Cape Verde Islands

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The Cape Verde Islands are a volcanic archipelago and island nation off the northwest coast of Africa, known for their Creole Portuguese-African culture, strategic Atlantic location, and tourism.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf archipelago
island country
sovereign state
volcanic archipelago
callingCode +238
capital Praia
climate semi-arid
tropical dry
colonialPower Portugal
continent Africa
conventionalLongName Cape Verde Islands self-linksurface differs
surface form: Republic of Cabo Verde
country Cape Verde Islands self-linksurface differs
surface form: Cape Verde
culturalInfluence Portuguese
West African
currency Cape Verdean escudo
demonym Cape Verdean
ethnicComposition mixed African and European descent majority
formerName Cape Verde Islands self-linksurface differs
surface form: Republic of Cape Verde
governmentType unitary semi-presidential republic
highestElevationMeters 2829
highestPoint Pico do Fogo
independenceDate 1975-07-05
independenceFrom Portugal
internetTLD .cv
knownFor Creole Portuguese-African culture
morna music
largestCity Praia
legislature National Assembly of Cabo Verde
locatedIn Atlantic Ocean
locatedOffCoastOf Northwest Africa
locatedWestOf Senegal
majorEconomicSector remittances
services
tourism
majorIsland Boa Vista
Brava
Fogo
Maio
Sal
Santiago
Santo Antão
São Nicolau
São Vicente
memberOf African Union
Community of Portuguese Language Countries
ECOWAS
surface form: Economic Community of West African States

United Nations
World Trade Organization
nationalLanguage Cape Verdean Creole
numberOfInhabitedIslands 9
numberOfIslands 10
officialLanguage Portuguese
shortName Cape Verde Islands self-linksurface differs
surface form: Cabo Verde
strategicLocation mid-Atlantic shipping and air routes
timeZone UTC−01:00

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Atlantic Ocean hasNotableIslandGroup Cape Verde Islands
Community of Portuguese Language Countries memberState Cape Verde Islands
this entity surface form: Cape Verde
Community of Portuguese Language Countries foundingMember Cape Verde Islands
this entity surface form: Cape Verde
Portuguese language officialLanguageOf Cape Verde Islands
this entity surface form: Cape Verde
Portuguese language coOfficialLanguageOf Cape Verde Islands
this entity surface form: Cape Verde
Portuguese language spokenIn Cape Verde Islands
this entity surface form: Cape Verde
West African languages areSpokenIn Cape Verde Islands
this entity surface form: Cape Verde
Bureau of African Affairs appliesPolicyTo Cape Verde Islands
this entity surface form: Cape Verde
Magellan–Elcano expedition visitedRegion Cape Verde Islands
Niger–Congo languages spokenIn Cape Verde Islands
this entity surface form: Cape Verde
West Africa containsCountry Cape Verde Islands
this entity surface form: Cape Verde
Tiago commonInCountry Cape Verde Islands
this entity surface form: Cape Verde
Portuguese Empire territory Cape Verde Islands
this entity surface form: Cape Verde
ECOWAS memberState Cape Verde Islands
this entity surface form: Cabo Verde
ECA Subregional Office for West Africa countryServed Cape Verde Islands
this entity surface form: Cabo Verde
CPLP foundingCountry Cape Verde Islands
this entity surface form: Cape Verde
CPLP memberState Cape Verde Islands
this entity surface form: Cape Verde
Conference of Heads of State and Government of the CPLP memberStateParticipant Cape Verde Islands
this entity surface form: Cape Verde
Flag of the Community of Portuguese Language Countries representsMember Cape Verde Islands
this entity surface form: Cape Verde
Permanent Consultation Committee of the CPLP country Cape Verde Islands
this entity surface form: Cabo Verde
Cape Verde Islands country Cape Verde Islands self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Cape Verde
Cape Verde Islands conventionalLongName Cape Verde Islands self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Republic of Cabo Verde
Cape Verde Islands shortName Cape Verde Islands self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Cabo Verde
Cape Verde Islands formerName Cape Verde Islands self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Republic of Cape Verde
Sub-Saharan Africa contains Cape Verde Islands
this entity surface form: Cape Verde
Haredi Jews populationCenter Cape Verde Islands
this entity surface form: Cape Verde
Orthographic Agreement of 1990 signatoryCountry Cape Verde Islands
this entity surface form: Cape Verde
Orthographic Agreement of 1990 cameIntoForceInCountry Cape Verde Islands
this entity surface form: Cape Verde
African Portuguese region Cape Verde Islands
this entity surface form: Cape Verde
Cape Verdean Creole spokenIn Cape Verde Islands
this entity surface form: Cape Verde
Cape Verdean Creole developedIn Cape Verde Islands
Cape Verdean Creole ethnicityAssociated Cape Verde Islands
this entity surface form: Cape Verdeans
Cape Verdean Creole country Cape Verde Islands
this entity surface form: Cape Verde
ECCAS memberState Cape Verde Islands
this entity surface form: Cape Verde
CEN-SAD memberState Cape Verde Islands
this entity surface form: Cape Verde
Macaronesia hasPart Cape Verde Islands
this entity surface form: Cape Verde
Macaronesia hasPart Cape Verde Islands
this entity surface form: Santiago Island (Cape Verde)
Macaronesia country Cape Verde Islands
this entity surface form: Cape Verde
Macaronesia partlyInCountry Cape Verde Islands
this entity surface form: Cape Verde
Claudio (Portuguese) usedInCountry Cape Verde Islands
this entity surface form: Cape Verde
Fourth Committee (Special Political and Decolonization) hasMember Cape Verde Islands
this entity surface form: Cape Verde
Portuguese Crown expandedTo Cape Verde Islands
this entity surface form: Cape Verde
Horácio usedInCountry Cape Verde Islands
this entity surface form: Cape Verde
Laurisilva forest isFoundIn Cape Verde Islands
this entity surface form: Cape Verde
ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development countryOfMembers Cape Verde Islands
this entity surface form: Cabo Verde
Tiagu usedInCountry Cape Verde Islands
this entity surface form: Cape Verde
Portuguese Inquisition jurisdiction Cape Verde Islands
this entity surface form: Cape Verde
Praia country Cape Verde Islands
this entity surface form: Cape Verde
Praia capitalOf Cape Verde Islands
this entity surface form: Cape Verde
Praia isLargestCityOf Cape Verde Islands
this entity surface form: Cape Verde