Roman Catholic (infused with indigenous beliefs), Protestant (mostly Church of the Nazarene)
Zionist 40% (a blend of Christianity and indigenous ancestral worship), Roman Catholic 20%, Muslim 10%, other (includes Anglican, Bahai, Methodist, Mormon, Jewish) 30%
Languages
Portuguese, Crioulo (a blend of Portuguese and West African words)
English (official, government business conducted in English), siSwati (official)
Exports
fuel, shoes, garments, fish, hides
soft drink concentrates, sugar, wood pulp, cotton yarn, refrigerators, citrus and canned fruit
External Debt
$657,700,000 $
$703,100,000 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)
emalangeni per US dollar - 7.75 (2008 est.), 7.4 (2007), 6.85 (2006), 6.3593 (2005), 6.4597 (2004)
Military Budget as percentage of GDP
0.500%
4.700%
Beijing Olympics Medal Count
Location
Western Africa, group of islands in the North Atlantic Ocean, west of Senegal
Southern Africa, between Mozambique and South Africa
Area
4,033 km sq
17,364 km sq
Coastline
965 km
0 km
Climate
temperate; warm, dry summer; precipitation meager and very erratic
