Outline of Cape Verde

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Cape Verde:

Cape Verde – 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.

General reference

Pronunciation: /ˌkeɪp ˈvɜːrd/
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

Geography of Cape Verde

Cape Verde is:
- an island country
  - of 10 islands and 8 islets
- a Developing country
- a Sovereign state
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

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

Environment of Cape Verde

Natural geographic features of Cape Verde

Glaciers in Cape Verde: none ^[2]
Islands of Cape Verde
Mountains of Cape Verde
- Volcanoes in Cape Verde
World Heritage Sites in Cape Verde: Cidade Velha

Regions of Cape Verde

Main article: Regions of Cape Verde

Administrative divisions of Cape Verde

Main article: Administrative divisions of Cape Verde

Municipalities of Cape Verde

Municipalities of Cape Verde

Capital of Cape Verde: Praia
Cities of Cape Verde

Demography of Cape Verde

Main article: Demographics of Cape Verde

Government and politics of Cape Verde

Main article: Politics of Cape Verde

Form of government: unitary semi-presidential representative democratic republic
Capital of Cape Verde: Praia

Branches of government

Executive branch of the government of Cape Verde

Legislative branch of the government of Cape Verde

National Assembly of Cape Verde (unicameral)

Judicial branch of the government of Cape Verde

Supreme Court of Cape Verde

Foreign relations of Cape Verde

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)
Community of Democracies (CD)
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)

Law and order in Cape Verde

Military of Cape Verde

Main article: Military of Cape Verde

Command
- Commander-in-chief of Cape Verde: the President of Cape Verde, Pedro Pires
Forces
- Army of Cape Verde
- Navy of Cape Verde
Military history of Cape Verde

History of Cape Verde

Main article: History of Cape Verde

Military history of Cape Verde

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: Cidade Velha

Art in Cape Verde

Music of Cape Verde

Sports in Cape Verde

Economy and infrastructure of Cape Verde

Locals collecting sea salt from the salt flats on the island of **Maio**

Main article: Economy of Cape Verde

Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 160th (one hundred and sixtieth)

Education in Cape Verde

Main article: Education in Cape Verde

Health in Cape Verde

References

^ ^a ^b "Cape Verde". The World Factbook. United States Central Intelligence Agency. July 3, 2009. 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.

External links

Wikimedia Atlas of Cape Verde

Government of Cape Verde Template:Pt icon
National Assembly of Cape Verde Template:Pt icon
Wikimedia Atlas of Cape Verde
Cape Verde travel guide from Wikivoyage
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"Cape Verde". The World Factbook (2024 ed.). Central Intelligence Agency.
Cape Verde - BBC Country Profile

[CIA_World_Factbook-1] "Cape Verde". The World Factbook. United States Central Intelligence Agency. July 3, 2009. Retrieved July 23, 2009.

[2] 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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