Cape Verde
Basic Information
Official name: Republic of Cabo Verde
Native name: Cabo Verde
Population: 491,233
Area: 4,033 km²
Region: Africa
Sub Region: Western Africa
Capital: Praia
Coordinates: 16.5388°, -23.0418°
Landlocked: No
Political & Administrative
UN Member: Yes
Independent: Yes
Status: officially-assigned
ISO Code (Alpha-2): CV
ISO Code (Alpha-3): CPV
Olympic Code: CPV
FIFA Code: CPV
Top level domain: .cv
Start of week: monday
Currencies
Cape Verdean escudo (Esc) - CVE
Languages
Portuguese (por)
Timezones
UTC-01:00
Continents
Africa
Demonyms
eng: Cape Verdian/Cape Verdianfra: Cap-verdien/Cap-verdienne
GINI Index
2015: 42.4
Driving
Side: rightSign: CV
International Dialing
+238
Coat of Arms
