Form of Government: Unitary semi-presidential republic
GDP: 1.977 billion USD (2018)
Capital: Praia
Population: 543,767 (2018)
Official Languages: Portuguese, Cape Verdean Creole
Currency: Cape Verdean escudo
Timezone: GMT+1
Area: 4,033 km²
Dialing Code: +238
Major Mountain Ranges: Pico de Alberto,Morro de Areia,Monte Batalha,Bordeira,Cagarral
Major Rivers: Ribeira de Alto Mira,Ribeira do Calhau,Ribeira da Garça,Ribeira do Paul,Ribeira do Rabil
Continent: Africa
Border Countries: Cape Verde, an island nation on an archipelago of volcanic origin in the Atlantic Ocean off the northwestern coast of Africa, about 600 km west of Senegal. Cape Verde shares maritime borders with Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Mauritania, and Senegal.
