Official (or unofficial) Website:
http://www.governo.cv/
Currency:
Cape Verde Escudo
Bordering Countries:
None
Major Cities:
Mindêlo, Ribeira Grande, Sal-Rei, and Espargos
Language(s):
Portuguese and Crioulo
Ethnic Groups:
Mixed African and European descent
Natural Resources:
Bananas, corn, beans, sweet potatoes, coffee, tomatoes, peanuts, and sugarcane, goats, hogs, cattle, sheep, tuna, lobster, fishing, salt, gypsum, beverages, clothes, footware, Mindêlo an important shiping port, as well as service transatlantic flights on Sal
Government:
Cape Verde is a multiparty democracy governed under the constitution of 1992. There is an elected president, a prime minister, and a unicameral legislature, the 72-member national assembly. The country is divided into 14 districts.
Maps:
Political Map
Reference Sources:
Cape Verde directory
Cape Verde key facts (geography, people, government, economy, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues)
Cape Verde information from OneWorld (content and links to other sites)
Cape Verde information from World Information (key facts, profile, visitor guide, weather, map, news, directory, key indicators, and more)
Online News Sources:
AllAfrica.com: Cape Verde - Top News
Cape Verde News and Views
Other
Cape Verde is in the Atlantic Ocean about 300 mi or 480 km W of Dakar, Senegal
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