Cape Verde
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| Anthem: Cântico da Liberdade | |
| Capital | [[has capital::Praia]] |
| Largest city | Praia |
| Official language(s) | Portuguese (official) and nine Portuguese Creoles |
| Government | Republic |
| Area | |
| - Total | 4,033 km²4.033e+9 m² 403,300 ha 1,557.15 miles² (173rd) |
| 1,557 sq mi | |
| - Water (%) | Negligible |
| Population | |
| - July 2005 est. | 507,000 (countries by population|164th) |
| - Density | 101/km² (79th) 262/sq mi |
| GDP (PPP) | 2005 estimate |
| - Total | $2.99 billion (171st) |
| - Per capita | $5,858 (96th) |
| HDI (2003) | 0.721 (105th) – medium |
| Currency | [[Uses currency::Cape Verdean escudo]] (CVE)
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| Time zone | zone (UTC-1) |
| Internet TLD | [[Has internet TLD::.cv]] |
| Calling code | +238
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- This article, or parts of this article, has been imported from the page Wikipedia:Cape Verde.
The Republic of Cape Verde or Cape Verde (Portuguese: Cabo Verde, pron. IPA /'ka.bu 'veɾ.d(ɨ)/) is a republic located on an archipelago in the Macaronesia ecoregion of the North Atlantic Ocean, off the western coast of Africa. The previously uninhabited islands were discovered and colonized by the Portuguese in the 15th century; they subsequently became a trading centre for African slaves. Most Cape Verdeans descend from both groups.
"Cape Verde" is named for Cap-Vert (meaning Green Cape), now in Senegal, the westernmost point of continental Africa.
