The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Cape Verde:
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.
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
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
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
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
Administrative divisions of Cape Verde
Municipalities of Cape Verde
Municipalities of Cape Verde
Capital of Cape Verde: Praia
Cities 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
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
Parliament of Cape Verde: National Assembly (unicameral)
Supreme Court of Cape Verde
Diplomatic missions in Cape Verde
Diplomatic missions of Cape Verde
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
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
Military history 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
Music of 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
