Cape Verde
- Official Name:
- Republic of Cape Verde (Cape Verde)
- Area:
- 4.033 km 2
- Population (2007):
- 423.613 inhabitants
- Coastline:
- 965 km
- Capital:
- Praia
- Maritime Ports and terminals:
- Mindelo, Praia, Tarrafal
- Maritime claims:
-
- Territorial sea: 12 nm
- Contiguous zone: 24 nm
- Exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
- Political divisions:
- 17 municipalities (concelhos, singular - concelho); Boa Vista, Brava, Maio, Mosteiros, Paul, Praia, Porto Novo, Ribeira Grande, Sal, Santa Catarina, Santa Cruz, Sao Domingos, Sao Filipe, Sao Miguel, Sao Nicolau, Sao Vicente, Tarrafal
- Language(s):
- Portuguese, Crioulo (a blend of Portuguese and West African words)
- National holiday:
- Independence Day, 5 July (1975)
- Nationality:
- Cape Verdean(s)
- Official time:
- UTC-1.
- Member of:
- ACCT, ACP, AfDB, AU, ECOWAS, FAO, G-77, IBRD, ICAO, ICCt (signatory), ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ITU, ITUC, MIGA, NAM, OIF, OPCW, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO (observer)
- Internet country code:
- .cv
Economic Profile
- Currency:
-
Cape Verdean escudo (CVE) - GDP - per capita (PPP):
- USD 6.000 (2006 est.)
- GDP (official exchange rate):
- (2005 est.) USD 1.128.000.000
- PIB (Real growth rate:
- 5,5% (2005 est.)
- GDP (Composition by sector): (2004 est.)
-
- Agriculture: 12,1%
- Industry: 21,9%
- Services: 66%
- Labor force:
- 120.600 (1990 est.)
- Labor force - by occupation (1999):
-
- Agriculture ND
- Industry: ND
- Services ND
- Unemployment rate:
- 21% (2000 est.)
- Inflation rate (Consumer prices):
- 4,7% (2006 est)
- Investment (Gross Fixed):
- 25,5% del PIB (2006 est.)
- Budget:
-
- Revenues: USD324.600.000
- Expenditures: USD370.400.000
- Public debt:
- ND
- Current account balance:
- USD -44.430.000 (2006 est.)
- Exports:
- USD 96.710.000 FOB (2006 est.)
- Exports - Commodities:
- Fuel, shoes, garments, fish, hides
- Exports - Partners:
- Spain 38,2%, Portugal 33,3%, US 9,2%, Morocco 5,4% (2005)
- Imports:
- USD 495.100.000 FOB (2006 est.)
- Imports - Commodities:
- Foodstuffs, industrial products, transport equipment, fuels
- Imports - partners:
- Portugal 40,8%, Italy 7,8%, Netherlands 7,2%, Spain 5,4%, Brazil 5,3%, France 4,7%, Belgium 4,6% (2005)
- Reserves of foreign exchange and gold:
- USD 166.400.000 (2006 est.)
- Debt - external:
- USD 325.000.000 (2002)
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