🚩 Flag of Cape Verde • live waving render
Africa — Western Africa
UN Member
Independent
Drives right
🇨🇻 Cape Verde
Republic of Cabo Verde
aka Cabo Verde — endonym
491.2K
Population
World #175
4,033 km²
Land Area
World #178
$2.8 billion
GDP (USD)
World #164
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Did You Know?
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Cape Verde is the world's #175 most populous country out of 242 tracked nations.
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It has no land borders — an island nation surrounded entirely by water.
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Its economy ranks #164 worldwide with a GDP of $2.8 billion USD.
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Population density is 121.8 people per km² — world rank #98.
Quick Facts
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Capital
Praia
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Phone Code
+238
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Internet TLD
.cv
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Nationality
Verdean
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Week Starts
Monday
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ISO Codes
CV / CPV / 132
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Coordinates
16.00°, -24.00°
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Driving Side
Right-hand traffic
Economy
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GDP (nominal)
$2.8 billion USD
World rank #164 of 188 tracked economies
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GDP per Capita
$5,671
Total output ÷ total population
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Population Density
121.8 /km²
World density rank #98
Esc
Cape Verdean escudo
CVE • official currency
People & Languages
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Total Population
491,233
World rank #175 of 242 nations
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Official Languages
1
Portuguese
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Demonym
Cape Verdian
What its people are called
🗣️ Portuguese
Geography & Neighbours
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Land Area
4,033 km²
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Land Borders
0 countries
🏝️ Island — no land borders
Timezones (1)
UTC-01:00
Atlantic/Cape_Verde
CVT — Cape Verde Time
“Cape Verde” Around the World
ara
كابو فيردي
جمهورية كابو فيردي
bre
Kab Glas
Republik Kab Glas
ces
Kapverdy
Kapverdská republika
deu
Kap Verde
Republik Cabo Verde
est
Roheneemesaared
Cabo Verde Vabariik
fin
Kap Verde
Kap Verden tasavalta
fra
Îles du Cap-Vert
République du Cap-Vert
hrv
Zelenortska Republika
Republika Cabo Verde
hun
Zöld-foki Köztársaság
ita
Capo Verde
Repubblica di Capo Verde
jpn
カーボベルデ
カーボベルデ共和国
kor
카보베르데
카보베르데 공화국
nld
Kaapverdië
Republiek van Cabo Verde
per
دماغهٔ سبز
جمهوری کبو ورد
pol
Republika Zielonego Przylądka
por
Cabo Verde
República de Cabo Verde
rus
Кабо-Верде
Республика Кабо -Верде
slk
Kapverdy
Kapverdská republika
spa
Cabo Verde
República de Cabo Verde
srp
Zelenortska Ostrva
Republika Zelenortska Ostrva
swe
Kap Verde
Republiken Kap Verde
tur
Yeşil Burun
Yeşil Burun Cumhuriyeti
urd
کیپ ورڈی
جمہوریہ کیپ ورڈی
zho
佛得角
佛得角共和国
Codes & Identity
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ISO Alpha-2
CV
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ISO Alpha-3
CPV
3️⃣
ISO Numeric
132
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Status
officially-assigned
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Postal Format
####
e.g. regex: ^(\d{4})$
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WikiData ID
Q1011
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Also Spelled As
CV • Republic of Cabo Verde • República de Cabo Verde
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