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Cape Verde
Republic of Cabo Verde
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Population
491,233
Capital
Praia
Area
4,033 km²
Currency
CVE
Cape Verdean escudo
Statistics
Latest values from the World Bank. Click any metric for the full trend.
GDP (current US$)
$2.73B
as of 2024
GDP per capita
$5,192
as of 2024
Population
524,877
as of 2024
Population growth (annual %)
0.5%
as of 2024
Inflation, consumer prices (annual %)
1.0%
as of 2024
Unemployment (% of labor force)
11.9%
as of 2024
Internet users (% of population)
74.7%
as of 2024
Life expectancy at birth
76.22
as of 2024
Healthcare spending (% of GDP)
5.8%
as of 2023
Education spending (% of GDP)
4.3%
as of 2023
Urban population (% of total)
76.8%
as of 2024
Fertility rate
1.51
as of 2024
CO₂ emissions per capita
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no data
Trade (% of GDP)
96.5%
as of 2024
Land area (km²)
4,030
as of 2023
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About Cape Verde
- Languages
- Portuguese
- Currencies
- Cape Verdean escudo (CVE)
- Timezones
- UTC-01:00
- Demonym
- Cape Verdian
- UN member
- Yes
- Independent
- Yes
- ISO codes
- CV · CPV
- Map
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