Cape Verde

Africa · Western Africa

Cape Verde

Republic of Cabo Verde
Africa · Western Africa · Capital: Praia

Quick facts about Cape Verde

Official name	Republic of Cabo Verde
Capital	Praia
Continent & subregion	Africa · Western Africa
Population	522,331 people (world rank 171)
Area	4,033 km²
Density	130 people/km²
Share of world population	0.006% of 8,037,699,775
GDP (nominal)	US$2.5 billion
Urbanisation	75.9% urban population
Life expectancy	76.1 years
Currency	Cape Verdean escudo (Esc) — CVE
Languages	Portuguese
Internet domain	`.cv`
Calling code	+238
Status	Sovereign state

Development & environment in numbers

GDP per Capita	US$4,795 · see world ranking
Internet Users	74.6% · see world ranking
Fertility Rate	1.5 children per woman · see world ranking
Infant Mortality	11 per 1,000 births · see world ranking
CO₂ Emissions per Capita	1.2 tonnes CO₂ · see world ranking
Forest Cover	12.4% · see world ranking

These come from the World Bank Open Data 2023 series, the same source behind the world indicator rankings. A blank simply means Cape Verde did not report that figure.

Neighbours (land borders)

No land borders — an island country or a remote territory.

The geographic position is roughly 16°, -24°.

Flags: flagcdn.com; population, GDP, urbanisation, life expectancy and every development indicator above: World Bank Open Data (2023 series); base data: the open-source world-countries package — all of it free, with no registration.