Angola, officially the Republic of Angola, is a country in south-central Africa bordered by Namibia on the south, Democratic Republic of the Congo on the north, and Zambia on the east; its west coast is on the Atlantic Ocean with Luanda as its capital city.
Luanda, formerly namedSão Paulo da Assunção de Loanda, is thecapitaland largest city inAngola, and the country's most populous and important city—primary port and majorindustrial,culturalandurbancentre. Located on Angola's coast with theAtlantic Ocean, Luanda is both Angola's chiefseaportand its administrative centre. It is also the capital city of Luanda Province, and the world's third most populousPortuguese-speaking city, behind onlySão PauloandRio de Janeiro, both inBrazil, and the most populousPortuguese-speaking capital city in the world, ahead ofBrasília,MaputoandLisbon.