Cape Verde Population: 531,046


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Geographic coordinates: 16 00 N, 24 00 W
Area: total: 4,033 sq km land: 4,033 sq km water: 0 sq km

Size comparison: slightly larger than Rhode Island
Land Boundaries: 0 km
Coastline: 965 km
Terrain: steep, rugged, rocky, volcanic
Elevation extremes: lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m highest point: Mt. Fogo 2,829 m (a volcano on Fogo Island)
Land use: arable land: 11.66% permanent crops: 0.74% other: 87.59% (2011)
Irrigated land: 34.76 sq km (2004)
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Nationality: noun: Cape Verdean(s) adjective: Cape Verdean
Population: 531,046 (July 2013 est.)
Age structure: 0-14 years: 31.2% (male 83,355/female 82,503) 15-24 years: 21.8% (male 57,825/female 57,842) 25-54 years: 37.3% (male 95,970/female 102,217) 55-64 years: 4.5% (male 9,766/female 13,910) 65 years and over: 5.2% (male 10,416/female 17,242) (2013 est.)
Dependency ratios: total dependency ratio: 53.5 % youth dependency ratio: 45.3 % elderly dependency ratio: 8.2 % potential support ratio: 12.2 (2013)
Median age: total: 23.5 years
male: 22.7 years female: 24.4 years (2013 est.)
Population growth rate: 1.41% (2013 est.)
Urbanization: urban population: 62.6% of total population (2011) rate of urbanization: 2.12% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
Infant mortality rate: total: 25.13 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 28.78 deaths/1,000 live births female: 21.38 deaths/1,000 live births (2013 est.)
Life expectancy at birth: total population: 71.28 years
male: 69.05 years female: 73.58 years (2013 est.)
Contraceptive prevalence rate: 61.3% (2005)
Health expenditures: 4.1% of GDP (2010)
Physicians density: 0.57 physicians/1,000 population (2008)
Hospital bed density: 2.1 beds/1,000 population (2010)
Drinking water source: improved: urban: 90% of population rural: 85% of population total: 88% of population unimproved: urban: 10% of population rural: 15% of population total: 12% of population (2010 est.)
Sanitation facility access: improved: urban: 73% of population rural: 43% of population total: 61% of population unimproved: urban: 27% of population rural: 57% of population total: 39% of population (2010 est.)
HIV/AIDS - deaths: 225 (as of 2001)
Obesity - adult prevalence rate: 10% (2008)
Education expenditures: 5.6% of GDP (2010)
Literacy: definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 84.9% male: 89.7% female: 80.3% (2011 est.)
male: 13 years female: 13 years (2011)
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Country name: conventional long form: Republic of Cape Verde conventional short form: Cape Verde local long form: Republica de Cabo Verde local short form: Cabo Verde
Government type: republic
Capital: name: Praia geographic coordinates: 14 55 N, 23 31 W time difference: UTC-1 (4 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)
Independence: 5 July 1975 (from Portugal)
National holiday: Independence Day, 5 July (1975)
Legal system: civil law system of Portugal
Suffrage: 18 years of age; universal
Executive branch: chief of state: President Jorge Carlos FONSECA (since 9 September 2011) head of government: Prime Minister Jose Maria Pereira NEVES (since 1 February 2001) cabinet: Council of Ministers appointed by the president on the recommendation of the prime minister (For more information visit the World Leaders website ) elections: president elected by popular vote for a five-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held on 7 August 2011 with a second round runoff on 21 August 2011; prime minister nominated by the National Assembly and appointed by the president election results: percent of vote (second round) - Jorge Carlos FONSECA 53.4%, Manuel Inocencio SOUSA 46.6%
Legislative branch: unicameral National Assembly or Assembleia Nacional (72 seats; members elected by popular vote to serve five-year terms) elections: last held on 6 February 2011 (next to be held by 2016) election results: percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - PAICV 38, MPD 32, UCID 2
National symbol(s):
National anthem: name: "Cantico da Liberdade" (Song of Freedom) lyrics/music: Amilcar Spencer LOPES/Adalberto Higino Tavares SILVA note: adopted 1996
Diplomatic representation in the US: chief of mission: Ambassador Maria De Fatima Lima Da VEIGA chancery: 3415 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20007 telephone: [1] (202) 965-6820 FAX: [1] (202) 965-1207 consulate(s) general: Boston
Diplomatic representation from the US: chief of mission: Ambassador Adrienne O'NEAL embassy: Rua Abilio Macedo 6, Praia mailing address: C. P. 201, Praia telephone: [238] 2-60-89-00 FAX: [238] 2-61-13-55
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GDP - per capita (PPP): GDP - per capita (PPP): $4,200 (2012 est.) $4,100 (2011 est.) $3,900 (2010 est.) note: data are in 2012 US dollars
GDP - composition, by end use: household consumption: 66.6% government consumption: 18.9% investment in fixed capital: 34.2% investment in inventories: 0% exports of goods and services: 44% imports of goods and services: -63.8% (2012 est.)
Industrial production growth rate: 4% (2012 est.)
Labor force: 196,100 (2007)
Unemployment rate: 21% (2000 est.)
Population below poverty line: 30% (2000)
Household income or consumption by percentage share: lowest 10%: 1.9% highest 10%: 40.6% (2001)
Budget: revenues: $435.8 million expenditures: $588.4 million (2012 est.)
Fiscal year: calendar year
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Electricity - consumption: 257.6 million kWh (2009 est.)
Electricity - exports: 0 kWh (2010 est.)
Electricity - imports: 0 kWh (2010 est.)
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Telephones in use: 74,500 (2011) country comparison to the world: 155
Cellular Phones in use: 396,400 (2011)
Telephone system: general assessment: effective system, extensive modernization from 1996-2000 following partial privatization in 1995 domestic: major service provider is Cabo Verde Telecom (CVT); fiber-optic ring, completed in 2001, links all islands providing Internet access and ISDN services; cellular service introduced in 1998; broadband services launched in 2004 international: country code - 238; landing point for the Atlantis-2 fiber-optic transatlantic telephone cable that provides links to South America, Senegal, and Europe; HF radiotelephone to Senegal and Guinea-Bissau; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) (2011)
Internet country code: .cv
Internet hosts: 38 (2012)
Internet users: 150,000 (2009)
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Airports: 9 (2013) country comparison to the world: 157
Airports (paved runways): total 9
Roadways: total 1,350 km
paved: 932 km unpaved: 418 km (2000)
Merchant marine: total 13
by type: cargo 3, chemical tanker 2, passenger/cargo 7, petroleum tanker 1 foreign-owned: 3 (Greece 1, Spain 1, UK 1) registered in other countries: 1 (unknown 1) (2010)
Ports and terminals: major seaport(s): Porto Grande
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Manpower available for military service: males age 16-49: 132,087 females age 16-49: 136,956 (2010 est.)
Manpower fit for military service: males age 16-49: 106,864 females age 16-49: 117,518 (2010 est.)
Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually: male: 6,029 female: 6,026 (2010 est.)
Military expenditures: 0.4% of GDP (2011)
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