Cape Verde Location:
14°55'N, 23°31'W
Cape Verde Geography:
Cape Verde is an archipelago off the west coast of Africa at 15.02N, 23.34W. It is formed by 10 main islands and about 8 islets. The main islands are:
Barlavento (northern island group)
Santo Antão
São Vicente
Santa Luzia
São Nicolau
Sal
Boa Vista
Sotavento (southern island group)
Maio
Santiago
Fogo
Brava
Of these, only Santa Luzia and the five islets are uninhabited. Presently it is a Natural Reserve. All islands are volcanic, but an active volcano only exists on one of the islands, Fogo (see Mount Fogo).
The islets are Branco, Razo.
Cape Verde People:
Population
- July 2006 estimate 420,979 (165th)
- 2005 census 507,000
- Density 126 /km2 (79th)
326 /sq mi
Cape Verde Government:
Government Republic
- President Pedro Pires
- Prime Minister José Maria Neves
Cape Verde Economy:
Cape Verde is a small nation that lacks resources and has experienced severe droughts. Agriculture is made difficult by lack of rain, and is restricted to only four islands for most of the year. Most of the nation's GDP comes from the service industry. Cape Verde's economy has grown since the late 1990s, and it is now considered a country of average development. Cape Verde has significant cooperation with Portugal at every level of the economy, leading it to link its currency first to the Portuguese escudo, and, in 1999, to the euro.
Former Portuguese prime minister José Manuel Durão Barroso, now (second semester 2004) president of the European Commission, has promised to help integrate Cape Verde within the European Union sphere of influence via greater cooperation with Portugal. In March 2005, former Portuguese president Mário Soares launched a petition urging the European Union to start membership talks with Cape Verde.
Cape Verde More Information:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cape_Verde | 
