Cape Verde or Cabo Verde, officially the Republic of Cabo Verde, is an island country and archipelagic state of West Africa in the central Atlantic Ocean, consisting of ten volcanic islands with a combined land area of about 4,033 square kilometres. These islands lie between 600 and 850 kilometres west of Cap-Vert, the westernmost point of continental Afri…
Cape Verde or Cabo Verde, officially the Republic of Cabo Verde, is an island country and archipelagic state of West Africa in the central Atlantic Ocean, consisting of ten volcanic islands with a combined land area of about 4,033 square kilometres. These islands lie between 600 and 850 kilometres west of Cap-Vert, the westernmost point of continental Africa. The Cape Verde islands form part of the Macaronesia ecoregion, along with the Azores, the Canary Islands, Madeira and the Savage Isles.
Official languages: Portuguese
Government: Unitary semi-presidential republic
Legislature: National Assembly
Currency: Cape Verdean escudo (CVE)
Capital and largest city: Praia
Religion (2021): 81.7% Christianity · 72.5% Catholicism · 9.2% other Christian · 15.6% no religion · 1.3% Islam · 1.2% others
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