Earth
Atlas of countries
Table of States
Comparison of countries
Organizations
Color the map

System of government | republic with parliamentary system |
Country code | CV, CPV |
Flag | ![]() |
Capital city | Praia |
Currency | Cape Verdean escudo (CVE) |
Predominant religion | Catholic Christianity |
Former colonizer | Portugal (Portuguese Republic) |
Membership | UN WTO MMF African Union |
Population | 491 875 people (167. place in the world) |
Area | 4 033 km2 (167. place in the world) |
Density | 122 people per km2 (66. place in the world) |
GDP per capita | 6 912 USD per capita (123. place in the world) |
Peacefulness | N/A |
Corruption | CPI Corruption Perceptions Index 58 (39. place in the world) |
Human development | HDI Human Development Index 0,654 (125. place in the world) |
Economy freedom | EFI Economy Freedom Index 63,1 (69. place in the world) |
Life expectancy | 73 years (103. place in the world) |
Income iequality | Gini coefficient 47,2 (140. place in the world) |
CO2 emissions | 0,955 Mt CO2/year (159. place in the world) |
CO2 emissions per km2 | 237 t CO2/km2/year (79. place in the world) |
CO2 emissions per capita | 1,9 t CO2/per capita/year (105. place in the world) |