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Outline of Cape Verde

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Outline of Cape Verde

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

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Cape Verde – sovereign country located on an archipelago in the Macaronesia ecoregion of the North Atlantic Ocean, off the western coast of Africa. 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.

Geography of Cape Verde

  • Cape Verde is:
  • an island country
  • of 10 islands and 8 islets
  • a Developing country
  • a Sovereign state
  • Population of Cape Verde: 436,821(2008) - 165th most populous country
  • Area of Cape Verde: 4,033 square kilometres (1,557 sq mi) - 172nd largest country
  • Atlas of Cape Verde

    • Location

  • Cape Verde is situated within:
  • Northern Hemisphere and Western Hemisphere
  • Atlantic Ocean
  • Macaronesia
  • Africa
  • West Africa
  • Time zone: Cape Verde Time (UTC-01)
  • Extreme points of Cape Verde
  • High: Mount Fogo 2,829 m (9,281 ft)
  • Low: North Atlantic Ocean 0 m
  • Land boundaries: none
  • Coastline: 965 km

    • Environment 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

  • Glaciers in Cape Verde: none
  • 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
  • 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

  • Form of government: unitary semi-presidential representative democratic republic
  • Capital of Cape Verde: Praia
  • Elections in Cape Verde
  • Political parties in 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

  • Supreme Court 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:

  • African Development Bank Group (AfDB)
  • African Union (AU)
  • African, Caribbean, and Pacific Group of States (ACP)
  • Community of Democracies (CD)
  • Comunidade dos Países de Língua Portuguesa (CPLP)
  • Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)
  • Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
  • Group of 77 (G77)
  • International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD)
  • International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)
  • International Criminal Court (ICCt)
  • International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol)
  • International Development Association (IDA)
  • International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRCS)
  • International Finance Corporation (IFC)
  • International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)
  • International Labour Organization (ILO)
  • International Maritime Organization (IMO)
  • International Monetary Fund (IMF)
  • International Olympic Committee (IOC)
  • International Organization for Migration (IOM)
  • International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement (ICRM)
  • International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
  • International Telecommunications Satellite Organization (ITSO)
  • International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC)
  • Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU)
  • Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA)
  • Nonaligned Movement (NAM)
  • Organisation internationale de la Francophonie (OIF)
  • Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW)
  • União Latina
  • United Nations (UN)
  • United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
  • United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
  • United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)
  • Universal Postal Union (UPU)
  • World Customs Organization (WCO)
  • World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU)
  • World Health Organization (WHO)
  • World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
  • World Meteorological Organization (WMO)
  • World Tourism Organization (UNWTO)
  • World Trade Organization (WTO)

    • 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

    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

  • Military history of Cape Verde

    • Culture of Cape Verde

    Culture 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


    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
  • ISO 4217: CVE
  • Energy in Cape Verde
  • Health care in Cape Verde
  • Mining in Cape Verde
  • Cape Verde Stock Exchange
  • Tourism in Cape Verde
  • Transport in Cape Verde
  • Airports in Cape Verde
  • Roads in Cape Verde

    • Education in Cape Verde

    Education in Cape Verde

    References

    Outline of Cape Verde Wikipedia
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