Cape Verde
Republica de Capo Verde

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LOCAL FACTS  Return to Top
Geography, demographics, economy, history, and government (see also Research)
Form of government: Elected President, elected National Assembly
Population: 405,748 (62% urban)
Total area: 4,033 sq. km
Languages: Portuguese
Religions: Roman Catholic (75%)
Per capita GDP: $1,450 p.a. (1998)
Exports: $43m; fish, bananas
Literacy: 72%
Life expectancy: 70.7 years (74.4f, 67.7m)
Sources
[CIA World Factbook] country data - Cape Verde
[Atlapedia Online] - Cape Verde
[Nation by Nation] country data - Cape Verde - facts, government, geography, history, human rights, people
E-Conflict World Encyclopedia - Cape Verde - national anthem, flag, map, people, economy, geography, government, defence, news and weather
[Index on Africa] country page - Cape Verde
[World Skip] country data - Cape Verde 
 
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LOCAL DIRECTORIES  Return to Top
Portals, indexes, guides, searchers, phone directories
 
 
Executive, legislature, judiciary, ministries, departments, agencies, and commissions
Governo de Cabo Verde (Government of Cape Verde)
Governments on the WWW - Cape Verde - comprehensive database of governmental institutions - parliaments, ministries, offices, law courts, embassies, etc
Legislature:
Assembleia Nacional de Cabo Verde (National Assembly)
Ministries:
Ministério das Finanças (Ministry of Finance)
Ministério da Educação Ciência Juventude e Desporto (Ministry of Education, Science, Youth & Sport)
 
Human rights & civil liberties, humanitarian aid, political parties, activism, environment, and labour
European Union Development Programme - Cape Verde
Partido Africano da Independência de Cabo Verde (African Party for the Independence)
 
Education, health & public safety, religion, women, children & youth, and associations & societies
 
 
Ethnicity, language, the arts, history & heritage, performance, costume, and literature
 
 
Associations, competitions, leisure, and hobbies
 
 
Guides & advice, accommodation, attractions, transport, agents, and organisers
Cabo Verde Airlines
 
Statistics, government, economy, geography, demography, and society
Essential data:
Instituto Nacional de Estatistica - national statistics office
[CIA World Factbook] country data - Cape Verde
[U.S. State Department] [Bureau of African Affairs] country profile - Cape Verde
Social development:
[World Bank] country brief - Cape Verde
[Africa Confidential] news articles on Cape Verde 
[OneWorld.net] country database - CapeVerde - news articles selected from around the world
[IRINnews.org] news archive - Cape Verde - news articles from the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
[UNICEF] children's health & education statistics - Cape Verde
[UNHCR] country profile - Cape Verde
Human rights:
[International Lesbian and Gay Association] [Country Survey - Cape Verde] - information for those working to promote lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered (LGBT) rights
Governance:
Governments on the WWW - Cape Verde - comprehensive database of governmental institutions - parliaments, ministries, offices, law courts, embassies, etc
[CIA Library] [Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members] - Cape Verde
[Political Resources] - Cape Verde
Transparency International Corruption Index
[Freedom House] Report 2000 - Cape Verde
[World Audit.org] national statistics and reports - Cape Verde - national statistics and reports from Freedom House, Transparency International, Amnesty International, the International Commission of Jurists and others
[ElectionWorld.org] election results in Cape Verde
 
Newspapers & magazines, journals, television & radio, publishing, and entertainment
 
 
Resourcing, manufacturing, distribution, trade, and regulation of goods and services
 
 
Banking, investment, insurance, stockmarkets, and market regulation
Banco de Cabo Verde (central bank)