec International Ltd.China Tiesiju Civil Engineering Group Co. Ltd. Pan China Construction Corporation Ltd.Hong Kong11 November 2012TABLE OF CONTENTFOREwORD | 07From the Consul Generalof the Republic of Angola in Hong Kong SARINTRODuCTION | 08The Republic of AngolaTHE NORTH | 10LuandaBengoCabindaUígeZaireMalanjeKwanza NorteLunda Norte and Lunda SulTHE CENTRE | 56Kwanza SulBiéHuamboBenguelaMoxicoTHE SOuTH | 80HuílaNamibeCuneneKuando Kubango 目录序言| 07安哥拉共和国驻香港总领事馆总领事介绍| 09安哥拉共和国北部诸省| 10罗安达本戈卡宾达威热扎伊尔马兰热北宽扎北隆达和南隆达中部诸省| 56南宽扎比耶万博本格拉莫希科南部诸省| 80威拉纳米贝库内内宽多—库帮戈值此安哥拉共和国独立三十七周年之际，安哥拉驻香港特别行政区领事馆非常荣幸地向读者奉送这本安哥拉国家介绍——《安哥拉》。

藉此，向香港社会展示我们的美好国家。

我们相信，此卷国家介绍会促进安哥拉与香港特别行政区间更广泛的交流与合作。

本书图文并茂，装帧精美，展示了安哥拉的方方面面，包括旅游业和商贸发展。

本书也展示了安哥拉十八个省份的丰富文化和主要产业概况。

我们希望凭着这卷《安哥拉》，安哥拉能够走进读者的心灵，继而更进一步了解安哥拉。

铁诺.库佩蒂诺安哥拉共和国驻香港特别行政区领事馆总领事前言It is a great honour for the Consulate General of the Republic of Angola in Hong Kong Special Administrative Region to commemorate the 37th Anniversary of the Independence of the Republic of Angola with the release of this publication.The book is a product of our mission to inform the Hong Kong community of our beautiful Angola. We believe it will encourage greater dialogue and cooperation between Angola and Hong Kong (SAR).This illustrative hardcover provides a presentation of Angola, incorporating elements of tourism and the promotion of business development. It celebrates the cultural richness of all 18 provinces, as well as provides an overview of the main sectors of industry.Through this book “ANGOLA”, we hope to provide a real glimpse of our part of the world to the readers. We also trust that some of these readers will feel inspired to learn more about Angola.Cupertino GourgelConsul General of the Republic of AngolaHong Kong Special Administrative RegionFOREwORD7The Republic of Angola, located in southern Africa, has a total area of over 1.2 million square kilometres. With the west coast against the Atlantic Ocean, the country is bordered on the north by the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Congo-Brazzaville, on the east by Zambia, and on the south by Namibia. Angola consists of 18 provinces and has an estimated population of 18 million, of which more than 50 percent live in the country’s major cities. The capital Luanda is home to approximately 5 million residents, just over one fourth of the country´s population. Portuguese is the official language, with the main indigenous languages being Umbundu, Kimbundu, Kikongo, Tchokwe, Ibinda and Cuanhama.Angola can be divided into two geographical regions, the coast and the interior. The coast is characterized by heavy rainfall with an average annual temperature of 23 degrees Celsius. The interior, meanwhile, has a more diverse landscape with three climatic areas. The north experiences heavy rainfall and tropical temperatures, while the central plateau is much drier and cooler. The third climatic area, the south, is subject to severe temperature variations as a result of its proximity to the Kalahari Desert and the presence of tropical air currents. Angola experiences two seasons, the rainy season, which lasts from September to April, and the briefer dry season, or the cacimbo, which occurs between May and August.There are three main rivers that flow across Angola. The Kwanza River, almost 1,000 kilometres long, runs to the northern coast. The Cunene River, 800 kilometres, runs to the southern coast and the Kubango River, 975 kilometres, runs south to the Angola-Namibian border.Angola’s geology is diverse with oil, natural gas, diamonds, phosphate, bitumen, iron, copper, magnesium, gold, and ornamental stones. There are also a number of sedimentary rocks and minerals, including sand, sandstone, quartzite, gravel and clay.The wildlife in Angola includes some of the world’s rarest animals, such as the Palanca Negra, which is a giant sable antelope that exists only in the province of Malange. The rest of the country contains nearly all the most prominent animal species of sub-Saharan Africa. The lion, the leopard, the hyena, the hippopotamus and the red sable are common. Elephants, zebras, giraffes, buffalo, cheetahs, springbok antelopes, gemsbok, gnus, and impalas can be found in the driest regions, while the golungo antelopes, duikers and elephants live in humid areas in the north, centre, and east. The Maiombe Forest in Cabinda provides a habitat for gorillas, chimpanzees and parrots, and marine life abounds off the Atlantic coast.The current territory of Angola has likely been inhabited since the Lower Paleolithic Age.According to historians, in the sixth century BC Bantu-speaking people arrived from thenorth of Africa but the most important political union in the region, the Kingdom of Kongo,was only established in the 13th century AD.The first contacts of the Kingdom of Kongo with Europeans took place in 1482 withPortuguese navigator Diogo Cão who later established links also in the south with theKingdom of Ndongo, a tributary to the Kingdom of Kongo.Angola’s name derives from the word n’gola, the Ndongo word for a king or ruler. Overthe centuries, the pronunciation of n’gola changed to Angola.After a long war of liberation against the Portuguese colonial government, Angolaproclaimed independence from Portugal on November 11, 1975 with the name ofPeople´s Republic of Angola headed by late president António Agostinho Neto.General elections were held on August 31, 2012, which the ruling party MPLA (MovimentoPopular de Libertação de Angola) won a majority vote and nominated José Eduardo dosSantos for another term in office as President of the Republic of Angola.The book presents the country through illustrations of three main areas: the north, thecentre and the south. It includes some historical background of main cities, as well as anoverview of key sectors of industry.安哥拉共和国，位于非洲南部，土地面积超过120万平方公里，西临大西洋，北邻刚果（金）和刚果(布)，东接赞比亚，南连纳米比亚。