Cape Verde
🇨🇻 Western Africa · Republic of Cabo Verde
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About Cape Verde
Cape Verde (officially Republic of Cabo Verde) is a country in Western Africa, with Praia as its capital. It is home to roughly 527.33 thousand people, giving a population density of about 131 people per square kilometre. The country covers 4,033 km² of land and has no shared land borders. Its economy is valued at approximately $3.06B in nominal GDP (2025), and it records a Human Development Index of 0.668. The official currency is the Cape Verdean escudo (CVE), and the main language is Portuguese.
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Cape Verde is the 167th most populous country in the world, with about 527.33 thousand people.
By land area it is the 166th-largest country in the world, covering 4,033 km².
It has the world's 167th-largest economy by nominal GDP ($3.06B).
Cape Verde has no land borders with other countries.
It is classed by the UN as a country of medium human development, with an HDI of 0.668.
Cape Verde has a population density of about 131 people per square kilometre.
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