Angola is a west-coast country of south-central Africa. The capital and largest city is Luanda. It lies on the Atlantic coast in the northwest of the country. A highly multiethnic country has 25,8 million inhabitants. Angolan culture reflects centuries of Portuguese rule, in the predominance of the Portuguese language and of the Catholic Church. It is the world's twenty-third largest country - twice the size of France. Angola's climate is characterized by two seasons: rainfall from October to April and drought from May to August with lower temperatures. Angola has diamonds, oil, gold, copper and a rich wildlife, forest and fossil fuels. Its economy is among the fastest-growing in the world. Agriculture and forestry is an area of potential opportunity for the country. Less than 3 percent of Angola's abundant fertile land is cultivated now. Steve