Roman Catholic (infused with indigenous beliefs), Protestant (mostly Church of the Nazarene)
Muslim 90%, Christian 1%, indigenous beliefs 9%
Languages
Portuguese, Crioulo (a blend of Portuguese and West African words)
French (official), Bambara 80%, numerous African languages
Exports
fuel, shoes, garments, fish, hides
cotton, gold, livestock
External Debt
$657,700,000 $
$3,192,000,000 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)
Communaute Financiere Africaine francs (XOF) per US dollar 438.77 (2008 est.), 493.51 (2007), 522.59 (2006), 527.47 (2005), 528.29 (2004) note: since 1 January 1999, the XOF franc has been pegged to the euro at a rate of 655.957 XOF francs per euro
Military Budget as percentage of GDP
0.500%
1.900%
Beijing Olympics Medal Count
Location
Western Africa, group of islands in the North Atlantic Ocean, west of Senegal
Western Africa, southwest of Algeria
Area
4,033 km sq
1,240,192 km sq
Coastline
965 km
0 km
Climate
temperate; warm, dry summer; precipitation meager and very erratic
subtropical to arid; hot and dry (February to June); rainy, humid, and mild (June to November); cool and dry (November to February)
