Place:Outline of Cape Verde

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Short description: Overview of and topical guide to Cape Verde
The Flag of Cape Verde
The Coat of arms of Cape Verde
The location of Cape Verde
A relief map of the Republic of Cape Verde

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Cape Verde:

Cape Verdesovereign country located on an archipelago in the Macaronesia ecoregion of the North Atlantic Ocean, off the western coast of Africa.[1] The previously uninhabited islands were discovered and colonized by the Portuguese in the 15th century (though there may have been earlier discoveries), and attained independence in 1975.


General reference

A basic map of Cape Verde
  • Pronunciation: /ˌkp ˈvɜːrd/ (About this soundlisten)
  • Common English country name: Cape Verde
  • Official English country name: The Republic of Cape Verde
  • Common endonym(s):
  • Official endonym(s):
  • Adjectival(s): Cape Verdean
  • Demonym(s): Cape Verdeans
  • Etymology: Name of Cape Verde
  • ISO country codes: CV, CPV, 132
  • ISO region codes: See CV
  • Internet country code top-level domain: .cv

Geography of Cape Verde

An enlargeable topographic map of Cape Verde

Geography of Cape Verde

Location

Environment of Cape Verde

A satellite image of Cape Verde
  • Climate of Cape Verde
    • Cape Verde-type hurricane
  • Geology of Cape Verde
  • Wildlife of Cape Verde
    • Fauna of Cape Verde
      • Birds of Cape Verde
      • Mammals of Cape Verde

Natural geographic features of Cape Verde

Mount Fogo
  • Glaciers in Cape Verde: none [2]
  • Islands of Cape Verde
  • Mountains of Cape Verde
    • Volcanoes in Cape Verde
  • World Heritage Sites in Cape Verde: Cidade Velha

Regions of Cape Verde

Regions of Cape Verde

Administrative divisions of Cape Verde

Administrative divisions of Cape Verde

  • Municipalities of Cape Verde
Municipalities of Cape Verde

Municipalities of Cape Verde

  • Capital of Cape Verde: Praia
  • Cities of Cape Verde

Demography of Cape Verde

Demographics of Cape Verde

Government and politics of Cape Verde

Politics of Cape Verde

Branches of government

Government of Cape Verde

Executive branch of the government of Cape Verde

  • Head of state: President of Cape Verde, Jorge Carlos Fonseca
  • Head of government: Prime Minister of Cape Verde, Ulisses Correia e Silva
  • Cabinet of Cape Verde

Legislative branch of the government of Cape Verde

  • Parliament of Cape Verde: National Assembly (unicameral)

Judicial branch of the government of Cape Verde

Foreign relations of Cape Verde

Foreign relations of Cape Verde

  • Diplomatic missions in Cape Verde
  • Diplomatic missions of Cape Verde

International organization membership

Cape Verde is a member of:[1]

Law and order in Cape Verde

  • Capital punishment in Cape Verde
  • Crime in Cape Verde
  • Human rights in Cape Verde
    • LGBT rights in Cape Verde
    • Freedom of religion in Cape Verde
  • Law enforcement in Cape Verde

Military of Cape Verde

Cape Verdian coast guard ship Tainha (P 262)

Military of Cape Verde

  • Command
    • Commander-in-chief of Cape Verde: the President of Cape Verde, Pedro Pires
  • Forces
    • Army of Cape Verde
    • Navy of Cape Verde
  • Military history of Cape Verde

History of Cape Verde

History of Cape Verde

  • Military history of Cape Verde

Culture of Cape Verde

Culture of Cape Verde

  • Architecture of Cape Verde
  • Languages of Cape Verde
  • National symbols of Cape Verde
    • Coat of arms of Cape Verde
    • Flag of Cape Verde
    • National anthem of Cape Verde
  • People of Cape Verde
  • Public holidays in Cape Verde
  • Religion in Cape Verde
    • Buddhism in Cape Verde
    • Christianity in Cape Verde
      • Roman Catholicism in Cape Verde
    • Hinduism in Cape Verde
    • Islam in Cape Verde
  • World Heritage Sites in Cape Verde: Cidade Velha

Art in Cape Verde

  • Music of Cape Verde

Sports in Cape Verde

  • Football in Cape Verde
  • Cape Verde at the Olympics

Economy and infrastructure of Cape Verde

Locals collecting sea salt from the salt flats on the island of Maio

Economy of Cape Verde

  • Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 160th (one hundred and sixtieth)
  • Agriculture in Cape Verde
  • Communications in Cape Verde
    • Internet in Cape Verde
  • Companies of Cape Verde
  • Currency of Cape Verde: Escudo
  • Energy in Cape Verde
  • Health care in Cape Verde
  • Mining in Cape Verde
  • Tourism in Cape Verde
    • Visa policy of Cape Verde
  • Transport in Cape Verde
    • Airports in Cape Verde
    • Roads in Cape Verde

Education in Cape Verde

Education in Cape Verde

Health in Cape Verde

Health in Cape Verde

See also

Cape Verde

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Cape Verde". The World Factbook. United States Central Intelligence Agency. July 3, 2009. https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/cabo-verde/. 
  2. The only glaciers in Africa are on Mt Kenya (in Kenya), on Kilimanjaro (in Tanzania), and in the Ruwenzori Mountains (which are located in Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo). See Proceedings of the Riederalp Workshop, September 1978; Actes de l'Atelier de Riederalp, septembre 1978): IAHS-AISH Publ. no. 126, 1980.

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