rica
Map references:
Africa, Standard Time Zones of the World
Area:
total area:
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: