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| Country |
: |
Republic of Cape Verde |
| Capital |
: |
Praia |
| Total Area |
: |
1,557.15 sq mi
4,033.00 sq km
(slightly larger than
Rhode Island) |
| Population |
: |
405,163 (July 2001 est.) |
| Estimated Population in 2050 |
: |
380,614 |
| Languages |
: |
Portuguese, Crioulo (a blend of Portuguese and West African
words) |
| Literacy |
: |
71.6% total, 81.4% male, 63.8% female (1995
est.) |
| Religions |
: |
Roman Catholic (infused with indigenous beliefs); Protestant
(mostly Church of the Nazarene) |
| Life Expectancy |
: |
65.93 male, 72.6 female (2001 est.) |
| Government Type |
: |
Republic |
| Currency |
: |
1 Cape Verdean escudo (CVEsc) = 100 centavos |
| GDP (per capita) |
: |
$1,700 (2000 est.) |
| Industry |
: |
Food and beverages, fish processing, shoes and garments, salt
mining, ship repair |
| Agriculture |
: |
Bananas, corn, beans, sweet potatoes, sugarcane, coffee,
peanuts; fish |
| Arable Land |
: |
11% |
| Natural Resources |
: |
Salt, basalt rock, pozzuolana (a siliceous volcanic ash used
to produce hydraulic cement), limestone, kaolin, fish |
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