World Region Information --- Cape Verde Information
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It is located about 600km to 850km west of Cape Verde (the westernmost point of the African continent) where the capital of Senegal, Dakar, is located.
About 4,000km2
about 540,000 people
About 70% Creole, about 30% African, others
Portuguese
85% Christianity
- Chapel of Our Lady of Fatima
It's a mix of European, especially Portuguese, and African cultures.
- Praia de Santa Maria
- Salinas de Pedra de Lume
- Praia de Chaves
- Pachamama Eco Park - Viveiro Botanical Garden
- Deserto de Viana
- Buracona - Olho Azul
- Quebra Canela
- Praia Santa Monica
Elementary school education is compulsory and free from the ages of 6 to 14.
- Universidade Publica de Cabo Verde
- Universidade Jean Piaget de Cabo Verde
- Universidade do Mindelo
- National Library of Cape Verde
1956 Amilcar Cabral establishes the African Party for the Independence of Guinea and Cape Verde (PAIGC)
1960 PAIGC-led liberation war against Portuguese rule begins in Guinea-Bissau
1975 Cape Verde becomes independent and adopts a constitution assuming unification with Guinea-Bissau
1980 Military coup in Guinea-Bissau. Integration plan with Guinea-Bissau dropped
1981 Cape Verde Independent African Party (PAICV) replaces PAIGC, becoming sole party in country
1991 first presidential election. Antonio Mascarenhas Monteiro sworn in as president
1992 New Constitution Allowing Multi-Party System
1996 Mascarenhas Monteiro re-elected
2001 Pedro Pires of Cape Verde Independence Party elected president
2006 Pedro Pires re-elected
2007 World Trade Organization (WTO) accession
2009 National emergency declared after dengue outbreak
2010 Syrian prisoners detained in Guantanamo Bay by state transferred to Cape Verde
2011 Jorge Carlos Fonseca becomes president
2014 Pico dofogo volcano eruption causes major damage
2016 President Fonseca re-elected
It is a semi-presidential representative democratic republic. The president is the head of state and the prime minister is the head of government. The parliament is unicameral.
- Presidential Palace, Praia
- Cape Verde National Assembly
- Tribunal Constitucional de Cabo Verde
$3,651
It is a developing country with a service-oriented economy focused on commerce, trade, transport and public services
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