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{{Infobox country
| conventional_long_name = Republic of Cabo Verde
| native_name = ''República de Cabo Verde'' {{resize|70%|([[Portuguese language|Portuguese]])}}
| name = ''Repúblika di Kabu Verdi '' {{resize|70%| ([[Cape Verdean Creole]])}}
| common_name = Cape Verde 
| image_flag = Flag of Cape Verde.svg
| image_coat = Coat of arms of Cape Verde.svg
| symbol_type = Emblem
| image_map = {{Switcher|[[File:Cape Verde (orthographic projection).svg|frameless]]|Show globe|[[File:Location Cape Verde AU Africa.svg|upright= 1.15|frameless]]|Show map of Africa|default= 1}}
| map_caption =
| national_motto = {{vunblist|{{native phrase|pt|Unidade, Trabalho, Progresso|italics= on|nolink= off}} |{{small|({{lang-en|"Unity, Work, Progress"}})}}}}
| national_anthem = {{native name|pt|[[Cântico da Liberdade]]|nolink= yes}} ({{Lang-en|"Chant of Freedom"}})<div style="padding-top:0.5em;" class="center">[[File:Cântico da Liberdade (instrumental).ogg]]</div>
| official_languages = [[Portuguese language|Portuguese]]
| national_languages = [[Cape Verdean Creole]]
| capital = [[Praia]]
| coordinates = {{coord|14| 55| N |23 |31 |W|display=inline}}
| largest_city = capital
| demonym = [[Cape Verdeans|Cape Verdean]] or Cabo Verdean<ref>{{cite web | url = https://2009-2017.state.gov/secretary/remarks/2014/07/228873.htm | title = On the Occasion of the Republic of Cabo Verde's National Day | author = John Kerry | author-link = John Kerry | publisher = U.S. Department of State | date = 8 July 2014 | access-date = 11 July 2014 | quote = On behalf of President Obama and the people of the United States, I send best wishes to Cabo Verdeans as you celebrate 39 years of independence on July 5. | df = dmy-all }}</ref>
| ethnic_groups_year = 2017<ref name="race">{{cite web|url= https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/cv.html|title= People and Society – Cape Verde|access-date= 27 August 2017|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140115025822/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/cv.html|archive-date= 15 January 2014|url-status= live}}</ref>
| government_type = {{nowrap|[[Unitary state|Unitary]] [[Semi-presidential system|semi-presidential]]}} [[republic]]<ref name="SpL">{{cite journal|last1= Neto|first1= Octávio Amorim|last2= Lobo|first2= Marina Costa|year= 2010|ssrn= 1644026|title= Between Constitutional Diffusion and Local Politics: Semi-Presidentialism in Portuguese-Speaking Countries|publisher= [[Social Science Research Network]]}}</ref>
| leader_title1 = [[President of Cape Verde|President]]
| leader_name1 = [[José Maria Neves]]
| leader_title2 = [[Prime Minister of Cape Verde|Prime Minister]]
| leader_name2 = [[Ulisses Correia e Silva]]
| legislature = [[National Assembly (Cape Verde)|National Assembly]]
| area_rank = 166th 
| area_km2 = 4033
| area_sq_mi = 1,557 
| percent_water = negligible
| population_estimate = {{UN_Population |Cabo Verde}}{{UN_Population |ref}}
| population_estimate_rank = 172nd 
| population_estimate_year = {{UN_Population |Year}}
| population_density_km2 = 123.7
| population_density_sq_mi = 325.0 
| population_density_rank = 89th
| GDP_PPP = $4.323 billion
| GDP_PPP_year = 2019
| GDP_PPP_per_capita = $7,728<ref name="imf.org">{{Cite web|url= https://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/weo/2019/01/weodata/weorept.aspx?pr.x=74&pr.y=10&sy=2017&ey=2024&scsm=1&ssd=1&sort=country&ds=.&br=1&c=624&s=NGDPD,PPPGDP,NGDPDPC,PPPPC&grp=0&a=|title= Report for Selected Countries and Subjects|website= www.imf.org}}</ref>
| GDP_nominal = $2.042 billion
| GDP_nominal_year = 2019
| GDP_nominal_per_capita = $3,651<ref name="imf.org"/>
| sovereignty_type = Formation
| established_event1 = Independence from [[Portugal]]
| established_date1 = 5 July 1975
| established_event2 = [[Multi-party system]]
| established_date2 = 13 January 1990
| Gini_year = 2008
| Gini_change = 
| Gini = 47.2
| Gini_ref = <ref name="gini-index">{{cite web | title = GINI index | url = http://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SI.POV.GINI?order=wbapi_data_value_2002+wbapi_data_value+wbapi_data_value-last&sort=asc&page=2 | publisher = World Bank | access-date = 26 July 2013 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131220051710/http://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SI.POV.GINI?order=wbapi_data_value_2002+wbapi_data_value+wbapi_data_value-last&sort=asc&page=2 | archive-date = 20 December 2013 | url-status= live | df = dmy-all }}</ref>
| Gini_rank =
| HDI_year = 2019
| HDI_change = increase
| HDI = 0.665 
| HDI_ref = <ref name="UNHDR">{{cite book|title=Human Development Report 2020 The Next Frontier: Human Development and the Anthropocene|date=15 December 2020|publisher=United Nations Development Programme|isbn=978-92-1-126442-5|pages=343–346|url=http://hdr.undp.org/sites/default/files/hdr2020.pdf|access-date=16 December 2020}}</ref>
| HDI_rank = 126th
| currency = [[Cape Verdean escudo]]
| currency_code = CVE
| time_zone = [[Cape Verde Time|CVT]]
| utc_offset = –1
| time_zone_DST = ''not observed''
| utc_offset_DST = –1
| drives_on = right
| calling_code = [[+238]]
| cctld = [[.cv]]
| religion = {{ublist |item_style=white-space:nowrap;
|85.3% [[Christianity]]
|—77.3% [[Catholicism]]
|—8.0% Other [[List of Christian denominations|Christian]]
|10.8% [[Irreligion|No religion]]
|3.9% Others<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.britannica.com/place/Cabo-Verde/Religion|title = Cabo Verde - Religion | Britannica}}</ref>}}
| religion_year =
| religion_ref =
| today =
}}

'''Cape Verde''' ({{IPAc-en|audio=En-Cape Verde.ogg|ˈ|v|ɜːr|d|(|i|)}}) or '''Cabo Verde''' ({{IPAc-en|audio= En-Cabo Verde-pronunciation.ogg|ˌ|k|ɑː|b|oʊ|_|ˈ|v|ɜːr|d|eɪ}}, {{IPAc-en|ˌ|k|æ|b|-}}) ({{lang-pt| Cabo Verde}}, {{IPA-pt|ˈkabu ˈveɾdɨ| pron}}), officially the '''Republic of Cabo Verde''',<ref name="NameNatGeo">{{cite magazine | url = http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2013/12/131212-maps-cabo-verde-cartography-science-cape-verde-africa/ | title = Cape Verde Gets New Name: 5 Things to Know About How Maps Change | author = Tanya Basu | magazine = National Geographic | date = 12 December 2013 | access-date = 12 December 2013 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131213044150/http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2013/12/131212-maps-cabo-verde-cartography-science-cape-verde-africa/ | archive-date = 13 December 2013 | url-status= live | df = dmy-all }}</ref> is an [[Borderless country|island country]] in [[Africa]]. It is a group of [[island]]s in the [[Atlantic Ocean]], {{Convert|570|km|mi|0|abbr=on}} off the coast of [[West Africa|Western Africa]]. The islands cover a combined area of slightly over {{convert|4000|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}. They have a [[Volcano|volcanic]] origin.

Cape Verde is one of [[Macaronesia]]'s group of islands.

==Name==
The [[Portuguese people|Portuguese]] [[explorer]] Dinis Dias (or Denis Fernadez) discovered in 1445 a [[peninsula]] along the coast of [[Senegal]] that he named [[Cap-Vert]] (Dias named it ''Cabo Verde'', "verde" being [[Portuguese language|Portuguese]] for "green", a reference to the [[vegetation]] in the area). Dias did not discover the ''Cape Verde Islands'', but rather the actual [[Headlands and bays|cape]].<ref>[http://www.columbia.edu/itc/mealac/pritchett/00generallinks/kerr/vol02 chap03.html ''Voyages of Discovery by the Portuguese along the Western Coast of Africa, during the life, and under the direction, of Don Henry'']{{Dead link|date=September 2021 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

This peninsula is the westernmost point of the [[Africa]]n [[continent]].

== History ==
[[File:Igreja Nossa Senhora do Rosário.jpg|thumb|left|Church of Nossa Senhora do Rosário, the world's oldest [[Colony|colonial]] [[church]], built on 1495, [[Cidade Velha]], [[Santiago, Cape Verde]].]]
The first [[Europe]]ans to arrive in Cape Verde were the Portugueses Diogo Gomes and Antonio da Noli in 1460. The islands were uninhabited, and the first settlement was founded in 1462 on the island of Santiago (the main Island) which was divided into two “capitanias”, Alcatrazes and Ribeira Grande. The first one failed and the main activity in Ribeira Grande was the exploitation of cotton farms. Ribeira Grande served also as a slave trade post and as post of slave Christianization before they were sent to the New World.

The city suffered several pirate raids and for this reason in 1712, after a French attack, the authorities were forced to move the capital to Praia, where it is located until now. Cape Verde had the status of Portuguese colony until 1951 when Portugal changed its status to Overseas Province and in 1961 Portugal gave full citizenship to all Cape Verdeans.

Cape Verde has been independent of Portugal since 5th July 1975. The fight for independence was led by the African Party for the Independence of Guinea and Cape Verde (PAIGC) and headed by [[Amílcar_Cabral]], the national hero of both countries, Cape Verde and [[Guinea-Bissau]].

== Geography==
[[Image:Calhau.jpg|thumb|235px|right|The beach of Calhau, with Monte Verde in the background, on the island of [[São Vicente, Cape Verde|São Vicente]]]]
[[Image:Mount fogo.jpg|thumb|235px|right|The summit of [[Pico do Fogo]], the highest peak in the Cape Verde archipelago, located on the island of [[Fogo, Cape Verde|Fogo]]]]
[[Image:Cabo Verde Sal Pedra Lume.jpg|thumb|235px|right|Natural [[salt evaporation pond]]s at [[Pedra de Lume]], on the island of [[Sal Island|Sal]]]]
The Cape Verde [[archipelago]] is in the Atlantic Ocean, approximately {{convert|570|km|mi|abbr=on}} off the coast of West Africa, near [[Senegal]], [[The Gambia|Gambia]] and [[Mauritania]], and is a part, together with the [[Azores]], [[Madeira]], [[Savage Islands]] and [[Canary Islands]], of the [[Macaronesia]] [[Ecology|ecological]] [[region]].<ref name="cvcom">{{cite web|url=http://www.capeverde.com/geography.html |title=Cape Verde: Geography |work=CapeVerde.com |accessdate=13 August 2013|date= }}</ref> It lies between the [[latitude]]s 14°N and 18°N, and the [[longitude]]s 22°W and 26°W.

The country is an [[archipelago]] with a total area of {{convert|4033|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}. It is formed by ten islands (nine inhabited) and several very small islands ([[islet]]s) divided into two groups, arranged according to the prevailing wind direction:
* To the north, the '''''Ilhas de Barlavento''''' ([[:wikt:windward|Windward]] islands), from west to east: [[Santo Antão, Cape Verde|Santo Antão]], [[São Vicente, Cape Verde|São Vicente]], [[Santa Luzia, Cape Verde|Santa Luzia]] (without inhabitants), [[São Nicolau, Cape Verde|São Nicolau]], [[Sal, Cape Verde|Ilha do Sal]] and [[Boa Vista, Cape Verde|Boa Vista]]; and the islets of Branco and Raso, situated between Santa Luzia and São Nicolau, the islet of Pássaros, opposite the town of Mindelo on the island of São Vicente, and the islets Rabo de Junco, on the coast of the Sal island and the islets Sal Rei and Baluarte, on the coast of the island of Boa Vista.
* To the south '''''Ilhas de Sotavento''''' ([[:wikt:leeward|Leeward]] islands), from east to west: [[Maio, Cape Verde|Maio]], [[Santiago, Cape Verde|Santiago]], [[Fogo, Cape Verde|Fogo]] and [[Brava, Cape Verde|Brava]]; and the islet of Santa Maria, in front of the city of Praia, on Santiago island, the islets Grande, Rombo, Baixo, Cima, do Rei, Luís Carneiro and Sapado, situated about 8 km from the island of Brava, and the islet Areia along the coast of the same island.

The largest islands are, to the southeast, Santiago, where lies [[Praia]], the [[Capital (city)|capital]] and largest city of the country, and the island of Santo Antão, in the extreme northwest. Praia is also the main population centre of the archipelago, followed by Mindelo on the island of São Vicente.

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
|+Larger islands of Cabo Verde
! Name !! Population (2010)<ref name="ine2">{{cite web |url=http://www.ine.cv/actualise/dadostat/files/213b4eda-e5eb-4f23-a2af-9a3f0a413631evolu%C3%A7%C3%A3o%20do%20popula%C3%A7%C3%A3o%20residente%20urbana,%201990%20-%202010.pdf |title=Distribuição da população residente por meio de residência - RGPH 2010 |publisher=Instituto Nacional de Estatística : Cabo Verde |format= |accessdate=13 August 2013 |archive-date=5 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305025141/http://www.ine.cv/actualise/dadostat/files/213b4eda-e5eb-4f23-a2af-9a3f0a413631evolu%C3%A7%C3%A3o%20do%20popula%C3%A7%C3%A3o%20residente%20urbana,%201990%20-%202010.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref> !!   Area   (km²) !! Highest point (m)
|- align="right"
| align="left" | [[Boa Vista, Cape Verde|Boa Vista]] || 9,162 || 620   || align="left" | Monte Estância (387)
|- align="right"
| align="left" | [[Brava, Cape Verde|Brava]] || 5,995 || 67   || align="left" | Monte Fontainhas (976) 
|- align="right"
| align="left" | [[Fogo, Cape Verde|Fogo]] || 37,051 || 476   || align="left" | Pico do Fogo (2,829)
|- align="right"
| align="left" | [[Maio, Cape Verde|Maio]] || 6,952 || 265   || align="left" | Monte Penoso (436)
|- align="right"
| align="left" | [[Sal, Cape Verde|Sal]] || 25,765 || 216   || align="left" | Monte Vermelho (406)
|- align="right"
| align="left" | [[Santa Luzia, Cape Verde|Santa Luzia]] || 0 || 35   || align="left" | Monte Grande (395)
|- align="right"
| align="left" | [[Santiago, Cape Verde|Santiago]] || 273,919 || 991   || align="left" | Pico d'Antónia (1,394)
|- align="right"
| align="left" | [[Santo Antão, Cape Verde|Santo Antão]] || 43,915 || 779   || align="left" | Topo de Coroa (1,979)
|- align="right"
| align="left" | [[São Nicolau, Cape Verde|São Nicolau]] || 12,817 || 388   || align="left" | Monte Gordo (1,340)
|- align="right"
| align="left" | [[São Vicente, Cape Verde|São Vicente]] || 76,107 || 227   || align="left" | Monte Verde (774)
|}

===Extreme points===
* '''N''' North: Ponta do Sol, Santo Antão island {{coord|17|11|0|N|25|05|0|W}}
* '''S''' South: Ponta Nhô Martinho, Brava island {{coord|14|49|0|N|24|42|0|W}}
* '''E''' East: Ilhéu do Roque, Boa Vista island {{coord|16|05|0|N|22|40|0|W}}
* '''W''' West: Ponta Chão de Morgado, Santo Antão island {{coord|17|03|0|N|25|21|0|W}}
* '''H''' Highest mountain: [[Pico do Fogo]], Fogo island, {{Convert|2829|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} high {{coord|14|57|0|N|24|20|0|W}}

===Climate===
The sun shines 350 days a year and temperatures range between {{Convert|21|and|29|C|F}}. The [[:wikt:breeze|breeze]] (a gentle to moderate [[wind]]) blows constantly from the ocean at a relatively low average [[humidity]] of 40% to 60%.

The Cape Verde Islands only have two [[season]]s: The ''Tempo das Brisas'' ("Time of the winds") from October to mid-July and the ''Tempo das chuvas'' ("Rainy season") from August to September, when there may be heavy [[Tropics|tropical]] [[rainfall]]. The [[cool]]est months are January and February (average temperature of 21 °C), where temperatures can drop down to 16 °C; the warmest is the month of September (up to 36 °C) with an average temperature of 27 °C.

Otherwise, the islands of Barlavento (Santo Antão, São Vicente, São Nicolao, Boa Vista, Sal, Santa Luzia, Branco and Razo) are always somewhat cooler than those of the Sotavento (Maio, Santiago, Fogo and Brava), where summers can be quite hot.<ref name="cvcom" />

{{Clear}}
{{Weather box
| location = Cabo Verde : Praia
| metric first = yes
| single line = yes
| Jan high C = 25
| Feb high C = 25
| Mar high C = 25
| Apr high C = 26
| May high C = 27
| Jun high C = 27
| Jul high C = 28
| Aug high C = 28
| Sep high C = 28
| Oct high C = 29
| Nov high C = 27
| Dec high C = 26
| year high C = 27
| Jan low C = 20
| Feb low C = 19
| Mar low C = 20
| Apr low C = 20
| May low C = 21
| Jun low C = 21
| Jul low C = 23
| Aug low C = 24
| Sep low C = 25
| Oct low C = 24
| Nov low C = 23
| Dec low C = 21
| year low C = 22
| Jan precipitation mm = -
| Feb precipitation mm = -
| Mar precipitation mm = -
| Apr precipitation mm = -
| May precipitation mm = -
| Jun precipitation mm = -
| Jul precipitation mm = 10
| Aug precipitation mm = 90
| Sep precipitation mm = 20
| Oct precipitation mm = 40
| Nov precipitation mm = -
| Dec precipitation mm = -
| year precipitation mm = 210
| source 1 = Weatherbase.com [http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather.php3?s=98580&cityname=Praia-Praia-Cape-Verde&units=metric]
| date = August 2013
| source =
}}

The [[Köppen climate classification]] subtype for this climate of Praia (Cabo Verde) is '''Bwh''' (Tropical and Subtropical Desert Climate).<ref name="webase1">{{cite web| url=http://koeppen-geiger.vu-wien.ac.at/| title=World Map of Köppen-Geiger Climate Classification |language= |accessdate=9 August 2013}}</ref>

===Wildlife===
Cape Verde's isolation has resulted in the islands having a number of [[Endemism|endemic]] [[species]], particularly [[bird]]s and [[reptile]]s, many of which are [[Endangered species|endangered]] by human development. Endemic birds include [[Alexander's Swift]] (''Apus alexandri''), [[Bourne's Heron]] (''Ardea purpurea bournei''), the [[Raso Lark]] (''Alauda razae''), the [[Cape Verde Warbler]] (''Acrocephalus brevipennis''), and the [[Iago Sparrow]] (''Passer iagoensis'').<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.birdlife.org/datazone/ebas/index.html?action=EbaHTMDetails.asp&sid=79&m=0 |title=Endemic Bird Areas: Cape Verde Islands |publisher=Birdlife.org |accessdate=2010-06-26 |archive-date=2009-01-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090102230740/http://www.birdlife.org/datazone/ebas/index.html?action=EbaHTMDetails.asp&sid=79&m=0 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The islands are also an important breeding area for seabirds including the [[Cape Verde Shearwater]]. Reptiles include the Cape Verde Giant Gecko (''[[Tarentola]] gigas'').<ref>{{cite book | author =Arechavaleta, M., Zurita, N., Marrero, M.C. & Martín, J.L. | title =Lista preliminar de especies silvestres de Cabo Verde (hongos, plantas y animales terrestres) | url =http://www.gobiernodecanarias.org/medioambiente/piac/material_publicado/cd_roms/detalle-cdr-01.html | publisher =Consejería de Medio Ambiente y Ordenación Territorial, Gobierno de Canarias | location =Canarias | year =2005 | volume = | pages = | isbn = }}{{Dead link|date=January 2021 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

==Administrative divisions==
Cape Verde is divided into 22 [[municipalities]] (''concelhos'') and subdivided into 32 parishes (''[[Freguesia (Portugal)|freguesias]]'').

[[File:Cv map mun num.gif|thumb|410px|Municipalities of Cabo Verde.]]
# - [[Tarrafal, Cape Verde (municipality)|Tarrafal]]
# - [[São Miguel, Cape Verde|São Miguel]]
# - [[São Salvador do Mundo, Cape Verde|São Salvador do Mundo]]
# - [[Santa Cruz, Cape Verde|Santa Cruz]]
# - [[São Domingos, Cape Verde (municipality)|São Domingos]]
# - [[Praia, Cape Verde (municipality)|Praia]]
# - [[Ribeira Grande de Santiago, Cape Verde|Ribeira Grande de Santiago]]
# - [[São Lourenço dos Órgãos, Cape Verde|São Lourenço dos Órgãos]]
# - [[Santa Catarina, Cape Verde|Santa Catarina]]
# - [[Brava, Cape Verde (municipality)|Brava]]
# - [[São Filipe, Cape Verde (municipality)|São Filipe]]
# - [[Santa Catarina do Fogo, Cape Verde|Santa Catarina do Fogo]]
# - [[Mosteiros, Cape Verde (municipality)|Mosteiros]]
# - [[Maio, Cape Verde (municipality)|Maio]]
# - [[Boa Vista, Cape Verde (municipality)|Boa Vista]]
# - [[Sal, Cape Verde (municipality)|Sal]]
# - [[Ribeira Brava, Cape Verde (municipality)|Ribeira Brava]]
# - [[Tarrafal de São Nicolau, Cape Verde (municipality)|Tarrafal de São Nicolau]]
# - [[São Vicente, Cape Verde (municipality)|São Vicente]]
# - [[Porto Novo, Cape Verde (municipality)|Porto Novo]]
# - [[Ribeira Grande, Cape Verde (municipality)|Ribeira Grande]]
# - [[Paul, Cape Verde (municipality)|Paúl]]

==Politics==
[[Image:Mindelo portogrande.jpg|thumb|235px|right|The collection of sailing ships in Porto Grande, Mindelo on the island of [[São Vicente, Cape Verde|São Vicente]]: tourism is a growing source of income on the islands]]
Cape Verde is a [[representative democracy|representative]] [[parliament]]ary [[republic]]. The [[constitution]] —adopted in 1980 and revised in 1992, 1995 and 1999— defines the basic principles of its government. The [[president]] is the [[head of state]] and is elected for a 5-year term; the [[prime minister|Prime Minister]] is the [[head of government]]. The Prime Minister is nominated by the [[National Assembly]] and appointed by the President.<ref name=constitution>{{cite web|url=http://confinder.richmond.edu/admin/docs/CapeVerde.pdf|title=Constitution of Cape Verde|year=1992|accessdate=2011-03-20|archive-date=2011-07-13|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110713081027/http://confinder.richmond.edu/admin/docs/CapeVerde.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref>

== Economy ==
The economic resources of Cape Verde are largely dependent on agriculture and fishing. Agriculture frequently suffers the effects of droughts. The most important crops are coffee, bananas, sugar cane, tropical fruits, corn, beans, sweet potato, and cassava. The industrial sector is incipient but is based on the production of “aguardente” (spirits from sugar cane), clothing and footwear, paints and varnishes, tourism, fishing and canned fish, and salt extraction. Banana, canned fish, frozen fish, lobsters, salt, and clothes are the main exports. The national currency is the Cape Verdean escudo. Remittances from emigration are another important source of resources for the State of Cape Verde.

== Demographics ==
[[Image:Cape-Verde-demography.png|thumb|300px|right|Demographics of Cape Verde, Data of [[Food and Agriculture Organization|FAO]], year 2005 ; Number of inhabitants in thousands.]]
In Cape Verde, the annual rate of population growth and mortality are low, compared to average rates of other middle-income countries. The average life expectancy is 66 years and 71 years respectively for men and women. The resident population in the country is estimated at 500,000 inhabitants. There are an estimated additional one million Cape Verdeans living abroad, mainly in the United States, Western Europe, and Africa. Cape Verde has a young population with an average age of 23 years.

== Culture ==
Cape Verdean culture is a unique mixture of European and African elements. Corn is the staple food of Cape Verde. The national or traditional dish is ''cachupa'', which is a stew of hominy (dried [[maize]] kernals), beans, and whatever meat or vegetables may be available. Other common foods include rice, beans, fish, potatoes and [[manioc]]. A traditional breakfast is a steamed cornbread, eaten with honey and milk or coffee. Grogue, or [[sugar cane]] [[Alcoholic drink|liquor]], is manufactured on the islands and is a popular drink, particularly among the men. Cape Verdean music incorporates Portuguese, Caribbean, and African influences. Popular genres include morna, funaná, batuque, coladeira, and cola san jon.

== Health ==
In Cape Verde, other than private clinics, the government guarantees a public health system which comprises several healthcare centers and three central hospitals (Hospital Agostinho Neto, in Praia, Hospital Baptista de Sousa, in São Vicente, and Hospital Regional de Santiago Norte, in Assomada). The cost of public health is supported by the government, but users must pay a fee which varies in accordance with the capacity of the user to afford it.
== Education ==
After independence, the different governments of Cape Verde invested massively in education and illiteracy has been reduced drastically. Today almost one hundred percent of school-age children attend school. Attendance to primary schooling, which comprises 6 years, is compulsory and free of any charge. Education is guaranteed by a network of public schools that span from nursery school to university. There are also several private schools in all levels of education.

==References==
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==Other websites==
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* [http://www.presidenciarepublica.cv Presidencia da República de Cabo Verde] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110713055020/http://www.presidenciarepublica.cv/ |date=2011-07-13 }}
* [http://www.goberno.cv Goberno da República de Cabo Verde]{{Dead link|date=January 2021 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
* [http://www.ine.cv Instituto Nacional de Estatísticas]

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	==Other websites==		==Other websites==
	~~{{commons\|Cape Verde}}~~
	* [http://www.presidenciarepublica.cv Presidencia da República de Cabo Verde] {{Webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110713055020/http://www.presidenciarepublica.cv/ \|date=2011-07-13 }}		* [http://www.presidenciarepublica.cv Presidencia da República de Cabo Verde] {{Webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110713055020/http://www.presidenciarepublica.cv/ \|date=2011-07-13 }}
	* [http://www.goberno.cv Goberno da República de Cabo Verde]{{Dead link\|date=January 2021 \|bot=InternetArchiveBot \|fix-attempted=yes }}		* [http://www.goberno.cv Goberno da República de Cabo Verde]{{Dead link\|date=January 2021 \|bot=InternetArchiveBot \|fix-attempted=yes }}