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Cape Verde

Green and blue!

Cape Verde was uninhabited when the Portuguese arrived in 1456 and made the islands part of the Portuguese empire. Due to its location off the coast of Africa, Cape Verde became an important watering station, then sugar cane plantation site.

Cape Verde is a small nation that lacks resources and has experienced severe droughts. Agriculture is made difficult by lack of rain, and is restricted to only four islands for most of the year.

Most of the nation's GDP comes from the service industry. Cape Verde's economy has grown since the late 1990s, and it is now considered a country of average development. Cape Verde has significant cooperation with Portugal at every level of the economy, leading it to link its currency first to the Portuguese escudo, and, in 1999, to the euro.

The culture of Cape Verde reflects its mixed African and Portuguese roots. It is well known for its diverse forms of music and a wide variety of dances.

Cape Verdean Facts

Capital: Praia
Official language: Portuguese
Population: 420,979 (165th)
GDP (PPP) 2005 estimate
Total $3.055 billion (158th)
HDI (2004) 0.722 (medium) (106th)
Currency: Cape Verdean Escudo