Cape Verde - Tourism and Travel

The Republic of Cape Verde consists of a group of volcanic islands in the Atlantic Ocean, off the coast of West Africa.

It has an area of 1,577 square miles (4,033 square kilometers).

The climate is semi-arid.

The capital of Cape Verde is Praia.

506,000 people live in Cape Verde.

28% of the population is black, 1% is white and 71% is mixed race.

Portuguese is the official language. Portuguese Creole is also spoken.

97% of the population is Roman Catholic and 1% is Protestant.

Subsistence farming and fishing form the bases of the economy.

The country is dependent on foreign aid and remittances from overseas.

Cape Verde has a mixed presidential-parliamentary system of government.

The official currency is the Cape Verde escudo, which equals 100 centavos.