Cabo Verde

• Area: 4,033 sq. km (1,557 sq. mi.)
• Population: 553,432 (2016 est.)
• Population growth rate: 1.35% (2016 est.)
• Life expectancy: 72.1 years (2016)
• Languages: Portuguese (official), Crioulo
• Religions: Roman Catholic 77.3%, Protestant 3.7% (includes Church of the Nazarene 1.7%, Adventist 1.5%), other Christian 4.3% (includes Christian Rationalism 1.9%, Jehovah's Witness 1%), Muslim 1.8%, other 1.3%, none 10.8%, unspecified 0.7%
• Formal name: Republic of Cabo Verde
• Alternate names: Cape Verde, Province of Cape Verde, Província de Cabo Verde, Republic of Cape Verde, Republic of Cape Verde Islands, República de Cabo Verde
• Government type: parliamentary republic
• Leaders: chief of state: President Jorge Carlos FONSECA; head of government: Prime Minister Ulisses Correia e SILVA
• Capital: Praia
• Administrative divisions: 22 municipalities
• GDP per capita (PPP): $6,500 (2015 est.)
• Exports: fuel (re-exports), shoes, garments, fish, hides
• Imports: foodstuffs, industrial products, transport equipment, fuels
• Currency: Cabo Verdean escudo (CVE)

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