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Cape Verde Facts And Figures

This page offers you an easy to read summary of data on the Cape Verde Islands, helping you with your research on the merits of Cape Verde as your chosen location.


Data Available for Cape Verde collected from the CIA Factbook - Cape Verde

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

Water:

360 sq km

Land Boundaries:

0 km

Coastline:

965 km (North Atlantic)

Currency:

he Cape Verde escudo (CVE) is pegged to the Euro at the nominal rate of 1Euro = 110.265 CVE.

Currency Code:

CVE

Climate:

Temperate; warm, dry summers; low and erratic rainfall

Terrain:

Steep, rugged, rocky, volcanic

Natural Resources:

Salt, basalt rock, limestone, kaolin, fish, clay, gypsum

Geography:

Cape Verde is at a strategic location 500 km from west coast of Africa near major north-south sea routes; it is an important communications station; essential sea and air refuelling site

Population:

423,613 (July 2007 est.)

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.)

Population Growth Rate:

0.67% (2005 est.)

Ethnic Groups:

Creole (mulatto) 71%, African 28%, European 1%

Religions:

Roman Catholic (infused with indigenous beliefs); Protestant (mostly Church of the Nazarene)

Languages:

Portuguese, Crioulo (a blend of Portuguese and West African words)

GOVERNMENT:

Government Type:

A democratic republic

Capital:

Praia

Independence:

5 July 1975 (from Portugal)

COMMUNICATIONS

Telephone Main Lines in Use:

73,400 (2005)

Cellular Telephones:

81,700 (2005)

Internet Users:

25,000(2005)

TRANSPORTATION:

Highways:

Total: 10,000 km

Paved: 360 km

Cobbled: 5,000 km (2007 est.)

Ports and Harbours:

Mindelo, Praia, Tarrafal

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.

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