Protestant 63.4% (Anglican 28.3%, Pentecostal 18.7%, Methodist 5.1%, other 11.3%), Roman Catholic 4.2%, other Christian 7%, other 4.8%, none or unspecified 20.6% (2008 est.)
Roman Catholic (infused with indigenous beliefs), Protestant (mostly Church of the Nazarene)
Languages
English
Portuguese, Crioulo (a blend of Portuguese and West African words)
Exports
manufactures, sugar and molasses, rum, other foods and beverages, chemicals, electrical components
fuel, shoes, garments, fish, hides
External Debt
$4,490,000,000 $
$741,300,000 US
Exchange Rate
Barbadian dollars (BBD) per US dollar - NA (2007), 2 (2006), 2 (2005), 2 (2004), 2 (2003)
Cape Verdean escudos (CVE) per US dollar - 73.84 (2008 est.), 81.235 (2007), 87.946 (2006), 88.67 (2005), 88.808 (2004)
Military Budget as percentage of GDP
0.800%
0.400%
Beijing Olympics Medal Count
Location
Caribbean, island in the North Atlantic Ocean, northeast of Venezuela
Western Africa, group of islands in the North Atlantic Ocean, west of Senegal
Area
430 km sq
4,033 km sq
Coastline
97 km
965 km
Climate
tropical; rainy season (June to October)
temperate; warm, dry summer; precipitation meager and very erratic
