Cape Verde

sovereign state, island country, country, archipelagic state
Part of	Portuguese-speaking African countries, West Africa
Inception	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
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]

Etymology[edit | edit source]

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.

Government den politics[edit | edit source]

International recognition[edit | edit source]

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]

Geography[edit | edit source]

Climate[edit | edit source]

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]

Administrative divisions[edit | edit source]

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:

Barlavento Islands
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

Sotavento Islands
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 Domingos	13,808	13,958	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
	Ribeira Grande de Santiago	8,325	7,632	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
	São Filipe	22,228	20,732	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
Brava	Brava	5,995	5,594	Nossa Senhora do Monte

Demographics[edit | edit source]


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

References[edit | edit source]

↑ Tanya Basu (12 December 2013). "Cape Verde Gets New Name: 5 Things to Know About How Maps Change". National Geographic. Archived from the original on 13 December 2013. Retrieved 12 December 2013.
↑ "Constituição da República de Cabo Verde" (PDF). ICRC databases on international humanitarian law. Article 9. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 March 2017. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
↑ "Cape Verde: Islands, Municipalities, Cities & Urban Localities - Population Statistics, Maps, Charts, Weather and Web Information". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
↑ Lobban, p. 4
↑ "Remarks by the President After Meeting with African Leaders". Obama White House Archives. Archived from the original on 27 July 2020. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
↑ "2016 Human Development Report" (PDF). United Nations Development Programme. 2016. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 July 2017. Retrieved 21 March 2017.
↑ "2013 Ibrahim Index of African Governance" (PDF). Mo Ibrahim Foundation. October 2013. p. 3. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 August 2014. Retrieved 6 August 2014.
↑ "Cape Verde | 2010 Index of Economic Freedom". Heritage.org. Archived from the original on 3 February 2011. Retrieved 31 January 2011.
↑ "World Economic Forum : The Global Information Technology Report 2010–2011" (PDF). Weform.org. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 August 2014. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
↑ "Normais Climatológicas". www.inmg.gov.cv (insyd European Portuguese). Archived from the original on 29 December 2020. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
↑ "Klimatafel von Santa Maria / Sal (Int.Flugh.) / Kapverden (Rep. Kap Verde)" (PDF). DwD. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 February 2020. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
↑ "Klimatafel von Praia / Sao Tiago / Kapverden (Rep. Kap Verde)" (PDF). DwD. Archived (PDF) from the original on 8 October 2020. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
↑ "Klimatafel von Mindelo / Sao Vicente / Kapverden (Rep. Kap Verde)" (PDF). DwD. Archived (PDF) from the original on 15 September 2021. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
↑ ^14.0 ^14.1 2010 Census — source: Instituto Nacional de Estatistica.
↑ ^15.0 ^15.1 2021 Census — source: Instituto Nacional de Estatistica.

Bibliography[edit | edit source]

Pim, J.; Pierce, C.; Watts, A. B.; Grevemeyer, I.; Krabbenhoeft, A. (5 May 2008). "Crustal structure and origin of the Cape Verde Rise" (PDF). Earth and Planetary Science Letters. 272 (1–2): 422–428. Bibcode:2008E&PSL.272..422P. doi:10.1016/j.epsl.2008.05.012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 January 2011.
Carling, Jorgen (2004). "Emigration, Return and Development in Cape Verde: The Impact of Closing Borders". Population, Space and Place. 55 (10): 113–132. doi:10.1002/(SICI)1097-4679(199901)55:1<117::AID-JCLP12>3.0.CO;2-A. PMID 10100838.
Ramalho, R.; Helffrich, G.; Schmidt, D.; Vance, D. (2010). "Tracers of Uplift and Subsidence in the Cape Verde Archipelago". Journal of the Geological Society. 167 (3): 519–538. Bibcode:2010JGSoc.167..519R. CiteSeerX 10.1.1.173.3419. doi:10.1144/0016-76492009-056. S2CID 140566236.

External links[edit | edit source]

Official website of the Government of Cape Verde
Cape Verde. The World Factbook. Central Intelligence Agency.
Cape Verde from State.gov
Country Profile from BBC News
Cape Verde entry on Encyclopædia Britannica
Cape Verde from UCB Libraries GovPubs
Key Development Forecasts for Cape Verde from International Futures
Cape Verde 2016

[1] Tanya Basu (12 December 2013). "Cape Verde Gets New Name: 5 Things to Know About How Maps Change". National Geographic. Archived from the original on 13 December 2013. Retrieved 12 December 2013.

[2] "Constituição da República de Cabo Verde" (PDF). ICRC databases on international humanitarian law. Article 9. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 March 2017. Retrieved 11 March 2017.

[3] "Cape Verde: Islands, Municipalities, Cities & Urban Localities - Population Statistics, Maps, Charts, Weather and Web Information". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 7 February 2024.

[4] Lobban, p. 4

[5] "Remarks by the President After Meeting with African Leaders". Obama White House Archives. Archived from the original on 27 July 2020. Retrieved 7 September 2019.

[6] "2016 Human Development Report" (PDF). United Nations Development Programme. 2016. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 July 2017. Retrieved 21 March 2017.

[7] "2013 Ibrahim Index of African Governance" (PDF). Mo Ibrahim Foundation. October 2013. p. 3. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 August 2014. Retrieved 6 August 2014.

[8] "Cape Verde | 2010 Index of Economic Freedom". Heritage.org. Archived from the original on 3 February 2011. Retrieved 31 January 2011.

[9] "World Economic Forum : The Global Information Technology Report 2010–2011" (PDF). Weform.org. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 August 2014. Retrieved 1 August 2014.

[10] "Normais Climatológicas". www.inmg.gov.cv (insyd European Portuguese). Archived from the original on 29 December 2020. Retrieved 28 May 2021.

[11] "Klimatafel von Santa Maria / Sal (Int.Flugh.) / Kapverden (Rep. Kap Verde)" (PDF). DwD. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 February 2020. Retrieved 28 May 2021.

[12] "Klimatafel von Praia / Sao Tiago / Kapverden (Rep. Kap Verde)" (PDF). DwD. Archived (PDF) from the original on 8 October 2020. Retrieved 28 May 2021.

[13] "Klimatafel von Mindelo / Sao Vicente / Kapverden (Rep. Kap Verde)" (PDF). DwD. Archived (PDF) from the original on 15 September 2021. Retrieved 28 May 2021.

[:0-14] 14.0 ^14.1 2010 Census — source: Instituto Nacional de Estatistica.

[:1-15] 15.0 ^15.1 2021 Census — source: Instituto Nacional de Estatistica.

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