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Part of | Portuguese-speaking African countries, West Africa ![]() |
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Year dem found am | 5 July 1975 ![]() |
Official name | República de Cabo Verde ![]() |
Native label | República de Cabo Verde ![]() |
Short name | 🇨🇻 ![]() |
Dey archive for | Arquivo Nacional de Cabo Verde ![]() |
Dem name after | Cap-Vert ![]() |
Official language | Portuguese, Cape Verdean Creole ![]() |
Anthem | Cântico da Liberdade ![]() |
Culture | culture of Cape Verde ![]() |
Motto text | Paz, Trabalho, Pátria ![]() |
Continent | Africa ![]() |
Country | Cape Verde ![]() |
Capital | Praia ![]() |
Located in time zone | Cape Verde Time, UTC−01:00, Atlantic/Cape_Verde ![]() |
Located in or next to body of water | Atlantic Ocean ![]() |
Located in/on physical feature | Macaronesia, Cape Verde Archipelago ![]() |
Coordinate location | 15°18′0″N 23°42′0″W ![]() |
Coordinates of geographic center | 16°0′9″N 24°0′45″W ![]() |
Coordinates of easternmost point | 16°5′6″N 22°39′55″W ![]() |
Coordinates of northernmost point | 17°12′17″N 25°5′33″W ![]() |
Coordinates of southernmost point | 14°48′10″N 24°42′6″W ![]() |
Coordinates of westernmost point | 17°3′15″N 25°21′40″W ![]() |
Highest point | Pico do Fogo ![]() |
Lowest point | Pedra de Lume salt ponds ![]() |
Government ein basic form | parliamentary republic ![]() |
Office held by head of state | President of Cape Verde ![]() |
State ein head | José Maria Neves ![]() |
Office head of government hold | Prime Minister of Cabo Verde ![]() |
Government ein head | Ulisses Correia e Silva ![]() |
Legislative body | National Assembly of Cape Verde ![]() |
Highest judicial authority | Supremo Tribunal de Justiça ![]() |
Central bank | Bank of Cape Verde ![]() |
Currency | Cape Verdean escudo ![]() |
Dey share bother plus | no value ![]() |
Foundational text | Constitution of the Republic of Cape Verde (1992) ![]() |
Driving side | right ![]() |
Electrical plug type | Europlug, Schuko ![]() |
Dey follow | Portuguese Empire ![]() |
Dey replace | Republic of the Cape Verde Islands ![]() |
Language dem use | Portuguese, Cape Verdean Creole ![]() |
Studied in | Cape Verde studies ![]() |
Dema official website | http://www.governo.cv ![]() |
Hashtag | CapeVerde ![]() |
Top-level Internet domain | .cv ![]() |
Flag | flag of Cape Verde ![]() |
Coat of arms | National emblem of Cape Verde ![]() |
Foods dem associate traditionally | Cachupa, Bife de tartaruga, bolinhos de mandioca com mel ![]() |
Geography of topic | geography of Cape Verde ![]() |
Get characteristic | free country ![]() |
History of topic | history of Cape Verde ![]() |
Economy of topic | economy of Cape Verde ![]() |
Demographics of topic | demographics of Cape Verde ![]() |
Mobile country code | 625 ![]() |
Country calling code | +238 ![]() |
Emergency phone number | 130, 131, 132 ![]() |
Licence plate code | CV ![]() |
Maritime identification digits | 617 ![]() |
Unicode character | 🇨🇻 ![]() |
Category for maps | Category:Maps of Cape Verde ![]() |
Cape Verde (/ˈvɜːrd(i)/ (listen)) anaa Cabo Verde (/ˌkɑːboʊ ˈvɜːrdeɪ/ (listen), /ˌkæb-/; Portuguese: [ˈkaβu ˈveɾðɨ]), alias Republic of Cabo Verde, be sam archipelago den island country for central Atlantic Ocean insyd, wey dey consist of ten volcanic islands plus combined land area of about 4,033 square kilometres (1,557 sq mi).[1] Dese islands dey lie between 600 den 850 kilometres (320 den 460 nautical miles) west of Cap-Vert, de westernmost point of continental Africa. De Cape Verde islands dey form part of de Macaronesia ecoregion, along plus de Azores, de Canary Islands, Madeira, den de Savage Isles.
Cape Verde ein official language be Portuguese.[2] De recognized national language be Cape Verdean Creole, wey dem dey speak by de vast majority of de population. As of de 2021 census de most populated islands be Santiago, wer de capital Praia dey locate (269,370), São Vicente (74,016), Santo Antão (36,632), Fogo (33,519) den Sal (33,347). De largest cities be Praia (137,868), Mindelo (69,013), Espargos (24,500) den Assomada (21,297).[3]
Dem name de country after de Cap-Vert peninsula, for de Senegalese coast top.[4] De name Cap-Vert, in turn, dey cam from de Portuguese language Cabo Verde ('green cape'), de name wey Portuguese explorers give de cape insyd 1444, few years before dem cam across de islands.
Insyd 2013 then United States Presido Barack Obama say Cape Verde be "a real success story".[5] Among oda achievements, na dem recognize am plus de assessments wey dey follow:
Index | Score | PALOP rank | CPLP rank | African rank | World rank | Year |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Human Development Index | 0.654 | 1 (top 17%) | 3 (top 38%) | 10 (top 19%) | 125 (top 62%) | 2017[6] |
Ibrahim Index of African Governance | 71.1 | 1 (top 17%) | — | 3 (top 6%) | — | 2018[7] |
Freedom of the Press | 27 (Free) | 1 (top 17%) | 2 (top 25%) | 1 (top 2%) | 48 (top 24%) | 2014 |
Freedom in the World | 1/1 | 1 (top 17%) | 1 (top 13%) | 1 (top 2%) | 1 (top 1%) | 2016 |
Press Freedom Index | 18.02 | 1 (top 17%) | 2 (top 25%) | 3 (top 6%) | 27 (top 14%) | 2017 |
Democracy Index | 7.88 (Flawed democracy) | 1 (top 17%) | 1 (top 13%) | 2 (top 4%) | 26 (top 13%) | 2018 |
Corruption Perceptions Index | 59 | 1 (top 17%) | 2 (top 25%) | 2 (top 4%) | 38 (top 19%) | 2016 |
Index of Economic Freedom[8] | 66.5 | 1 (top 17%) | 1 (top 13%) | 3 (top 6%) | 57 (top 28%) | 2016 |
e-Government Readiness Index | 0.3551 | 1 (top 17%) | 3 (top 38%) | 14 (top 26%) | 127 (top 63%) | 2014 |
Failed States Index | 74.1 | 1 (top 17%) | 3 (top 38%) | 8 (top 15%) | 93 (top 46%) | 2014 |
Networked Readiness Index | 3.8 | 1 (top 17%) | 3 (top 38%) | 7 (top 13%) | 87 (top 43%) | 2015[9] |
Climate data for Cape Verde: São Vicente, Sal den Santiago, 1981–2010 normals, 1931–1960 extremes | |||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °C (°F) | 32.0
(89.6) |
33.1
(91.6) |
34.2
(93.6) |
33.4
(92.1) |
33.3
(91.9) |
34.1
(93.4) |
33.6
(92.5) |
38.0
(100.4) |
34.8
(94.6) |
33.0
(91.4) |
33.0
(91.4) |
31.0
(87.8) |
38.0
(100.4) |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 24.9
(76.8) |
25.1
(77.2) |
25.8
(78.4) |
25.9
(78.6) |
26.6
(79.9) |
27.3
(81.1) |
28.2
(82.8) |
29.4
(84.9) |
29.9
(85.8) |
29.5
(85.1) |
28.2
(82.8) |
26.3
(79.3) |
27.3
(81.1) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 22.1
(71.8) |
21.9
(71.4) |
22.4
(72.3) |
22.7
(72.9) |
23.4
(74.1) |
24.3
(75.7) |
25.3
(77.5) |
26.5
(79.7) |
26.9
(80.4) |
26.4
(79.5) |
25.2
(77.4) |
23.4
(74.1) |
24.2
(75.6) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 19.4
(66.9) |
19.1
(66.4) |
19.3
(66.7) |
19.8
(67.6) |
20.6
(69.1) |
21.6
(70.9) |
22.7
(72.9) |
23.9
(75.0) |
24.5
(76.1) |
23.8
(74.8) |
22.6
(72.7) |
20.9
(69.6) |
21.5
(70.7) |
Record low °C (°F) | 12.0
(53.6) |
10.0
(50.0) |
12.0
(53.6) |
15.0
(59.0) |
15.0
(59.0) |
15.0
(59.0) |
17.0
(62.6) |
14.5
(58.1) |
19.0
(66.2) |
18.5
(65.3) |
17.0
(62.6) |
16.0
(60.8) |
10.0
(50.0) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 4.9
(0.19) |
1.5
(0.06) |
0.7
(0.03) |
0.4
(0.02) |
0.3
(0.01) |
0.0
(0.0) |
3.9
(0.15) |
30.2
(1.19) |
41.7
(1.64) |
18.8
(0.74) |
3.7
(0.15) |
3.1
(0.12) |
109.2
(4.3) |
Average relative humidity (%) | 66.9 | 67.3 | 66.9 | 67.8 | 69.5 | 72.3 | 73.8 | 75.3 | 76.0 | 73.5 | 70.7 | 69.5 | 70.8 |
Mean monthly sunshine hours | 213.4 | 184.9 | 197.1 | 199.0 | 195.4 | 175.1 | 165.4 | 160.7 | 165.1 | 185.3 | 186.2 | 202.9 | 2,230.5 |
Source 1: Instituto Nacional de Meteorologia e Geofísica[10] | |||||||||||||
Source 2: Deutscher Wetterdienst (extremes)[11][12][13] |
Dem divide Cape Verde into 22 municipalities (concelhos) wey dem subdivide am into 32 parishes (freguesias), dem base for de religious parishes wey na exist during de colonial period top:
Island | Municipality | Census 2010[14] | Census 2021[15] | Parish |
Santo Antão | Ribeira Grande | 18,890 | 15,022 | Nossa Senhora do Rosário |
Nossa Senhora do Livramento | ||||
Santo Crucifixo | ||||
São Pedro Apóstolo | ||||
Paúl | 6,997 | 5,696 | Santo António das Pombas | |
Porto Novo | 18,028 | 15,014 | São João Baptista | |
Santo André | ||||
São Vicente | São Vicente | 76,107 | 74,016 | Nossa Senhora da Luz |
Santa Luzia | ||||
São Nicolau | Ribeira Brava | 7,580 | 6,978 | Nossa Senhora da Lapa |
Nossa Senhora do Rosário | ||||
Tarrafal de São Nicolau | 5,237 | 5,261 | São Francisco | |
Sal | Sal | 25,765 | 33,347 | Nossa Senhora das Dores |
Boa Vista | Boa Vista | 9,162 | 12,613 | Santa Isabel |
São João Baptista |
Island | Municipality | Census 2010[14] | Census 2021[15] | Parish |
Maio | Maio | 6,952 | 6,298 | Nossa Senhora da Luz |
Santiago | Praia | 131,602 | 142,009 | Nossa Senhora da Graça |
São Domingos | 13,808 | 13,958 | Nossa Senhora da Luz | |
São Nicolau Tolentino | ||||
Santa Catarina | 43,297 | 37,472 | Santa Catarina | |
São Salvador do Mundo | 8,677 | 7,452 | São Salvador do Mundo | |
Santa Cruz | 26,609 | 25,004 | Santiago Maior | |
São Lourenço dos Órgãos | 7,388 | 6,317 | São Lourenço dos Órgãos | |
Ribeira Grande de Santiago | 8,325 | 7,632 | Santíssimo Nome de Jesus | |
São João Baptista | ||||
São Miguel | 15,648 | 12,906 | São Miguel Arcanjo | |
Tarrafal | 18,565 | 16,620 | Santo Amaro Abade | |
Fogo | São Filipe | 22,228 | 20,732 | São Lourenço |
Nossa Senhora da Conceição | ||||
Santa Catarina do Fogo | 5,299 | 4,725 | Santa Catarina do Fogo | |
Mosteiros | 9,524 | 8,062 | Nossa Senhora da Ajuda | |
Brava | Brava | 5,995 | 5,594 | São João Baptista |
Nossa Senhora do Monte |
Largest cities anaa towns insyd Cape Verde
Instituto Nacional de Estatística (Distribuição da população residente – RGPH 2010: População urbana) | |||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Rank | Name | Municipality | Pop. | ||||||
1 | Praia | Praia | 127,832 | ||||||
2 | Mindelo | São Vicente | 70,468 | ||||||
3 | Santa Maria | Sal | 23,839 | ||||||
4 | Assomada | Santa Catarina | 12,026 | ||||||
5 | Porto Novo | Porto Novo | 9,430 | ||||||
6 | Pedra Badejo | Santa Cruz | 9,345 | ||||||
7 | São Filipe | São Filipe | 8,125 | ||||||
8 | Tarrafal | Tarrafal | 6,177 | ||||||
9 | Sal Rei | Boa Vista | 5,407 | ||||||
10 | Ribeira Grande | Ribeira Grande | 4,625 |