Angola

(ang-go'lah,) a state of W. Africa, in Lower Guinea, having S. Benguela, and E. the African states of the interior, between Lat. S° and 10° S.; having W. the S. Atlantic, and on the N. Congo. Surface mostly mountainous, well timbered, and fertile. The coast of A. was discovered by Diego Cam, a Portuguese, in 1486, and he soon after formed settlements on the river Zaire. The town of Loanda San Paulo was founded in 1578, and has ever since been the residence of the Portuguese governor. Pop. 2,000,000. [s. 32]