The 1992 CIA World Factbook. United States. Central Intelligence Agency

Halifax, Montreal, Quebec, Saint John (New Brunswick), Saint John's

       (Newfoundland), Toronto, Vancouver

       Merchant marine:

       70 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 500,904 GRT/727,118 DWT; includes 1

       passenger, 3 short-sea passenger, 2 passenger-cargo, 10 cargo, 2 railcar

       carrier, 1 refrigerated cargo, 8 roll-on/roll-off, 1 container, 28 petroleum

       tanker, 5 chemical tanker, 1 specialized tanker, 8 bulk; note - does not

       include ships used exclusively in the Great Lakes

       Civil air:

       636 major transport aircraft; Air Canada is the major carrier

       Airports:

       1,416 total, 1,168 usable; 455 with permanent-surface runways; 4 with

       runways over 3,659 m; 30 with runways 2,440-3,659 m; 338 with runways

       1,220-2,439 m

       Telecommunications:

       excellent service provided by modern media; 18.0 million telephones;

       broadcast stations - 900 AM, 29 FM, 53 (1,400 repeaters) TV; 5 coaxial

       submarine cables; over 300 earth stations operating in INTELSAT (including 4

       Atlantic Ocean and 1 Pacific Ocean) and domestic systems

      :Canada Defense Forces

      Branches:

       Canadian Armed Forces (including Mobile Command, Maritime Command, Air

       Command, Communications Command, Canadian Forces Europe, Training Commands),

       Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP)

       Manpower availability:

       males 15-49, 7,366,675; 6,387,459 fit for military service; 190,752 reach

       military age (17) annually

       Defense expenditures:

       exchange rate conversion - $11.4 billion, 1.7% of GDP (FY91); $10.5 billion,

       NA% of GDP (FY 92)

      :Cape Verde Geography

      Total area:

       4,030 km2

       Land area:

       4,030 km2

       Comparative area:

       slightly larger than Rhode Island

       Land boundaries:

       none

       Coastline:

       965 km

       Maritime claims:

       (measured from claimed archipelagic baselines)

       Exclusive economic zone:

       200 nm

       Territorial sea:

       12 nm

       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 NEGL%; meadows and pastures 6%; forest and

       woodland NEGL%; other 85%; includes irrigated 1%

       Environment:

       subject to prolonged droughts; harmattan wind can obscure visibility;

       volcanically and seismically active; deforestation; overgrazing

       Note:

       strategic location 500 km from African coast near major north-south sea

       routes; important communications station; important sea and air refueling

       site

      :Cape Verde People

      Population:

       398,276 (July 1992), growth rate 3.0% (1992)

       Birth rate:

       48 births/1,000 population (1992)

       Death rate:

       10 deaths/1,000 population (1992)

       Net migration rate:

       - 8 migrants/1,000 population (1992)

       Infant mortality rate:

       61 deaths/1,000 live births (1992)

       Life expectancy at birth:

       60 years male, 64 years female (1992)

       Total fertility rate:

       6.5 children born/woman (1992)

       Nationality:

       noun - Cape Verdean(s); adjective - Cape Verdean

       Ethnic divisions:

       Creole (mulatto) about 71%, African 28%, European 1%

       Religions:

       Roman Catholicism fused with indigenous beliefs

       Languages:

       Portuguese and Crioulo, a blend of Portuguese and West African words

       Literacy:

       66% (male NA%, female NA%) age 15 and over can read and write (1989 est.)

       Labor force:

       102,000 (1985 est.); agriculture (mostly subsistence) 57%, services 29%,

       industry 14% (1981); 51% of population of working age (1985)

       Organized labor:

       Trade Unions of Cape Verde Unity Center (UNTC-CS)

      :Cape Verde Government

      Long-form name:

       Republic of Cape Verde

       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)

       Constitution:

       7 September 1980; amended 12 February 1981, December 1988, and 28 September

       1990 (legalized opposition parties)

       National holiday:

       Independence Day, 5 July (1975)

       Executive branch:

       president, prime minister, deputy minister, secretaries of state, Council of

       Ministers (cabinet)

       Legislative branch:

       unicameral People's National Assembly (Assembleia Nacional Popular)

       Judicial branch:

       Supreme Tribunal of Justice (Supremo Tribunal de Justia)

       Leaders:

       Chief of State:

       President Antonio Monteiro MASCARENHAS (since 22 March 1991)

       Head of Government:

       Prime Minister Carlos VEIGA (since 13 January 1991)

       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