Country (long form) |
Republic of Cape Verde |
Capital |
Praia |
Total Area |
1,557.15 sq mi 4,033.00 sq km (slightly larger than Rhode Island) |
Population |
405,163 (July 2001 est.) |
Estimated Population in 2050 |
380,614 |
Languages |
Portuguese, Crioulo (a blend of Portuguese and West African words) |
Literacy |
71.6% total, 81.4% male, 63.8% female (1995 est.) |
Religions |
Roman Catholic (infused with indigenous beliefs); Protestant (mostly Church of the Nazarene) |
Life Expectancy |
65.93 male, 72.6 female (2001 est.) |
Government Type |
republic |
Currency |
1 Cape Verdean escudo (CVEsc) = 100 centavos |
GDP (per capita) |
$1,700 (2000 est.) |
Industry |
food and beverages, fish processing, shoes and garments, salt mining, ship repair |
Agriculture |
bananas, corn, beans, sweet potatoes, sugarcane, coffee, peanuts; fish |
Arable Land |
11% |
Natural Resources |
salt, basalt rock, pozzuolana (a siliceous volcanic ash used to produce hydraulic cement), limestone, kaolin, fish |
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