Roman Catholic (infused with indigenous beliefs), Protestant (mostly Church of the Nazarene)
Roman Catholic 89.8% (about 75% practicing), Eastern Orthodox 1.3%, Protestant 0.3%, other 0.3%, unspecified 8.3% (2002)
Languages
Portuguese, Crioulo (a blend of Portuguese and West African words)
Polish 97.8%, other and unspecified 2.2% (2002 census)
Exports
fuel, shoes, garments, fish, hides
machinery and transport equipment 37.8%, intermediate manufactured goods 23.7%, miscellaneous manufactured goods 17.1%, food and live animals 7.6% (2003)
External Debt
$741,300,000 $
$310,200,000,000 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)
zlotych (PLN) per US dollar - 2.3 (2008 est.), 2.81 (2007), 3.1032 (2006), 3.2355 (2005), 3.6576 (2004) note: zlotych is the plural form of zloty
Military Budget as percentage of GDP
0.400%
1.900%
Beijing Olympics Medal Count
0
10
Location
Western Africa, group of islands in the North Atlantic Ocean, west of Senegal
Central Europe, east of Germany
Area
4,033 km sq
312,685 km sq
Coastline
965 km
440 km
Climate
temperate; warm, dry summer; precipitation meager and very erratic
temperate with cold, cloudy, moderately severe winters with frequent precipitation; mild summers with frequent showers and thundershowers
