VERBACARD GEOGRAPHY — AFRICA
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CAPE VERDE
República de Cabo Verde
CV · CPV
INDEPENDENT 1975
ATLANTIC VOLCANIC ARCHIPELAGO
POPULATION
0.6M
AREA
4,033 km²
CAPITAL
Praia
CURRENCY
CVE
GDP / CAPITA
$3,600
TERRITORY
HIGHEST POINT
Mount Fogo, 2,829 m (active volcano)
LOWEST POINT
Atlantic Ocean, 0 m
COASTLINE
965 km
LAND BORDERS
None — island nation
TERRAIN
Volcanic and rugged, with steep mountains on some islands and low, flat terrain on others.
POSITION
CAPITAL COORDINATES
14.93°N, 23.51°W
TIME ZONE
CVT, UTC−1 — no daylight saving
NEIGHBORS
None — nearest mainland is Senegal, ~570 km east
GOVERNMENT & SOCIETY
GOVERNMENT
Parliamentary republic
RELIGION
Christianity, ~85%
LIFE EXPECTANCY
74 years
HDI
0.662 — Medium (rank 126)
LANGUAGES
PortugueseOFFICIAL
Cape Verdean CreoleNATIONAL
ECONOMY
KEY INDUSTRIES
Fish processing
Textiles
Salt mining
Tourism
TOP EXPORTS
Fish
Shoes and garments
Salt
TOP IMPORTS
Foodstuffs
Industrial products
Transport equipment
Fuels
LAND USE
Agricultural, 18%
Forest, 21%
Other / Volcanic, 61%
POPULATION, 1970–2024
0.27M
1970
0.3M
1980
0.34M
1990
0.44M
2000
0.49M
2010
0.58M
2020
0.6M
2024
SOURCES: WORLD BANK · CIA WORLD FACTBOOK · NATURAL EARTH · ISO 4217
VERBACARD GEOGRAPHY SET