Cape Verde Facts And Figures

Country Name:

Conventional long form: Republic of Cape Verde

Conventional short form: Cape Verde

Local long form: Republica de Cabo Verde

Local short form: Cabo Verde

Cape Verde location:

A group of islands in the North Atlantic Ocean, off the coast of West Africa and west of Senegal

Cape Verde Area:

4033 km2

Coastline:

963 km

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Steep, rugged, rocky, volcanic

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Age Structure:

0-14 years: 39% (male 82,249/female 80,752)

15-64 years: 54.3% (male 110,119/female 116,816)

65 years and over: 6.8% (male 10,599/female 17,689) (2005 est.)

Average Age:

Total: 19.4 years

Male: 18.62 years

Female: 20.25 years (2005 est.)

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Praia

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Highways:

Total: 10,000 km

Paved: 360 km

Cobbled: 5,000 km (2007 est.)

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Airports:

9, of which 4 are international and 5 are national.

International: Amilcar Cabral International Airport, Sal Island; Francisco Mendes International Airport, Santiago Island; Rabil, Boa Vista Island; Sao pedro, Sao Vicente.