| 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 |
401,343 (July 2000 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 |
65.63 male, 72.29 female (2000 est.) |
| Government Type |
republic |
| Currency |
1 Cape Verdean escudo (CVEsc) = 100 centavos |
| GDP (per capita) |
$1,500 (1999 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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