Capital: Praia
Location: Western Africa, group of islands in the North Atlantic Ocean, west of Senegal
Government: Republic of Cabo Verde
Currency: Cabo Verdean escudos (CVE)
Area: 4,033 sq km
Population: 589,451 (July 2021 est.)
Languages: Portuguese (official), Krioulo (a Portuguese-based Creole language with two main dialects spoken in Cabo Verde and in the Cabo Verdean diaspora worldwide)
Religion: Roman Catholic 77.3%, Protestant 4.6% (includes Church of the Nazarene 1.7%, Adventist 1.5%, Assembly of God 0.9%, Universal Kingdom of God 0.4%, and God and Love 0.1%), other Christian 3.4% (includes Christian Rationalism 1.9%, Jehovah's Witness 1%, and New Apostolic 0.5%), Muslim 1.8%, other 1.3%, none 10.8%, unspecified 0.7% (2010 est.)
TimeZone: UTC-1
Tel Code: +238
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