'''Àngólà''', lóníbiṣẹ́ bíi '''Orílẹ̀-èdè Olómìnira ilẹ̀ Àngólà''' ({{lang-pt|República de Angola}}, {{IPA-pt|ʁɨˈpublikɐ dɨ ɐ̃ˈɡɔla|pron}};<ref>This is the pronunciation in Portugal; in Angola it is pronounced as it is written</ref> [[Kikongo]], [[Kimbundu]], [[Umbundu]]: Repubilika ya Ngola), jẹ́ orílẹ̀-èdè kan ní apágúsù Áfríkà tó ní bodè mọ́ [[Namibia]] ní gúsù, [[Democratic Republic of the Congo|Orílẹ̀-èdè Olómìnira Olóṣèlú ilẹ̀ Kóngò]] ní àríwá, àti [[Zambia]] ní ilàòrùn; ìwọ̀òrùn rẹ̀ bọ́ sí etí Òkun Atlántíkì. [[Luanda]] ni olúìlú rẹ̀. Ìgbèríko [[Enclave and exclave|òde]] [[Cabinda Province|Kàbíndà]] ní bodè mọ́ [[Republic of the Congo|Orílẹ̀-èdè Olómìnira ilẹ̀ Kóngò]] àti [[Democratic Republic of the Congo|Orílẹ̀-èdè Olómìnira Olóṣèlú ilẹ̀ Kóngò]].
The Portuguese were present in some—mostly coastal—points of the territory of what is now Angola,from the 16th to the 19th century, interacting in diverse ways with the peoples that lived there. In the 19th century they slowly and hesitantly began to establish themselves in the interior. Angola as adi [[Portuguese West Africa|Portugueseileamusin colonyPortugal]] encompassingni the1884 present territory was not established before the end of the 19th century, and "effective occupation", as required by theleyin [[Berlin Conference (1884)|Ipade Berlin]]. wasO achievedgba onlyilominira byni the 1920s. Independence was achieved inodun 1975,afterleyin aogun protracted liberation waritusile. After independence, Angola was theKo scenepe ofleyin anilominira intenseni [[Angolan Civil War|civilogun warabele fromsele lati 1975 tode 2002]]. The country hasAngola vastni mineralopo andalumoni petroleumati reservespetroliomu, andbe itssini economyokowo hasre onti averageungbera grownsoke atpelu aiwon two-digiteyoika pacemeji sincelati theodun 1990s1990, especiallyagaga sincelateyin theigba endti ofogun theabele civilwa warsopin. InSibesibe spiteopagun ofijaye this,si standardskere ofgidigidi livingfun remainopo lowalabugbe, forbe the majority of the population, andsini [[life expectancy|ojo ori]] andati [[infant mortality|infantiye mortalityọ̀fọ̀ ratesọmọwọ́]] inni Angola areje amongawon theworst-rankedeyi into theburu worldjulo lagbaye.<ref>{{en icon}} [https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2102rank.html Life expectancy at birth] www.cia.gov (2009)</ref> At the same time, a minority has reached comfortable life standards, and the dominant stratum has succeeded in accumulating considerable wealth, so that social inequality in Angola is one of the highest in the world.
