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Country
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Cape Verde | 
Kuwait |
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Leader
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President: Jorge Carlos Fonseca
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Emir: Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmed al-Jaber al-Sabah
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Population
|
523,568
| 2,646,314
|
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Life Expectancy
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71.000 years
| 77.280 years
|
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Capital City
|
Praia
| Kuwait
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Largest city
|
| Praia (population: 113,364) | As Salimiyah (population: 147,649) |
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Human Development Index
|
0.705
| 0.912
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| GDP per capita |
$4,000 US
| $42,200 US
|
|
Literacy Rate
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76.6%
| 93.3%
|
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Corruption Perception Index
|
5.1
| 4.3
|
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Percentage of Women in Parliament
|
18.1%
| 3.1%
|
| Wealthiest Citizens |
NA
| Nasser Al-Kharafi & family ($8.1bn US)
|
| Unemployment Rate |
21.000%
| 2.200%
|
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Death Penalty
|
Abolished
| Legal
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Political System
|
republic
| constitutional emirate
|
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Independence date
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5 July 1975 (from Portugal)
| 19 June 1961 (from UK)
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| Religions |
Roman Catholic (infused with indigenous beliefs), Protestant (mostly Church of the Nazarene)
| Muslim 85% (Sunni 70%, Shia 30%), other (includes Christian, Hindu, Parsi) 15%
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| Languages |
Portuguese, Crioulo (a blend of Portuguese and West African words)
| Arabic (official), English widely spoken
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| Exports |
fuel, shoes, garments, fish, hides
| oil and refined products, fertilizers
|
| External Debt |
$657,700,000 $
| $41,730,000,000 US
|
| Exchange Rate |
Cape Verdean escudos (CVE) per US dollar - 73.84 (2008 est.), 81.235 (2007), 87.946 (2006), 88.67 (2005), 88.808 (2004)
| Kuwaiti dinars (KD) per US dollar - 0.2679 (2008 est.), 0.2844 (2007), 0.29 (2006), 0.292 (2005), 0.2947 (2004)
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| Military Budget as percentage of GDP |
0.500%
| 5.300%
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| Beijing Olympics Medal Count |
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| Location |
Western Africa, group of islands in the North Atlantic Ocean, west of Senegal
| Middle East, bordering the Persian Gulf, between Iraq and Saudi Arabia
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| Area |
4,033 km sq
| 17,818 km sq
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| Coastline |
965 km
| 499 km
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| Climate |
temperate; warm, dry summer; precipitation meager and very erratic
| dry desert; intensely hot summers; short, cool winters
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