Cape Verde March 17, 2020 Africa , African Union , archipelago , Atlantic , Atlantic Ocean , Barlavento , Boa Vista , Brava , Cabo Verde , Cape Verde , CEDEAO , CEN-SAD , Cesaria Evora , colony , Community of Portuguese-speaking countries , Community of Sahel-Saharan States , Economic Community of West African States , fishing , Fogo , islands , Lusophony , Macaronésie , Maio , Mindelo , Pic de Fogo , Pico do Fogo , Portugal , Portuguese colony , Portuguese language , Praia , Sal , Santa Luzia , Santiago , Santo Antão , São Nicolau , São Vicente , Sotavento , tourism , volcano , West Africa Official name Republic of Cabo Verde Name in local language República de Cabo Verde (pt) ; Repúblika di Kabu Verdi (kea) Continent Africa Subcontinent Sub-Saharan Africa Population (ranking: 178e ) 544,081 inhabitants (2018) Population growth 1.19 % / year Area 4,033 km² Density 134.91 inhabitants / km² GDP (ranking: 198e )1.987 billions $USD (2018) GDP/capita (ranking ) 3,654 $USD (2018) GDP growth 5.50 % / year (2018) Life expectancy (ranking ) 76.20 years (2017) Birth rate 19.89 ‰ (2017) Fertility rate 2.29 children / woman (2017) Death rate (ranking ) 4.90 ‰ (2013) Infant mortality rate (ranking ) 21.40 ‰ (2013) Literacy rate 98.34 % (2015) Official languages Portuguese Currency Cape Verdean escudo (CVE) HDI (ranking: 164e )0.651 / 1 (2018) EPI (ranking )56.94 (2018) Government Unitary semi-presidential republic Head of State President Jorge Carlos Fonseca National Day 5 July (independence of 1975) ISO Codes CV, CPV Demonym Cape Verdean, Cabo Verdean Tourists (ranking ) 668,000 people (2017)
Cape Verde (or Cabo Verde ) is an island country in West Africa composed of an archipelago of ten volcanic islands. It is located in the Atlantic Ocean, off the coast of Mauritania and Senegal . The archipelago is divided into two series of islands: to the south the islands of Sotavento (Brava, Fogo, Santiago and Maio) and to the north the islands of Barlavento (Boa Vista, Sal, Sao Nicolau, Santa Luzia, São Vicente and Santo Antao). Santiago alone comprises more than half of the country’s population, including the capital and largest city Praia. The country is a former colony of Portugal, which became independent on July 5, 1975.
Fogo Peak, Cape Verde Volcano. Photo: Simo Räsänen Praia, capitale of Cape Verde. Photo: Cayambe Urban areas (2017) Urban areas Population Praia 159,047 inhabitants Mindelo 82,680 inhabitants
Administrative divisions Islands Population Area Boa Vista 16,621 inhabitants 620 km² Brava 5,579 inhabitants 64 km² Fogo 35,416 inhabitants 476 km² Maio 7,111 inhabitants 269 km² Sal 36,769 inhabitants 216 km² Santa Luzia 0 inhabitants 35 km² Santiago 301,903 inhabitants 991 km² Santo Antão 39,324 inhabitants 779 km² São Nicolau 12,260 inhabitants 343 km² São Vicente 82,680 inhabitants 227 km²
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