Cape Verde Islands

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archipelago island country sovereign state volcanic archipelago

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.

Aliases (9)

Statements (55)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	archipelago → island country → sovereign state → volcanic archipelago →
callingCode	+238 →
capital	Praia →
climate	semi-arid → tropical dry →
colonialPower	Portugal →
continent	Africa →
conventionalLongName	Republic of Cabo Verde →
country	Cape Verde →
culturalInfluence	Portuguese → West African →
currency	Cape Verdean escudo →
demonym	Cape Verdean →
ethnicComposition	mixed African and European descent majority →
formerName	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 → Economic Community of West African States → United Nations → World Trade Organization →
nationalLanguage	Cape Verdean Creole →
numberOfInhabitedIslands	9 →
numberOfIslands	10 →
officialLanguage	Portuguese →
shortName	Cabo Verde →
strategicLocation	mid-Atlantic shipping and air routes →
timeZone	UTC−01:00 →

Referenced by (81)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Brava ("Cape Verde") → Cape Verde Islands ("Cape Verde") → Cape Verdean Creole ("Cape Verde") → Cape Verdean escudo ("Cape Verde") → Macaronesia ("Cape Verde") → Maio ("Cape Verde") → National Assembly of Cabo Verde ("Cabo Verde") → Parliamentary Assembly of the CPLP ("Cape Verde") → Permanent Consultation Committee of the CPLP ("Cabo Verde") → Praia ("Cape Verde") → Sal ("Cape Verde") → São Nicolau ("Cape Verde") →	country
CEN-SAD ("Cape Verde") → CPLP ("Cape Verde") → Community of Portuguese Language Countries ("Cape Verde") → ECCAS ("Cape Verde") → ECOWAS ("Cabo Verde") →	memberState
Claudio (Portuguese) ("Cape Verde") → Guilherme ("Cape Verde") → Horácio ("Cape Verde") → Tavares ("Cape Verde") → Tiagu ("Cape Verde") →	usedInCountry
Fogo ("Cape Verde archipelago") → Maio ("Cape Verde archipelago") → Sal ("Cape Verde archipelago") → São Nicolau ("Cape Verde archipelago") →	partOf
Brava ("Cape Verde") → Maio ("Republic of Cabo Verde") → Sal ("Cape Verde") → São Nicolau ("Republic of Cabo Verde") →	sovereignState
Cape Verdean Creole ("Cape Verde") → Niger–Congo languages ("Cape Verde") → Portuguese language ("Cape Verde") →	spokenIn
Macaronesia ("Cape Verde") → Macaronesia ("Santiago Island (Cape Verde)") →	hasPart
Brava ("Cape Verde") →	administrativeDivisionOf
Bureau of African Affairs ("Cape Verde") →	appliesPolicyTo
West African languages ("Cape Verde") →	areSpokenIn
Orthographic Agreement of 1990 ("Cape Verde") →	cameIntoForceInCountry
Praia ("Cape Verde") →	capitalOf
Tiago ("Cape Verde") →	commonInCountry
Sub-Saharan Africa ("Cape Verde") →	contains
West Africa ("Cape Verde") →	containsCountry
Cape Verde Islands ("Republic of Cabo Verde") →	conventionalLongName
Portuguese language ("Cape Verde") →	coOfficialLanguageOf
ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development ("Cabo Verde") →	countryOfMembers
ECA Subregional Office for West Africa ("Cabo Verde") →	countryServed
Cape Verdean Creole →	developedIn
Cape Verdean Creole ("Cape Verdeans") →	ethnicityAssociated
Portuguese Crown ("Cape Verde") →	expandedTo
Cape Verde Islands ("Republic of Cape Verde") →	formerName
CPLP ("Cape Verde") →	foundingCountry
Community of Portuguese Language Countries ("Cape Verde") →	foundingMember
Eco ("Cape Verde") →	geographicalScope
First Portuguese Republic ("Cape Verde") →	hadColony
Fourth Committee (Special Political and Decolonization) ("Cape Verde") →	hasMember
Atlantic Ocean →	hasNotableIslandGroup
Laurisilva forest ("Cape Verde") →	isFoundIn
Maio ("Leeward Islands of Cape Verde") →	islandGroup
Praia ("Cape Verde") →	isLargestCityOf
Cape Verdean escudo ("Cape Verde") →	isLegalTenderOnlyIn
Praia ("Republic of Cabo Verde") →	isPartOf
Portuguese Inquisition ("Cape Verde") →	jurisdiction
Cape Verdean escudo ("Cape Verde") →	legalTender
Brava ("Cape Verde archipelago") →	locatedIn
Estado Novo (Portugal) ("Cape Verde") →	maintainedColoniesIn
Conference of Heads of State and Government of the CPLP ("Cape Verde") →	memberStateParticipant
Cap-Vert Peninsula ("Cape Verde (Cabo Verde)") →	nearbyArchipelagoNameSimilarityWith
Cape Verdean escudo ("Cape Verde") →	officialCurrencyOf
Portuguese language ("Cape Verde") →	officialLanguageOf
VINCI Airports ("Cabo Verde") →	operatesInCountry
Macaronesia ("Cape Verde") →	partlyInCountry
Haredi Jews ("Cape Verde") →	populationCenter
African Portuguese ("Cape Verde") →	region
Flag of the Community of Portuguese Language Countries ("Cape Verde") →	representsMember
Cape Verde Islands ("Cabo Verde") →	shortName
Orthographic Agreement of 1990 ("Cape Verde") →	signatoryCountry
Portuguese Empire ("Cape Verde") →	territory
Estado Novo (Portugal) ("Cape Verde") →	territoryIncluded
Cape Verdean escudo ("Cape Verde") →	usedIn
Magellan–Elcano expedition →	visitedRegion