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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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Population
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| 523,568
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Life Expectancy
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| 71.000 years
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Capital City
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| Praia
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Largest city
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| (population: ) | Praia (population: 113,364) |
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Human Development Index
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NA
| 0.705
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| GDP per capita |
| $4,000 US
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Literacy Rate
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| 76.6%
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Corruption Perception Index
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NA
| 5.1
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Percentage of Women in Parliament
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NA
| 18.1%
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| Wealthiest Citizens |
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| Unemployment Rate |
| 21.000%
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Death Penalty
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NA
| Abolished
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Political System
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| republic
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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)
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| Languages |
| Portuguese, Crioulo (a blend of Portuguese and West African words)
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| Exports |
| fuel, shoes, garments, fish, hides
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| External Debt |
| $657,700,000 US
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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
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| Area |
| 4,033 km sq
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| Coastline |
| 965 km
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| Climate |
| temperate; warm, dry summer; precipitation meager and very erratic
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