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Cape Verde

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Background :

The uninhabited islands were discovered and colonized by the Portuguese in the 15th century; Cape Verde subsequently became a trading center for African slaves and later an important coaling and resupply stop for whaling and transatlantic shipping. Following independence in 1975, and a tentative interest in unification with Guinea-Bissau, a one-party system was established and maintained until multi-party elections were held in 1990. Cape Verde continues to exhibit one of Africa's most stable democratic governments. Repeated droughts during the second half of the 20th century caused significant hardship and prompted heavy emigration. As a result, Cape Verde's expatriate population is greater than its domestic one. Most Cape Verdeans have both African and Portuguese antecedents. 

Location :

Western Africa, group of islands in the North Atlantic Ocean, west of Senegal 

Geographic Coordinates Center :

16 00 N, 24 00 W  (Latitude, Longtitude)

Geographic Coordinates Rectangle :

West -25.36
North 17.20
East -22.67
South 14.81

Map references :

Other Regions 

Area :

total 4 033 square km
land 4 033 square km
water 0 square km

Coastline :

965.00 km

Climate :

temperate; warm, dry summer; precipitation meager and very erratic 

Terrain :

steep, rugged, rocky, volcanic 

Elevation extremes :

lowest point 0 metres
highest point 2 829 metres

Natural resources :

basalt rock clay
fish gypsum
kaolin limestone
salt

Land use :

arable land 11.41 %
permanent crops 0.74 %
other 87.85 %

Irrigated land :

30 square km

Natural hazards :

droughts harmattan winds

current issues :

soil erosion; deforestation due to demand for wood used as fuel; water shortages; desertification; environmental damage has threatened several species of birds and reptiles; illegal beach sand extraction; overfishing 

international agreements :

Biodiversity Climate Change
Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol Desertification
Endangered Species Environmental Modification
Hazardous Wastes Law of the Sea
Marine Dumping Ozone Layer Protection
Ship Pollution Wetlands

Population :

429 474 

Indicators :

Growth rate 0.56 %
Birth rate 23.50 births/1,000 population
Total fertility rate 3.07 children born/woman
Death rate 6.22 deaths/1,000 population
Net migration rate -11.67 migrant(s)/1,000 population

Age structure :

0-14 years 35.20 %
15-64 years 58.50 %
65 years and over 6.40 %

Median age :

total 21.10 years
male 20.40 years
female 21.90 years

Sex ratio :

at birth 1.03 male(s)/female
under 15 years 1.01 male(s)/female
15-64 years 0.97 male(s)/female
65 years and over 0.58 male(s)/female
total population 0.95 male(s)/female

Health :

Infant mortality rate 41.35 deaths/1,000 live births
Life expectancy at birth - total population 71.61 years
Life expectancy at birth - male 68.27 years
Life expectancy at birth - female 75.05 years
HIV-AIDS adult prevalence rate 0.04 %
HIV-AIDS people living with HIV-AIDS 775
HIV-AIDS deaths 225

Religions :

Roman Catholic  

Languages :

Portuguese  
Crioulo  

Literacy :

total population 76.60 %
male 85.80 %
female 69.20 %

Country name :

conventional long form Republic of Cape Verde
conventional short form Cape Verde
local long form Republica de Cabo Verde
local short form Cabo Verde

Country Codes :

ISO 3166 CV
ISO Numeric 132
ISO3 CPV
FIPS CV
ccTLD cv
English Cape Verde

Administrative divisions :

17 municipalities (concelhos, singular - concelho); Boa Vista, Brava, Maio, Mosteiros, Paul, Praia, Porto Novo, Ribeira Grande, Sal, Santa Catarina, Santa Cruz, Sao Domingos, Sao Filipe, Sao Miguel, Sao Nicolau, Sao Vicente, Tarrafal 

Capital :

name Praia
geographic coordinates 14 55 N, 23 31 W
time difference -1.00

International organization participation :

ACCT ACP
AOSIS AU
AfDB CPLP
ECOWAS FAO
G-77 IBRD
ICAO ICCt (signatory)
ICRM IDA
IFAD IFC
IFRCS ILO
IMF IMO
IOC IOM
IPU ITSO
ITU ITUC
Interpol MIGA
NAM OIF
OPCW UN
UNCTAD UNESCO
UNIDO UNWTO
UPU Union Latina
WCO WFTU
WHO WIPO
WMO WTO

Independence :

1975-07-05 

National holiday :

Independence Day

1975-07-05

Executive branch :

President Pedro Verona Rodriques PIRES Prime Minister Jose Maria Pereira NEVES

Legislative branch :

PAICV 52.30 %
MPD 44.00 %
UCID 2.70 %

GDP - Gross Domestic product :

PPP - Purchasing Power Parity 1 680 000 000 $
Official Exchange Rate 1 755 000 000
RGR - Real Growth rate 1.80 %
PPP - per capita 3 900 $

GDP Composition by sector :

agriculture 9.20 %
industry 16.50 %
services 74.30 %

Other Indicators :

Unemployment rate 21.00 %
Population below poverty line 30.00 %
Inflation rate (consumer prices) 4.00 %
Investment (gross fixed) 38.50 % of GDP
Current account balance - 212 000 000 $
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 205 000 000 $
Debt external 325 000 000 $
Military expenditures 0.70 % of GDP

Household income or consumption by percentage share :

lowest 10% 1.90 %
highest 10% 40.60 %

Budget :

revenues 480 000 000 $
expenditures 595 900 000 $

Agriculture - products :

bananas beans
coffee corn
fish peanuts
sugarcane sweet potatoes

Industries :

beverages fish processing
food garments
salt mining ship repair
shoes

Energy :

Electricity Production 250 000 000 kWh
Electricity Consumption 232 500 000 kWh
Oil Consumption 2 000 bbl/day
Oil Imports 1 619 bbl/day

Value :

97 000 000 $

Commodities :

fish fuels
garments hides
shoes

Value :

767 000 000 $

Commodities :

foodstuffs fuels
industrial products transportation equipment

Currency-name :

Cape Verdean escudo 

Communications :

Telephons Main lines in use 72 000
Telephons Mobile, Cellular 277 700
FM Radio broadcast stations 22
Television broadcast stations 1
Internet Country code (ccTLD) cv
Internet Hosts 24
Internet Users 102 800

Transportation :

Airports with paved runways 9
Roadways - total 1 350 km
Roadways - paved 932 km
Roadways - unpaved 418 km

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