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Cape Verde

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Cape Verde, also referred to in English by its Portuguese name Cabo Verde, and known officially as the Republic of Cabo Verde, is an archipelagic country in the eastern Atlantic Ocean, off the coast of West Africa. It consists of ten volcanic islands with a combined land area of about 4,033 square kilometres (1,557 sq mi). These islands lie between 600 and 850 kilometres west of Cap-Vert, the westernmost point of continental Africa, after which they are named. Cape Verde forms part of the Macaronesia ecoregion, along with the Azores, the Canary Islands, Madeira and the Savage Islands.

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People are called

Cape Verdean

Driving side

Right

Calling code

+238

Capital

Praia

Population

555,988

Area

4,033 km2

Climate

Desert or arid

Government

Parliamentary republic

Currency

Cape Verdean escudo

Languages

Portuguese, Crioulo

Sells

fish, refined petroleum, railway cargo containers, shellfish

Sells to

Spain 46%, Portugal 9%, Togo 7%

Land borders

None

Drives on the

right

Calling code

+238

Founded

1975

Hemisphere

Northern

WHAT PEOPLE ARE CALLED

Cape Verdean

These are English demonyms for people from Cape Verde. A demonym describes a connection to a place; it does not mean everyone shares an ethnicity, language or religion.

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SAME LAND, DIFFERENT WORLDS

Civilizations, flags & standards

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Religion: state & society

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BEYOND THE MAP

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Cachupa

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Languages

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Portugueseofficial

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Crioulo

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What it sells, and to whom

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Farms and fisheries

sugarcane
tomatoes
coconuts
pulses
goat milk
milk

Largest cities

Praia capital	137,868
Mindelo	69,013
Espargos	24,500
Assomada	21,297

Form of government

Parliamentary republic.

parliamentary republic

Money, belief and alliances

Money

Cape Verdean escudo

Belongs to

International Civil Aviation Organization Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Non-Aligned Movement UN Trade and Development International Fund for Agricultural Development Organisation internationale de la Francophonie United Nations World Meteorological Organization Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons Community of Portuguese Language Countries International Development Association International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes African Union Intelsat Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons

Climate and geography

temperate; warm, dry summer; precipitation meager and erratic

Climate zone

Desert or arid

Highest point

Pico do Fogo

Landmarks and landscapes

Pico do Fogo

Northern hemisphere.

In charge right now

José Maria Neves Head of state

Francisco Carvalho Head of government

Figures from its history

Amilcar Cabral Independence leader Amílcar Lopes Cabral was a Bissau-Guinean and Cape Verdean agricultural engineer, political organizer, diplomat, and half-brother of Luís Cabral.

Cesaria Evora Singer Cesária Évora GCIH was a Cape Verdean singer known for singing morna, a genre of music from Cape Verde, in her native Cape Verdean Creole.