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Cape Verde - Facts and Figures

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^{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
^{Cape Verde location:}	A group of islands in the North Atlantic Ocean, off the coast of West Africa and west of Senegal
^{Cape Verde Area:}	4033 km2
^Coastline:	965 km
^waters:	measured from claimed archipelagic baselines territorial sea: 12 nm contiguous zone: 24 nm exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
^{Land Boundaries:}	0km
^{Border Countries:}	N/A
^Currency:	The Cape Verde escudo (CVE) is pegged to the Euro at the rate of 1Euro = 110.265CVE.
^{^{Currency Code:}}	CVE
^Climate:	Temperate; warm, dry summers; meagre and erratic rainfall
^Terrain:	Steep, rugged, rocky, volcanic
^{Natural Resources:}	Salt, basalt rock, limestone, kaolin, fish, clay, gypsum
^Geography:	Cape Verde is at a strategic location 500 km from west coast of Africa near major north-south sea routes; it is an important communications station; essential sea and air refuelling site
^{^Population:}	423,613 (July 2007 est.)
^{Age Structure:}	0-14 years: 36.9% (male 78,971/female 77,524) 15-64 years: 56.4% (male 116,751/female 122,065) 65 years and over: 6.7% (male 10,423/female 17,879) (2007 est.)
^{Average Age:}	total: 20.2 years male: 19.4 years female: 21.1 years (2007 est.)
^{Population Growth Rate:}	0.606% (2007 est.)
^{Ethnic Groups:}	Creole (mulatto) 71%, African 28%, European 1%
^Religions:	Roman Catholic (infused with indigenous beliefs); Protestant (mostly Church of the Nazarene)
^Languages:	Portuguese, Crioulo (a blend of Portuguese and West African words)

^GOVERNMENT:
^{Government Type:}	A democratic republic
^Capital:	Praia
^{Independence:}	5 July 1975 (from Portugal)

^{COMMUNICATIONS}
^{Telephone Main Lines in Use:}	73,400 (2005)
^{Cellular Telephones:}	81,700 (2005)
^{Internet Users:}	25,000(2005)
^{TRANSPORTATION:}
^Highways:	Total: 1,350 km Paved: 932 km Unpaved: 418 km (2000)
^{Ports and Harbours:}	Mindelo, Praia, Tarrafal
^Airports:	7, at Sao Vicente, Sao Nicolau, Sal, Boavista, Maio, Santiago, Fogo

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