- Official name
- Republic of Cabo Verde República de Cabo Verde · Portuguese
- Capital
- Praia
- Region
- Western Africa
- Population (2018 est.)
- ≈ 544,000
- Area
- 4,033 km²
- Currency
- Cape Verdean escudo (CVE)
- Neighbours
- None — island or sea borders only
- Internet / phone
- .cv · +238
Where it is
Notable facts
- Cape Verde is an archipelago of ten volcanic islands about 570 km off West Africa; it was uninhabited before Portuguese settlement in 1462.
- More Cape Verdeans live abroad than in the country itself.
- Morna music, made famous worldwide by Cesária Évora, is the national genre.
- Pico do Fogo is an active volcano rising to 2,829 m.
World Heritage 1 site
National dish
Cachupa Hominy corn and beans simmered slowly with cassava, sweet potato and whatever meat or fish there is; fried again the next morning as cachupa refogada.