Republic of Cabo Verde
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Motto: - Unidade, Trabalho, Progresso (Portuguese)
- (English: "Unity, Work, Progress")
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Capital
and largest city | Praia
14°55′N23°31′W / 14.917°N 23.517°W / 14.917; -23.517 |
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| Official languages | Portuguese[1] |
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| Recognised national languages | Cape Verdean Creole[1] |
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| Religion | |
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| Demonym(s) | Cape Verdean or Cabo Verdean[3] |
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| Government | Unitarysemi-presidentialrepublic[4] |
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| Jorge Carlos Fonseca |
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| Ulisses Correia e Silva |
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| Legislature | National Assembly |
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| Formation |
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| 5 July 1975 |
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| 13 January 1990 |
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| Area |
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• Total | 4,033 km2 (1,557 sq mi) (166th) |
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• Water (%) | negligible |
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| Population |
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• 2018 estimate | 543,767[5][6] (172nd) |
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• Density | 123.7/km2 (320.4/sq mi) (89th) |
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| GDP (PPP) | 2019 estimate |
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• Total | $4.323 billion |
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• Per capita | $7,728[7] |
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| GDP (nominal) | 2019 estimate |
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• Total | $2.042 billion |
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• Per capita | $3,651[7] |
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| Gini (2008) | 47.2[8]
high |
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| HDI (2018) |  0.651[9]
medium · 126th |
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| Currency | Cape Verdean escudo (CVE) |
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| Time zone | UTC–1 (CVT) |
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| UTC–1 (not observed) |
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| Driving side | right |
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| Calling code | +238 |
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| ISO 3166 code | CV |
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| Internet TLD | .cv |
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