The 1994 CIA World Factbook. United States. Central Intelligence Agency

4,030 sq km

       land area:

       4,030 sq km

       comparative area:

       slightly larger than Rhode Island

       Land boundaries:

       0 km

       Coastline:

       965 km

       Maritime claims:

       measured from claimed archipelagic baselines

       exclusive economic zone:

       200 nm

       territorial sea:

       12 nm

       International disputes:

       none

       Climate:

       temperate; warm, dry, summer; precipitation very erratic

       Terrain:

       steep, rugged, rocky, volcanic

       Natural resources:

       salt, basalt rock, pozzolana, limestone, kaolin, fish

       Land use:

       arable land:

       9%

       permanent crops:

       0%

       meadows and pastures:

       6%

       forest and woodland:

       0%

       other:

       85%

       Irrigated land:

       20 sq km (1989 est.)

       Environment:

       current issues:

       deforestation; overgrazing; desertification

       natural hazards:

       subject to prolonged droughts; harmattan wind can obscure visibility;

       volcanically and seismically active

       international agreements:

       party to - Environmental Modification, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping,

       Nuclear Test Ban; signed, but not ratified - Biodiversity, Climate

       Change

       Note:

       strategic location 500 km from west coast of Africa near major

       north-south sea routes; important communications station; important

       sea and air refueling site

      @Cape Verde, People

      Population: 423,120 (July 1994 est.) Population growth rate: 3.01% (1994 est.) Birth rate: 46.23 births/1,000 population (1994 est.) Death rate: 9.04 deaths/1,000 population (1994 est.) Net migration rate: −7.09 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1994 est.) Infant mortality rate: 57.7 deaths/1,000 live births (1994 est.) Life expectancy at birth: total population: 62.59 years male: 60.7 years female: 64.58 years (1994 est.) Total fertility rate: 6.32 children born/woman (1994 est.) Nationality: noun: Cape Verdean(s) adjective: Cape Verdean Ethnic divisions: Creole (mulatto) 71%, African 28%, European 1% Religions: Roman Catholicism fused with indigenous beliefs Languages: Portuguese, Crioulo, a blend of Portuguese and West African words Literacy: age 15 and over can read and write (1989) total population: 66% male: NA% female: NA% Labor force: 102,000 (1985 est.) by occupation: agriculture (mostly subsistence) 57%, services 29%, industry 14% (1981) note: 51% of population of working age (1985)

      @Cape Verde, Government

      Names:

       conventional long form:

       Republic of Cape Verde

       conventional short form:

       Cape Verde

       local long form:

       Republica de Cabo Verde

       local short form:

       Cabo Verde

       Digraph:

       CV

       Type:

       republic

       Capital:

       Praia

       Administrative divisions:

       14 districts (concelhos, singular - concelho); Boa Vista, Brava, Fogo,

       Maio, Paul, Praia, Porto Novo, Ribeira Grande, Sal, Santa Catarina,

       Santa Cruz, Sao Nicolau, Sao Vicente, Tarrafal

       Independence:

       5 July 1975 (from Portugal)

       National holiday:

       Independence Day, 5 July (1975)

       Constitution:

       new constitution came into force 25 September 1992

       Legal system:

       NA

       Suffrage:

       18 years of age; universal

       Executive branch:

       chief of state:

       President Antonio MASCARENHAS Monteiro (since 22 March 1991) election

       last held 17 February 1991 (next to be held February 1996); results -

       Antonio Monteiro MASCARENHAS (independent) received 72.6% of vote

       head of government:

       Prime Minister Carlos Alberto Wahnon de Carvalho VEIGA (since 13

       January 1991);

       cabinet:

       Council of Ministers; appointed by prime minister from members of the

       Assembly

       Legislative branch:

       unicameral

       People's National Assembly (Assembleia Nacional Popular):

       elections last held 13 January 1991 (next to be held January 1996);

       results - percent of vote by party NA; seats - (79 total) MPD 56,

       PAICV 23; note - this multiparty Assembly election ended 15 years of

       single-party rule

       Judicial branch:

       Supreme Tribunal of Justice (Supremo Tribunal de Justia)

       Political parties and leaders:

       Movement for Democracy (MPD), Prime Minister Carlos VEIGA, founder and

       chairman; African Party for Independence of Cape Verde (PAICV), Pedro

       Verona Rodrigues PIRES, chairman

       Member of:

       ACP, AfDB, CCC, ECA, ECOWAS, FAO, G-77, IBRD, ICAO, ICFTU, IDA, IFAD,

       IFC, ILO, IMF, IMO, INTELSAT, INTERPOL, IOM (observer), ITU, LORCS,

       NAM, OAU, UN (Cape Verde assumed a nonpermanent seat on the Security

       Council on 1 January 1992), UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNOMOZ, UPU, WCL,

       WHO, WMO

       Diplomatic representation in US:

       chief of mission:

       Ambassador Carlos Alberto Santos SILVA

       chancery:

       3415 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20007

       telephone:

       (202) 965–6820

       FAX:

       (202) 965–1207

       consulate(s) general:

       Boston

       US diplomatic representation:

       chief of mission:

       Ambassador Joseph M. SEGARS

       embassy:

       Rua Hoji Ya Henda 81, Praia