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Republic of Cabo Verde

República de Cabo Verde(Portuguese)
Repúblika di Kabu Verdi (Cape Verdean Creole)
Motto: 
  • Unidade, Trabalho, Progresso  (Portuguese)
  • (English: "Unity, Work, Progress")
Anthem: Cântico da Liberdade  (Portuguese)
(English: "Chant of Freedom")
Cape Verde (orthographic projection).svg
Location Cape Verde AU Africa.svg
Capital
and largest city
Praia
14°55′N23°31′W / 14.917°N 23.517°W / 14.917; -23.517
Official languagesPortuguese[1]
Recognised national languagesCape Verdean Creole[1]
Religion
Demonym(s)Cape Verdean or Cabo Verdean[3]
GovernmentUnitarysemi-presidentialrepublic[4]
Jorge Carlos Fonseca
Ulisses Correia e Silva
LegislatureNational Assembly
Formation
• Independence from Portugal
5 July 1975
13 January 1990
Area
• Total
4,033 km2 (1,557 sq mi) (166th)
• Water (%)
negligible
Population
• 2018 estimate
543,767[5][6] (172nd)
• Density
123.7/km2 (320.4/sq mi) (89th)
GDP (PPP)2019 estimate
• Total
$4.323 billion
• Per capita
$7,728[7]
GDP (nominal)2019 estimate
• Total
$2.042 billion
• Per capita
$3,651[7]
Gini (2008)47.2[8]
high
HDI (2018)Increase 0.651[9]
medium · 126th
CurrencyCape Verdean escudo (CVE)
Time zoneUTC–1 (CVT)
• Summer (DST)
UTC–1 (not observed)
Driving sideright
Calling code+238
ISO 3166 codeCV
Internet TLD.cv

Source: CIA World Factbook
This page was last updated on November 27, 2020


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