Zaire Province

Zaire is one of the 18 provinces of Angola. It occupies 40130 square kilometres in the north west of the country and has a population of approximately 600,000. It has a tropical climate. M'Banza Kongo is the capital of the province.

The provincial capital is M'Banza Kongo. Other municipalities include Soyo, Tomboco, N'Zeto, Noqui, and Cuimba.

Industries include

• Oil
• Mining: asphalt, iron, phosphates, lead, zinc
• Agriculture: cashew nuts, cassava, castor-oil, citrus fruits, coffee, massambala, palm oil, pineapples, peanuts, rice, soybeans, sweet potatoes
• Cattle farming
• Fishing
• Production of construction materials

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