Cape Verde (/ˈvɜːrd(i)/ , VURD(-ee)) or Cabo Verde (/ˌkɑːboʊ ˈvɜːrdeɪ/ KAH-boh VUR-day, /ˌkæboʊ -/ KAB-oh -, local Portuguese: [ˈkabu ˈveɾdɨ]), officially...
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The Cape Verde national football team (Portuguese: Seleção nacional de futebol de Cabo Verde; recognized as Cabo Verde by FIFA) represents Cape Verde in...
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Sal (Portuguese for "salt") is an island in Cape Verde. Sal is a tourist destination with white sandy beaches and over 350 days of sunshine a year. It...
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Demographic features of the population of Cape Verde include population density, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious...
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Santiago (Portuguese for “Saint James”) is the largest island of Cape Verde, its most important agricultural centre and home to half the nation's population...
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A Cape Verde hurricane or Cabo Verde hurricane is an Atlantic hurricane that originates at low-latitude in the tropical Atlantic from a tropical wave that...
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Vincent") is one of the Barlavento Islands, the northern group within the Cape Verde archipelago in the Atlantic Ocean, off the West African coast. It is located...
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Cape Verde was a colony of the Portuguese Empire from the initial settlement of the Cape Verde Islands in 1462 until the independence of Cape Verde in...
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island that belongs to the Cape Verde Islands. At 631.1 km2 (243.7 sq mi), it is the third largest island of the Cape Verde archipelago. The island of...
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The archipelago of Cape Verde consists of 10 islands and several islets, divided into two groups: Barlavento (windward) islands Sotavento (leeward) islands...
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Events in the year 2024 in Cape Verde. President: José Maria Neves Prime Minister: Ulisses Correia e Silva 12 January – The nation is malaria-free for...
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[ˈfoɡu]; Portuguese for "fire") is an island in the Sotavento group of Cape Verde in the central Atlantic Ocean. Its population is 35,837 (2015),: 36 with...
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recorded history of Cape Verde begins with the Portuguese discovery of the island in 1458. Possible early references to Cape Verde date back at least 2...
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Cape Verdeans, also called Cabo Verdeans (Portuguese: cabo-verdiano), are a people native to Cape Verde, an island nation in West Africa consisting of...
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The national flag of Cape Verde (bandeira nacional de Cabo Verde) was adopted on 22 September 1992, replacing the flag adopted during independence. The...
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This article lists the presidents of Cape Verde, an island country in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of West Africa, since the establishment of the office...
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Independence of Cape Verde (Portuguese: Partido Africano da Independência de Cabo Verde, PAICV) is a democratic socialist political party in Cape Verde. It was...
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Cape Verde is known internationally for morna, a form of folk music usually sung in the Cape Verdean Creole, accompanied by clarinet, violin, guitar and...
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National Flag: Flag of Cape Verde Coat of Arms: Coat of Arms of Cape Verde Anthem: Cântico da Liberdade (Song of Freedom) Motto: Unidade, Luta, Progresso...
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This article lists the prime ministers of Cape Verde, an island country in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of West Africa, since the establishment of...
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This is a list of airports in Cape Verde, which have been historically an important infrastructural need for the economy and development of the country...
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Cape Verde Time (CVT) is a time zone used by the Atlantic island nation of Cape Verde. The zone is one hour behind UTC (UTC−01:00). This time zone applies...
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The Cape Verdean Armed Forces (Portuguese: Forças Armadas Cabo Verdeanas), Cabo Verdean Armed Forces or FACV are the military of Cape Verde. They include...
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The Cape Verde warbler (Acrocephalus brevipennis) is an Old World warbler in the genus Acrocephalus. It is also known as the Cape Verde cane warbler or...
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The economy of Cape Verde is a service-oriented economy that is focused on commerce, trade, transport and public services. Cape Verde is a small archipelagic...
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Brava (Portuguese for "wild" or "brave") is an island in Cape Verde, and is part of the Sotavento group, in the central Atlantic Ocean. At 62.5 km2 (24...
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Politics of Cape Verde takes place in a framework of a semi-presidential representative democratic republic, whereby the Prime Minister of Cape Verde is the...
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is a list of holidays in Cape Verde. "Feriados Bancários". www.bcv.cv. Retrieved June 5, 2021. "Democracy Day in Cape Verde in 2021". Office Holidays...
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Praia (redirect from Praia, Cape Verde)
[ˈpɾajɐ], Portuguese for "beach") is the capital and largest city of Cape Verde. Located on the southern coast of Santiago island, within the Sotavento...
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The escudo (sign: ; ISO 4217: CVE) is the currency of the Republic of Cape Verde. One escudo is subdivided into one hundred centavos. Amounts are generally...
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