| Country name: |
Cape Verde |
| Capital: |
Praia |
| Country code: |
242 |
| Continent: |
Africa |
| Currency name: |
Cape Verdean escudo |
| Independence: |
1975-07-05 00:00:00 |
| Independent from: |
from Portugal |
| Total area (km2): |
4,033 |
| Land area (km2): |
4,033 |
| Water area (km2): |
0 |
| Population: |
531,046 |
| Population note: |
531,046 (July 2013 est.) |
| Official language: |
PortugueseCape Verdean Creole |
| All languages: |
Portuguese (official), Crioulo (a blend of Portuguese and West African words) |
| Time zone: |
CVT (UTC-1) - Summer (DST) not observed (UTC-1) |
| Date format: |
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| Drive on: |
right |
| Calling code: |
+238 |
| Domain: |
.cv |
