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1 History
2 Politics
3 Municipalities
4 Geography
5 Economy
6 Demographics
7 Culture
8 Language
8.1 Creole Links
9 Miscellaneous topics
10 External links and references
Cape Verde (Portuguese: Cabo Verde) is a republic located on an archipelago of the North Atlantic Ocean, off the western coast of Africa. The previously-uninhabited islands were discovered and colonized by the Portuguese in the 15th century; they subsequently became a trading center for African slaves. Most Cape Verdeans descend from both groups.

"Cape Verde" is named for Cap-Vert, now in Senegal, the westernmost point of Africa.

República de Cabo Verde
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National motto: Unity, Work, Progress
Official language Portuguese (official) and nine Portuguese creoles
CapitalThis article concerns places that serve as centers of government and politics. For alternative meanings see capital (disambiguation In politics a capital (also called capital city or political capital — although the latter phrase has an alternative meanin and Largest City Praia
President Pedro PiresPedro Verona Rodrigues Pires place image here Became President March 22, 2001 Predecessor Antonio Mascarenhas Monteiro Date of Birth April 29, 1934 Place of Birth Pedro Verona Rodrigues Pires (born April 29, 1934) is the socialist president of Cape Verde,
Prime MinisterThe Prime Minister of Cape Verde is the head of government in the archipelago country of Cape Verde. The National Assembly nominates the Prime Minister for the President's formal appointment. In turn, the Prime Minister makes recommendations for the Counc José Maria NevesJose Maria Pereira Neves (born August 20, 1943) is the Prime Minister of Cape Verde. He has been Prime Minister since 1 February 2001. See also: List of national leaders Neves, Jose Maria.
AreaThis article explains the meaning of area as a Physical quantity. Article area (geometry) is more mathematical. Area is a quantity expressing the size of a region of space. Surface area refers to the summation of the areas of the exposed sides of an objec
 - Total
 - % water		 Ranked 146thHere is a list of the countries of the world in order of size . Values are given using SI (metric) units. Dependencies are shown with the main country; the total area is also given, but the list is ordered according to the areas excluding dependencies.
4,033 km²
Negligible
Population


 - Total (2001)


 - Density		 Ranked 164th


401,343


101/km²
GDP (PPP)


 - Total


 - GDP/head


600 millions $


1,400 $
Currency CV Escudo
Time zone UTC -1
Independence


 - Declared

(from Portugal)
July 5, 1975
National anthem Cântico da Liberdade
Internet TLD .CV
Calling Code238


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