Outline of Cape Verde
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The Republic of Cape Verde is a sovereign country located on an archipelago in the Macaronesia ecoregion of the North Atlantic Ocean, off the western coast of Africa.[1] The previously uninhabited islands were discovered and colonized by the Portuguese in the 15th century (though there may have been earlier discoveries), and attained independence in 1975.
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Cape Verde:
[edit] General reference
- Pronunciation: /ˌkeɪp ˈvɜrd/ (
listen) - Common English country name: Cape Verde
- Official English country name: The Republic of Cape Verde
- Common endonym(s):
- Official endonym(s):
- Adjectival(s): Cape Verdean
- Demonym(s): Cape Verdeans
- Etymology: Name of Cape Verde
- ISO country codes: CV, CPV, 132
- ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:CV
- Internet country code top-level domain: .cv
[edit] Geography of Cape Verde
Main article: Geography of Cape Verde
- Cape Verde is: an island country of 10 islands and 8 islets
- Population of Cape Verde: 436,821(2008) - 165th most populous country
- Area of Cape Verde: 4,033 square kilometres (1,557 sq mi) - 172nd largest country
- Atlas of Cape Verde
[edit] Location
- Cape Verde is situated within:
- Time zone: Cape Verde Time (UTC-01)
- Extreme points of Cape Verde
- High: Mount Fogo 2,829 m (9,281 ft)
- Low: North Atlantic Ocean 0 m
- Land boundaries: none
- Coastline: 965 km
[edit] Environment of Cape Verde
[edit] Natural geographic features of Cape Verde
- Glaciers in Cape Verde: none [2]
- Islands of Cape Verde
- Mountains of Cape Verde
- World Heritage Sites in Cape Verde: none
- World Heritage Site candidates in Cape Verde: Cidade Velha
[edit] Regions of Cape Verde
- Main article: Regions of Cape Verde
[edit] Administrative divisions of Cape Verde
- Main article: Administrative divisions of Cape Verde
[edit] Municipalities of Cape Verde
Main article: Municipalities of Cape Verde
- Capital of Cape Verde: Praia
- Cities of Cape Verde
[edit] Demography of Cape Verde
- Main article: Demographics of Cape Verde
[edit] Government and politics of Cape Verde
- Main article: Politics of Cape Verde
- Form of government: parliamentary representative democratic republic
- Capital of Cape Verde: Praia
- Elections in Cape Verde
- (specific elections)
- Political parties in Cape Verde
[edit] Branches of government
Main article: Government of Cape Verde
[edit] Executive branch of the government of Cape Verde
- Head of state: President of Cape Verde, Pedro Pires
- Head of government: Prime Minister of Cape Verde, José Maria Neves
- Cabinet of Cape Verde
[edit] Legislative branch of the government of Cape Verde
[edit] Judicial branch of the government of Cape Verde
Main article: Court system of Cape Verde
[edit] Foreign relations of Cape Verde
Main article: Foreign relations of Cape Verde
[edit] International organization membership
Cape Verde is a member of:[1]
- African Development Bank Group (AfDB)
- African Union (AU)
- African, Caribbean, and Pacific Group of States (ACP)
- Comunidade dos Países de Língua Portuguesa (CPLP)
- Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)
- Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
- Group of 77 (G77)
- International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD)
- International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)
- International Criminal Court (ICCt)
- International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol)
- International Development Association (IDA)
- International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRCS)
- International Finance Corporation (IFC)
- International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)
- International Labour Organization (ILO)
- International Maritime Organization (IMO)
- International Monetary Fund (IMF)
- International Olympic Committee (IOC)
- International Organization for Migration (IOM)
- International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement (ICRM)
- International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
- International Telecommunications Satellite Organization (ITSO)
- International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC)
- Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU)
- Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA)
- Nonaligned Movement (NAM)
- Organisation internationale de la Francophonie (OIF)
- Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW)
- União Latina
- United Nations (UN)
- United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
- United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
- United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)
- Universal Postal Union (UPU)
- World Customs Organization (WCO)
- World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU)
- World Health Organization (WHO)
- World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
- World Meteorological Organization (WMO)
- World Tourism Organization (UNWTO)
- World Trade Organization (WTO)
[edit] Law and order in Cape Verde
- Capital punishment in Cape Verde
- Crime in Cape Verde
- Human rights in Cape Verde
- Law enforcement in Cape Verde
[edit] Military of Cape Verde
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- Main article: Military of Cape Verde
- Command
- Commander-in-chief of Cape Verde: the President of Cape Verde, Pedro Pires
- Forces
- Military history of Cape Verde
[edit] History of Cape Verde
- Main article: History of Cape Verde
[edit] Culture of Cape Verde
- Main article: Culture of Cape Verde
- Languages of Cape Verde
- National symbols of Cape Verde
- People of Cape Verde
- Public holidays in Cape Verde
- Religion in Cape Verde
- World Heritage Sites in Cape Verde: none
- World Heritage Site candidates in Cape Verde: Cidade Velha
[edit] Art in Cape Verde
[edit] Sports in Cape Verde
[edit] Economy and infrastructure of Cape Verde
- Main article: Economy of Cape Verde
- Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 160th (one hundred and sixtieth)
- Agriculture in Cape Verde
- Communications in Cape Verde
- Companies of Cape Verde
- Currency of Cape Verde: Escudo
- Energy in Cape Verde
- Health care in Cape Verde
- Mining in Cape Verde
- Cape Verde Stock Exchange
- Tourism in Cape Verde
- Transport in Cape Verde
[edit] Education in Cape Verde
- Main article: Education in Cape Verde
[edit] Health in Cape Verde
Main article: Health in Cape Verde
[edit] See also
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Portuguese language edition of Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
Main article: Cape Verde
- All pages beginning with "Cape Verde"
- All pages with titles containing "Cape Verde"
- All pages beginning with "Cape Verdean"
- All pages with titles containing "Cape Verdean"
- Index of Cape Verde-related articles
- List of Cape Verde-related topics
- List of international rankings
- Member state of the United Nations
- Outline of Africa
- Outline of geography
[edit] References
- ^ a b "Cape Verde". The World Factbook. United States Central Intelligence Agency. July 3, 2009. https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/cv.html. Retrieved July 23, 2009.
- ^ The only glaciers in Africa are on Mt Kenya (in Kenya), on Kilimanjaro (in Tanzania), and in the Ruwenzori Mountains (which are located in Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo). See Proceedings of the Riederalp Workshop, September 1978; Actes de l'Atelier de Riederalp, septembre 1978): IAHS-AISH Publ. no. 126, 1980.
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