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
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- 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
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- Cape Verde is:
- 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
edit- 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
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Natural geographic features of Cape Verde
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- Glaciers in Cape Verde: none [2]
- Islands of Cape Verde
- Mountains of Cape Verde
- World Heritage Sites in Cape Verde: Cidade Velha
Regions of Cape Verde
editAdministrative divisions of Cape Verde
editAdministrative divisions of Cape Verde
Municipalities of Cape Verde
edit- Capital of Cape Verde: Praia
- Cities of Cape Verde
Demography of Cape Verde
editGovernment and politics of Cape Verde
edit- Form of government: unitary semi-presidential representative democratic republic
- Capital of Cape Verde: Praia
- Elections in Cape Verde
- Political parties in Cape Verde
Branches of government
editExecutive branch of the government of Cape Verde
edit- Head of state: President of Cape Verde, Jorge Carlos Fonseca
- Head of government: Prime Minister of Cape Verde, Ulisses Correia e Silva
- Cabinet of Cape Verde
Legislative branch of the government of Cape Verde
editJudicial branch of the government of Cape Verde
editForeign relations of Cape Verde
editForeign relations of Cape Verde
International organization membership
editCape 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)
- Organisation 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
edit- Capital punishment in Cape Verde
- Crime in Cape Verde
- Human rights in Cape Verde
- Law enforcement in Cape Verde
Military of Cape Verde
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- Command
- Commander-in-chief of Cape Verde: the President of Cape Verde, Pedro Pires
- Forces
- Military history of Cape Verde
History of Cape Verde
editCulture of Cape Verde
edit- Architecture 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
editSports in Cape Verde
editEconomy and infrastructure of Cape Verde
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- Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 160th (one hundred and sixtieth)
- Agriculture in Cape Verde
- Communications in Cape Verde
- Companies of Cape Verde
- Currency of Cape Verde: Escudo
- ISO 4217: CVE
- Energy in Cape Verde
- Health care in Cape Verde
- Mining in Cape Verde
- Tourism in Cape Verde
- Transport in Cape Verde
Education in Cape Verde
editHealth in Cape Verde
editSee also
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- All pages with titles beginning with Cape Verde
- All pages with titles containing Cape Verde
- All pages with titles beginning with Cape Verdean
- All pages with titles containing Cape Verdean
- Index of Cape Verde–related articles
- List of Cape Verde-related topics
- List of international rankings
- Member state of the United Nations
- Outline of Africa
References
edit- ^ 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
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- Government of Cape Verde (in Portuguese)
- National Assembly of Cape Verde (in Portuguese)
Wikimedia Atlas of Cape Verde
Cape Verde travel guide from Wikivoyage- Outline of Cape Verde at Curlie
- Cape Verde. The World Factbook. Central Intelligence Agency.
- Cape Verde - BBC Country Profile
