Cape Verde

Guide to CAPE VERDE

CAPE VERDE which official name is Republic of Cape Verde or Cape Verde, is a country from Africa located at the Western Africa, group of islands in the North Atlantic Ocean, west of Senegal. CAPE VERDE is divided in 17 municipalities . CAPE VERDE's capital is Praia which is the most populated city with about 111,611 inhabitants.

History of CAPE VERDE

CAPE VERDE's government is republic; a Republic with a Executive government type, with President Pedro Pires as head of state and Prime Minister José Maria Neves as head of government.

Other symbols of CAPE VERDE are Cape Verdean anthem "Cântico da Liberdade Cape Verdean flag.Cape Verdean flag is composed by five unequal horizontal bands; the top-most band of blue - equal to one half the width of the flag - is followed by three bands of white, red, and white, each equal to 1/12 of the width, and a bottom stripe of blue equal to one quarter of the flag width; a circle of 10, yellow, five-pointed stars, each representing one of the islands, is centered on the red stripe and positioned 3/8 of the length of the flag from the hoist side .

CAPE VERDE's history is quite long: The uninhabited islands were discovered and colonized by the Portuguese in the 15th century; Cape Verde subsequently became a trading center for African slaves and later an important coaling and resupply stop for whaling and transatlantic shipping. Following independence in 1975, and a tentative interest in unification with Guinea-Bissau, a one-party system was established and maintained until multi-party elections were held in 1990. Cape Verde continues to exhibit one of Africa's most stable democratic governments. Repeated droughts during the second half of the 20th century caused significant hardship and prompted heavy emigration. As a result, Cape Verde's expatriate population is greater than its domestic one. Most Cape Verdeans have both African and Portuguese antecedents.

CAPE VERDEs geography

Guide to travel to CAPE VERDE

If you are thinking on traveling to CAPE VERDE, you will have to take in consideration some points like CAPE VERDE's currency, CAPE VERDE's weather, CAPE VERDE's national holiday and CAPE VERDE's transports.

The first thing you need to know for your travels abroad is country's currency. CAPE VERDE`s currency is called 0 ( 0

CAPE VERDE's weather is characterized to be temperate; warm, dry summer; precipitation meager and very erratic. So be sure of choosing the proper date to travel to CAPE VERDE.

You can also consider to visit CAPE VERDE on it's national holiday to get in CAPE VERDE's culture. If you do so, CAPE VERDE's national holiday is called Independence Day, 5 July.

Also, if you like natural wonders, don't forget to visit the highest point of CAPE VERDE: Mt. Fogo 2,829 m (a volcano on Fogo Island). And try also to get to CAPE VERDE's lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 mBut if you prefer the city, you must visit CAPE VERDE's tallest structure: ( ).

Don't be afraid to take a flight to CAPE VERDE, with more than 7 airports and 0 airlines, you will get to CAPE VERDE without problems. Once there, you can choose the transport type that better fits your needs. CAPE VERDE has about0 of railways, and also0 of roadways, so is a good place for a car trip.

Cape Verdean Culture

CAPE VERDE is known by Cape Verdeans as Republica de Cabo Verde or Cabo Verde in the shortened way. Cape Verdean, about 423,613 people, are composed by different ethnics: Creole (mulatto) 71%, African 28%, European 1%. And they also have different languages: Portuguese.

Another relevant point nowadays it's CAPE VERDE's religion. Cape Verdeans are divided in Roman Catholic (infused with indigenous beliefs), Protestant (mostly Church of the Nazarene).

But if want to know more about CAPE VERDE's culture, the best way is by reading the most famous Cape Verdean novelists' books like Dina Salústio (1941– ), Germano Almeida (1945– ) or Manuel Lopes.

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