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is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Cape Verde:

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in the

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of the North

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, off the western coast of

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s were discovered and

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by the

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in the 15th century (though there may have been earlier discoveries), and attained

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in 1975.

General reference

* Pronunciation: * Common English country name:

Cape Verde , national_anthem = () , official_languages = Portuguese , national_languages = Cape Verdean Creole , capital = Praia , coordinates = , largest_city = capital , demonym ...

* Official English country name: The

Republic of Cape Verde , national_anthem = () , official_languages = Portuguese , national_languages = Cape Verdean Creole , capital = Praia , coordinates = , largest_city = capital , demonym ...

* Common endonym(s): * Official endonym(s): * Adjectival(s): Cape Verdean *

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(s):

Cape Verdeans Cape Verdeans, also called Cabo Verdeans ( pt, cabo-verdiano), are a creole ethnic group native to Cape Verde, an island nation in West Africa consisting of an archipelago in the central Atlantic Ocean. Cape Verde is a (in Portuguese, or mest ...

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: Name of Cape Verde *

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Geography of Cape Verde

Geography of Cape Verde Cape Verde (formally, the Republic of Cabo Verde) is a group of arid Atlantic islands which are home to distinct communities of plants, birds, and reptiles. The islands constitute the unique Cape Verde Islands dry forests ecoregion, accordi ...

* Cape Verde is: ** an

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* Population of Cape Verde: 436,821(2008) - 165th most populous country * Area of Cape Verde: - 172nd largest country * Atlas of Cape Verde

Location

* Cape Verde is situated within: **

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West Africa West Africa or Western Africa is the westernmost region of Africa. The United Nations defines Western Africa as the 16 countries of Benin, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, The Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Mali, Maurit ...

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Cape Verde Time Cape Verde Time (CVT) is a time zone used by the Atlantic island nation of Cape Verde. The zone is one hour behind UTC ( UTC-01:00). Daylight saving time Daylight saving time (DST), also referred to as daylight savings time or simply day ...

( UTC-01) * Extreme points of Cape Verde ** High:

Mount Fogo Pico do Fogo is the highest peak of Cape Verde and West Africa, rising to above sea level. It is an active stratovolcano lying on the island of Fogo. The main cone last erupted in 1680, causing mass emigration from the island. A subsidiary vent ...

** Low:

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0 m * Land boundaries: ''none'' * Coastline: 965 km

Environment of Cape Verde

Satellite image of Cape Verde in December 2002

* Climate of Cape Verde **

Cape Verde-type hurricane A Cape Verde hurricane or Cabo Verde hurricane is an Atlantic hurricane that originates at low-latitude in the deep tropics from a tropical wave that has passed over or near the Cape Verde islands after exiting the coast of West Africa. The av ...

* Geology of Cape Verde *

Wildlife of Cape Verde The wildlife of Cape Verde is spread over its archipelago of ten islands and three islets, which all have parks under their jurisdiction by decree promulgated by the Cape Verde government. Located off the west coast of Africa, the total land a ...

Fauna of Cape Verde The wildlife of Cape Verde is spread over its archipelago of ten islands and three islets, which all have parks under their jurisdiction by decree promulgated by the Cape Verde government. Located off the west coast of Africa, the total land a ...

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Birds of Cape Verde Birds are a group of warm-blooded vertebrates constituting the class (biology), class Aves (), characterised by feathers, toothless beaked jaws, the Oviparity, laying of Eggshell, hard-shelled eggs, a high Metabolism, metabolic rate, a fou ...

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Mammals of Cape Verde Mammals () are a group of vertebrate animals constituting the class Mammalia (), characterized by the presence of mammary glands which in females produce milk for feeding (nursing) their young, a neocortex (a region of the brain), fur o ...

Natural geographic features of Cape Verde

* Glaciers in Cape Verde: none The only glaciers in Africa are on Mt Kenya (in Kenya), on Kilimanjaro (in Tanzania), and in the Ruwenzori Mountains (which are located in

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** Volcanoes in Cape Verde * World Heritage Sites in Cape Verde:

Cidade Velha Cidade Velha (Portuguese for "old city", also: ''Santiago de Cabo Verde'') is a cityRegions of Cape Verde

Administrative divisions of Cape Verde

Administrative divisions of Cape Verde The territory of Cape Verde is divided into 22 ''concelhos'' (municipalities), and subdivided into 32 ''freguesias'' (equivalent to civil parish). In Portuguese language usage, there are two words to distinguish the territory and the administrati ...

Municipalities of Cape Verde A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...

= Municipalities of Cape Verde

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of Cape Verde:

Praia Praia (, Portuguese language, Portuguese for "beach") is the capital and largest city of Cape Verde.

* Cities of Cape Verde

Demography of Cape Verde

Demographics of Cape Verde This article is about the demographic features of the population of Cape Verde, including population density, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population. Ca ...

Government and politics of Cape Verde

Politics of Cape Verde Politics of Cape Verde takes place in a framework of a semi-presidential representative democratic republic, whereby the Prime Minister of Cape Verde is the head of government and the President of the Republic of Cape Verde is the head of stat ...

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of Cape Verde:

Praia Praia (, Portuguese language, Portuguese for "beach") is the capital and largest city of Cape Verde.

Elections in Cape Verde Cape Verde elects on national level a head of state – the president – and a legislature. The president is elected for a five-year term by the people. The National Assembly ( pt, Assembleia Nacional) has 72 members, elected for a five-year term ...

Political parties in Cape Verde This article lists political parties in Cape Verde. Cape Verde has a two-party system, which means that there are two dominant political parties (PAICV and MpD), with extreme difficulty for anybody to achieve electoral success under the banner of ...

Branches of government

Government of Cape Verde A government is the system or group of people governing an organized community, generally a state. In the case of its broad associative definition, government normally consists of legislature, executive, and judiciary. Government is a ...

Executive branch of the government of Cape Verde

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President of Cape Verde President most commonly refers to: *President (corporate title) *President (education), a leader of a college or university *President (government title) President may also refer to: Automobiles * Nissan President, a 1966–2010 Japanese ful ...

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Prime Minister of Cape Verde This article lists the prime ministers of Cape Verde, an island country in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of West Africa, since the establishment of the office of prime minister in 1975. Pedro Pires was the first person to hold the office, ta ...

Ulisses Correia e Silva José Ulisses de Pina Correia e Silva () (born 4 June 1962) is a Cape Verdean businessman and politician who has been Prime Minister of Cape Verde since 22 April 2016. He took office after his party, the Movement for Democracy, won the 20 March ...

Cabinet of Cape Verde The Cabinet of Cape Verde consists of the Prime Minister of Cape Verde and 12 Cabinet Ministers. Cape verde has a parliamentary system and ministers formulate the government's policies and advises the National Assembly. Current Cabinet See also ...

Legislative branch of the government of Cape Verde

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Judicial branch of the government of Cape Verde

Foreign relations of Cape Verde

Foreign relations of Cape Verde * Diplomatic missions in Cape Verde * Diplomatic missions of Cape Verde

International organization membership

Cape Verde is a member of: *

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(AfDB) *

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(AU) *

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(ACP) *

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(CD) *'' Comunidade dos Países de Língua Portuguesa'' (CPLP) *

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(ECOWAS) *

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(FAO) *

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(G77) *

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(IBRD) *

International Civil Aviation Organization The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO, ) is a specialized agency of the United Nations that coordinates the principles and techniques of international air navigation, and fosters the planning and development of international sc ...

(ICAO) *

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(ICCt) *

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(Interpol) *

International Development Association The International Development Association (IDA) (french: link=no, Association internationale de développement) is an international financial institution which offers concessional loans and grants to the world's poorest developing countries. Th ...

(IDA) *

International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) is a worldwide humanitarian aid organization that reaches 160 million people each year through its 192-member National Societies. It acts before, during and after disas ...

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(IMF) *

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(ICRM) *

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(ITSO) *

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(ITUC) *

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(WTO)

Law and order in Cape Verde

* Capital punishment in Cape Verde * Crime in Cape Verde * Human rights in Cape Verde **

LGBT rights in Cape Verde Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) persons in Cape Verde are afforded greater protections than those in many other African countries. Both male and female same-sex sexual activities are legal in Cape Verde. Additionally, since 2008, ...

Freedom of religion in Cape Verde The constitution of Cape Verde provides for freedom of religion, and the government has generally respected this right in practice. Government policy continued to contribute to the generally free practice of religion. There were no reports of societ ...

Law enforcement in Cape Verde Law enforcement in Cape Verde is carried out by the Judicial Police or National Police. The captain of the Military of Cape Verde, Armed Forces, Abailardo Barbosa Amado, was the first Executive Director of the PJ. The period that followed the ...

Military of Cape Verde

Military of Cape Verde * Command ** Commander-in-chief of Cape Verde: the

Pedro Pires Pedro de Verona Rodrigues Pires (; born 29 April 1934) is a Cape Verdean politician who served as Prime Minister of Cape Verde from 1975 to 1991, and later as President from 2001 to 2011. Life and career Pires was born in São Filipe, Fogo, Cape ...

* Forces ** Army of Cape Verde ** Navy of Cape Verde * Military history of Cape Verde

History of Cape Verde

History of Cape Verde The recorded history of Cape Verde begins with the Portuguese discovery of the island in 1456. Possible early references to Cape Verde date back at least 2000 years. Prehistory Cape Verde's first seamount rose above the water about 20 mill ...

* Military history of Cape Verde

Culture of Cape Verde

Culture of Cape Verde The Culture of Cape Verde is rich, with a range of customs and practices common in the islands. Cuisine One of the most important aspects of Cape Verdean culture is the beverage ''grogue'', a strong rum made from distilled sugar cane on the i ...

Architecture of Cape Verde The Architecture of Cape Verde has different architectural styles in the nation. Unlike the African mainland, Cape Verde was uninhabited until 1461 when the Portuguese arrived, most of the other islands were first inhabited after the end of the 1 ...

Languages of Cape Verde This article is about the demographic features of the population of Cape Verde, including population density Population density (in agriculture: Stock (disambiguation), standing stock or plant density) is a measurement of population per unit ...

National symbols of Cape Verde * National Flag: Flag of Cape Verde : * Coat of Arms: Coat of Arms of Cape Verde : * Anthem: ''Cântico da Liberdade "" (English: "Chant of Liberty") is the national anthem of Cape Verde. It was made official in 1996, replacing "Esta É a ...

** Coat of arms of Cape Verde **

Flag of Cape Verde The national flag of Cape Verde (Portuguese: ''bandeira de Cabo Verde''; Capeverdean ( ALUPEC): ''bandera di Kauberdi'') was adopted on 22 September 1992, replacing the flag adopted during Cape Verdean independence, fought for with Guinea-Bis ...

** National anthem of Cape Verde * People of Cape Verde *

Public holidays in Cape Verde This is a list of holidays in Cape Verde. Public holidays References Cape Verdean culture Cape Verde Law of Cape Verde {{CapeVerde-stub ...

Religion in Cape Verde Christianity is the largest religion in Cape Verde, with Roman Catholics having the most adherents. Different sources give varying estimates on the relative sizes of various Christian denominations. More than 93% of the population of Cape Verde i ...

** Buddhism in Cape Verde **

Christianity in Cape Verde Christianity is the largest religion in Cape Verde, with Roman Catholics having the most adherents. Different sources give varying estimates on the relative sizes of various Christian denominations. More than 94% of the population of Cape Verde ...

***

Roman Catholicism in Cape Verde The Catholic Church in the Cape Verde is part of the worldwide Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope in Rome. There are over 430,000 Catholics in the country which represents over 90% of the total population. The country is div ...

** Hinduism in Cape Verde ** Islam in Cape Verde * World Heritage Sites in Cape Verde:

Cidade Velha Cidade Velha (Portuguese for "old city", also: ''Santiago de Cabo Verde'') is a city Music of Cape Verde Cape Verde is known internationally for '' morna'', a form of folk music usually sung in the Cape Verdean Creole, accompanied by clarinet, violin, guitar and cavaquinho. ''Funaná'', ''Coladeira'', '' Batuque'' and '' Cabo love'' are other musical ...

Sports in Cape Verde

Football in Cape Verde Association football, Football is the most popular sport in Cape Verde. The league is divided into eleven divisions, of which seven of them are singles and two islands, Santiago, Cape Verde, Santiago and Santo Antão, Cape Verde, Santo Antão h ...

Cape Verde at the Olympics Cape Verde has sent athletes to every Summer Olympic Games held since 1996, although the country has never won an Olympic medal. No athletes from Cape Verde have competed in any Winter Olympic Games. The only category that Cape Verde has consi ...

Economy and infrastructure of Cape Verde

Economy of Cape Verde The economy of Cape Verde is a service-oriented economy that is focused on commerce, trade, transport and public services. Cape Verde is a small archipelagic nation that lacks resources and has experienced severe droughts. Agriculture is made di ...

* Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 160th (one hundred and sixtieth) * Agriculture in Cape Verde * Communications in Cape Verde ** Internet in Cape Verde * Companies of Cape Verde * Currency of Cape Verde:

Escudo The escudo (Portuguese: 'shield') is a unit of currency historically used in Portugal and its colonies in South America, Asia, and Africa. It was originally worth 16 silver . The Cape Verdean escudo and the former Portuguese escudo (PTE), each ...

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: CVE * Energy in Cape Verde * Health care in Cape Verde * Mining in Cape Verde *

Tourism in Cape Verde Tourism in Cape Verde, a group of islands off the coast of Senegal, West Africa, started in the 1970s on the island of Sal and increased slowly in the 1980s and 1990s. Overview Tourism contributed US$41 million to the country's economy in the ...

Visa policy of Cape Verde Visitors to Cape Verde must obtain a visa (document), visa to enter, unless they come from one of the visa-exempt countries, which are mostly in Africa, Europe and the Americas. Visa may be obtained in advance from a Cape Verde embassy or consula ...

Transport in Cape Verde Most transportation in Cape Verde is done by air. There are regular flights between the major islands (Santiago, Sal and São Vicente), with less frequent flights to the other islands. Boat transportation is available, though not widely used nor dep ...

Airports in Cape Verde This is a list of airports in Cape Verde, which have been historically an important infrastructural need for the economy and development of the country, since being an archipelago makes it impossible to have terrestrial links between the main citie ...

Roads in Cape Verde This article is related to roads in Cape Verde. There are three categories of national roads (EN1, EN2, EN3), rural roads (ER) and municipal roads (EM). Municipal roads are managed by the municipalities, the national and rural roads are managed by ...

Education in Cape Verde

Education in Cape Verde Primary school education in Cape Verde is mandatory between the ages of 6–14 and free for children ages 6–12.

Health in Cape Verde

Health in Cape Verde Health in Cape Verde is limited due to limited health care in Cape Verde. Gains since 2000 have led to improvements. Medical facilities Medical facilities and some medicines are in short supply or unavailable. There are hospitals in Praia, Min ...

References

External links

Government of Cape Verde

National Assembly of Cape Verde
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