Cape Verde
Cape Verde is a sovereign state comprising ten islands off the Western coast of Africa. Its capital is Praia. About 555,988 people live there (2020). It covers 4,033 square kilometres.
- Capital
- Praia
- People (2020)
- 555,988
- Area
- 4,033 km²
- Currency
- Cape Verdean escudo
Cape Verde at a glance
- Official name
- Republic of Cabo Verde
- In its own language
- República de Cabo Verde
- Status
- Sovereign country
- Continent
- Africa
- Capital
- Praia
- Population
- 555,988 (2020)
- Area
- 4,033 km² (1,557 mi²)
- People are called
- Cabo Verdean, Cape Verdean
- Official languages
- Portuguese, Cape Verdean Creole
- Currency
- Cape Verdean escudo
- GDP (nominal)
- US$2.3 billion (2022)
- Life expectancy
- 72.8 years (2016)
- Human Development Index
- 0.662 (2021)
- Gini coefficient
- 42.4 (2015)
- Government
- parliamentary republic
- Head of state
- José Maria Neves (since 2021)
- Head of government
- Francisco Carvalho (since 2026)
- Country codes
- CV, CPV
- Calling code
- +238
- Internet domain
- .cv
- Drives on the
- right
- Time zones
- Cape Verde Time, UTC−01:00, Atlantic/Cape_Verde
- Coordinates
- 15.3°, -23.7°
Cape Verde on a map
Cape Verde is shown in green. It has no neighbours listed in the data.
- Cape Verde
Divisions of Cape Verde
- São Lourenço dos Órgãos
- São Miguel
- São Salvador do Mundo
- Ribeira Grande
- Paul
- Porto Novo
- São Vicente
- Ribeira Brava Municipality
- Tarrafal de São Nicolau
- Boa Vista
- Brava
- Maio
- Mosteiros
- Praia
- Ribeira Grande de Santiago
- Sal
- Santa Catarina
- Santa Catarina do Fogo
- Santa Cruz
- São Domingos
- São Filipe
- Tarrafal
Member of
- Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States
- African Development Bank
- United Nations Economic Commission for Africa
- Economic Community of West African States
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Group of 77
- International Bank for Reconstruction and Development
- International Civil Aviation Organization
- International Development Association
- International Fund for Agricultural Development
- International Finance Corporation
- International Monetary Fund
- International Maritime Organization
- Interpol
- International Telecommunication Union
and 21 more organisations.
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Questions
What is the capital of Cape Verde?
The capital of Cape Verde is Praia.
What is the population of Cape Verde?
Cape Verde has about 555,988 people, as recorded in 2020.
How big is Cape Verde?
Cape Verde covers 4,033 square kilometres (1,557 square miles).
What currency does Cape Verde use?
The Cape Verdean escudo.
What language is spoken in Cape Verde?
The official languages of Cape Verde are Portuguese and Cape Verdean Creole.
Data from Wikidata (CC0), retrieved October 9, 2026. Each figure carries the year it was recorded; a statistic with no recorded date is not shown as current. More on Wikipedia.