Country	Cape Verde
Capital	Praia
Continent	Africa
Currency	Cape Verdean escudo(CVE)
Languages	Portuguese & Cape Verdean Creole

Locaion

Western Africa, group of islands in the North Atlantic Ocean, west of Senegal

Geographic Co ordinates

16 00 N, 24 00 W

Land Boundries

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Geography - note

strategic location 500 km from west coast of Africa near major north-south sea routes; important communications station; important sea and air refueling site

Population

508,659 (July 2010 est.)
Country comparison to the world:169

Nationality

Noun:Cape Verdean(s)
Adjective:Cape Verdean

Ethnic groups

Creole (mulatto) 71%, African 28%, European 1%

Religions

Roman Catholic (infused with indigenous beliefs), Protestant (mostly Church of the Nazarene)

Languages

Portuguese, Crioulo (a blend of Portuguese and West African words)

Country Name

Conventional long form:Republic of Cape Verde
Conventional short form:Cape Verde
Local long form: Republica de Cabo Verde
Local short form:Cabo Verde

Government Type

republic

Capital

Name: Praia
Geographic coordinates:14 55 N, 23 31 W
Time difference:UTC-1 (4 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)

Administrative divisions

17 municipalities (concelhos, singular - concelho); Boa Vista, Brava, Maio, Mosteiros, Paul, Praia, Porto Novo, Ribeira Grande, Sal, Santa Catarina, Santa Cruz, Sao Domingos, Sao Filipe, Sao Miguel, Sao Nicolau, Sao Vicente, Tarrafal

Independence

5 July 1975 (from Portugal)

National Holiday

Independence Day, 5 July (1975)

Constitution

25 September 1992; a major revision on 23 November 1995 substantially increased the powers of the president; a 1999 revision created the position of national ombudsman (Provedor de Justica)

Legal system

based on the legal system of Portugal; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction

Suffrage

18 years of age; universal

Executive branch

Chief of state:President Pedro Verona Rodriques PIRES (since 22 March 2001)
Head of government:Prime Minister Jose Maria Pereira NEVES (since 1 February 2001)
Cabinet:Council of Ministers appointed by the president on the recommendation of the prime minister
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Elections:president elected by popular vote for a five-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held on 12 February 2006 (next to be held in February 2011); prime minister nominated by the National Assembly and appointed by the president
Election results:Pedro PIRES reelected president; percent of vote - Pedro PIRES (PAICV) 51.2%, Carlos VIEGA (MPD) 48.8%

Legislative branch

unicameral National Assembly or Assembleia Nacional (72 seats; members elected by popular vote to serve five-year terms)
Elections: last held on 22 January 2006 (next to be held in January 2011)
Election results:percent of vote by party - PAICV 52.3%, MPD 44%, UCID 2.7%; seats by party - PAICV 41, MPD 29, UCID 2

Judicial branch

Supreme Tribunal of Justice or Supremo Tribunal de Justia

Political Parties and Leaders

African Party for Independence of Cape Verde or PAICV [Jose Maria Pereira NEVES, chairman]; Democratic and Independent Cape Verdean Union or UCID [Antonio MONTEIRO]; Democratic Christian Party or PDC [Manuel RODRIGUES]; Democratic Renovation Party or PRD [Victor FIDALGO]; Movement for Democracy or MPD [Jorge SANTOS]; Party for Democratic Convergence or PCD [Dr. Eurico MONTEIRO]; Party of Work and Solidarity or PTS [Isaias RODRIGUES]; Social Democratic Party or PSD [Joao ALEM]

Political pressure groups and leaders

Other:environmentalists; political pressure groups

International organization participation

ACCT, ACP, AfDB, AOSIS, AU, CD, CPLP, ECOWAS, FAO, G-77, IBRD, ICAO, ICCt (signatory), ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ITSO, ITU, ITUC, MIGA, NAM, OIF, OPCW, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, Union Latina, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO

Diplomatic representation in the US

Chief of mission:Ambassador Fatima Lima VEIGA
Chancery:3415 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20008
Telephone:[1] (202) 965-6820
FAX: [1] (202) 965-1207
Consulate(s) general: Boston

Diplomatic representation from the US

Chief of mission:Ambassador Marianne M. MYLES
Embassy: Rua Abilio Macedo n6, Praia
Mailing address:C. P. 201, Praia
Telephone:[238] 2-60-89-00
FAX:[238] 2-61-13-55

Flag description

five unequal horizontal bands; the top-most band of blue - equal to one half the width of the flag - is followed by three bands of white, red, and white, each equal to 1/12 of the width, and a bottom stripe of blue equal to one quarter of the flag width; a circle of 10, yellow, five-pointed stars is centered on the red stripe and positioned 3/8 of the length of the flag from the hoist side; blue stands for the sea and the sky, the circle of stars represents the 10 major islands united into a nation, the stripes symbolize the road to formation of the country through peace (white) and effort (red)

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