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Country
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Cape Verde |
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Leader
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President: Jorge Carlos Fonseca
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Head of state: Queen Elizabeth II, represented by a governor Prime minister: Ralph Gonsalves
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Population
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523,568
| 103,537
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Life Expectancy
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71.000 years
| 74.390 years
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Capital City
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Praia
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Largest city
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| Praia (population: 113,364) | Kingstown (population: 24,518) |
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Human Development Index
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0.705
| 0.766
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| GDP per capita |
$4,000 US
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Literacy Rate
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76.6%
| 96%
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Corruption Perception Index
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5.1
| 6.5
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Percentage of Women in Parliament
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18.1%
| 18.2%
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| Wealthiest Citizens |
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| Unemployment Rate |
21.000%
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Death Penalty
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Abolished
| Legal
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Political System
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republic
| parliamentary democracy
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Independence date
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5 July 1975 (from Portugal)
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| Religions |
Roman Catholic (infused with indigenous beliefs), Protestant (mostly Church of the Nazarene)
| Anglican 47%, Methodist 28%, Roman Catholic 13%, other (includes Hindu, Seventh-Day Adventist, other Protestant) 12%
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| Languages |
Portuguese, Crioulo (a blend of Portuguese and West African words)
| English, French patois
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| Exports |
fuel, shoes, garments, fish, hides
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| External Debt |
$657,700,000 $
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| 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)
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| Military Budget as percentage of GDP |
0.500%
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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
| Caribbean, islands between the Caribbean Sea and North Atlantic Ocean, north of Trinidad and Tobago
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| Area |
4,033 km sq
| 389 km sq
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| Coastline |
965 km
| 84 km
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| Climate |
temperate; warm, dry summer; precipitation meager and very erratic
| tropical; little seasonal temperature variation; rainy season (May to November)
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