Cabinda

Cabinda is a small territory, currently administered as an exclave of Angola, resulting from the fusion of three kingdoms: Ngoyo, Loango and Cacongo. With 7,283 km?, it has a population of 300,000 inhabitants, of which about one third are refugees in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DR Congo, formerly Za?re). It is separated from Angola by DR Congo, which bounds the province on the south and the east. Cabinda is bounded on the north by the Republic of the Congo, and on the west by the Atlantic Ocean. Adjacent to the coast are some of the biggest oilfields of the world; the exploration began in 1954.

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Cabinda produces hardwoods, coffee, cacao, rubber, and palm oil products. Petroleum production began in 1968 and now accounts for most of Angola's production.

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Currently Cabinda produces 700,000 barrels of crude per day. Cabinda Oil is associated with Sonangol, Agip Angola Lda. The Sonangol has (41%), Chevron (39.2%) Elf (10%) and Agip (9.8%).

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Angola: Angola is a country in southwestern Africa bordering Namibia, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Zambia, and with a west coast along the Atlantic Ocean. The exclave province Cabinda has a border with Congo-Brazzaville. A former Portuguese colony, it has considerable natural resources, among w...

Loango: Loango was an African city from approximately the 15th century to the 19th century in what is now the Republic of Congo. Little is known of the city other than the fact that it was an advanced African city, whose economy was largely supported by slavery in the 1800s. The city's demise began shortly...

Cacongo: Cacongo is a town and municipality in Cabinda Province in Angola....