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| Introduction ::Cape Verde |
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The uninhabited islands were discovered and colonized by the Portuguese in the 15th century; Cape Verde subsequently became a trading center for African slaves and later an important coaling and resupply stop for whaling and transatlantic shipping. Following independence in 1975, and a tentative interest in unification with Guinea-Bissau, a one-party system was established and maintained until multi-party elections were held in 1990. Cape Verde continues to exhibit one of Africa's most stable democratic governments. Repeated droughts during the second half of the 20th century caused significant hardship and prompted heavy emigration. As a result, Cape Verde's expatriate population is greater than its domestic one. Most Cape Verdeans have both African and Portuguese antecedents.
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Western Africa, group of islands in the North Atlantic Ocean, west of Senegal
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16 00 N, 24 00 W
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total: 4,033 sq km
country comparison to the world: 176
land:
4,033 sq km
water:
0 sq km
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slightly larger than Rhode Island
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0 km
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965 km
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measured from claimed archipelagic baselines
territorial sea:
12 nm
contiguous zone:
24 nm
exclusive economic zone:
200 nm
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temperate; warm, dry summer; precipitation meager and erratic
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steep, rugged, rocky, volcanic
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lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m
highest point:
Mt. Fogo 2,829 m (a volcano on Fogo Island)
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salt, basalt rock, limestone, kaolin, fish, clay, gypsum
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arable land: 11.41%
permanent crops:
0.74%
other:
87.85% (2005)
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30 sq km (2003)
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0.3 cu km (1990)
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total: 0.02 cu km/yr (7%/2%/91%)
per capita:
39 cu m/yr (2000)
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prolonged droughts; seasonal harmattan wind produces obscuring dust; volcanically and seismically active
volcanism:
Fogo (elev. 2,829 m), which last erupted in 1995, is Cape Verde's only active volcano
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soil erosion; deforestation due to demand for wood used as fuel; water shortages; desertification; environmental damage has threatened several species of birds and reptiles; illegal beach sand extraction; overfishing
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party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Environmental Modification, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Wetlands
signed, but not ratified:
none of the selected agreements
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strategic location 500 km from west coast of Africa near major north-south sea routes; important communications station; important sea and air refueling site
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noun: Cape Verdean(s)
adjective:
Cape Verdean
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Creole (mulatto) 71%, African 28%, European 1%
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Portuguese (official), Crioulo (a blend of Portuguese and West African words)
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Roman Catholic (infused with indigenous beliefs), Protestant (mostly Church of the Nazarene)
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523,568 (July 2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 171
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0-14 years: 31.9% (male 83,897/ female 83,057)
15-64 years:
62.8% (male 159,172/ female 169,459)
65 years and over:
5.3% (male 10,539/ female 17,444) (2012 est.)
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total: 23.1 years
male:
22.3 years
female:
23.9 years (2012 est.)
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1.428% (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 83
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21.21 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 79
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6.28 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 155
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-0.66 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 144
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urban population: 61% of total population (2010)
rate of urbanization:
2.4% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
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PRAIA (capital) 125,000 (2009)
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at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1.01 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
0.94 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.6 male(s)/female
total population:
0.94 male(s)/female (2011 est.)
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79 deaths/100,000 live births (2010)
country comparison to the world: 83
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total: 26.02 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world: 78
male:
29.77 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
22.16 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)
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total population: 71 years
country comparison to the world: 144
male:
68.78 years
female:
73.27 years (2012 est.)
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2.44 children born/woman (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 85
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3.9% of GDP (2009)
country comparison to the world: 165
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0.572 physicians/1,000 population (2008)
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2.07 beds/1,000 population (2009)
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0.04% (2001 est.)
country comparison to the world: 163
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775 (2001)
country comparison to the world: 147
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225 (as of 2001)
country comparison to the world: 100
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5.9% of GDP (2009)
country comparison to the world: 31
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definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population:
84.3%
male:
89.3%
female:
79.4% (2010 est.)
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total: 12 years
male:
11 years
female:
12 years (2009)
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conventional long form: Republic of Cape Verde
conventional short form:
Cape Verde
local long form:
Republica de Cabo Verde
local short form:
Cabo Verde
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republic
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name: Praia
geographic coordinates:
14 55 N, 23 31 W
time difference:
UTC-1 (4 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)
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17 municipalities (concelhos, singular - concelho); Boa Vista, Brava, Maio, Mosteiros, Paul, Porto Novo, Praia, Ribeira Brava, Ribeira Grande, Ribeira Grande de Santiago, Sal, Santa Catarina, Santa Catarina do Fogo, Santa Cruz, Sao Domingos, Sao Filipe, Sao Lourenco dos Orgaos, Sao Miguel, Sao Salvador do Mundo, Sao Vicente, Tarrafal, Tarrafal de Sao Nicolau
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5 July 1975 (from Portugal)
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Independence Day, 5 July (1975)
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25 September 1992; a major revision on 23 November 1995 substantially increased the powers of the president; a 1999 revision created the position of national ombudsman (Provedor de Justica)
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civil law system of Portugal
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has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; non-party state to the ICCt
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18 years of age; universal
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chief of state: President Jorge Carlos FONSECA (since 9 September 2011)
head of government:
Prime Minister Jose Maria Pereira NEVES (since 1 February 2001)
cabinet:
Council of Ministers appointed by the president on the recommendation of the prime minister
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elections:
president elected by popular vote for a five-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held on 7 August 2011 with a second round runoff on 21 August 2011; prime minister nominated by the National Assembly and appointed by the president
election results:
percent of vote (second round) - Jorge Carlos FONSECA 53.4%, Manuel Inocencio SOUSA 46.6%
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unicameral National Assembly or Assembleia Nacional (72 seats; members elected by popular vote to serve five-year terms)
elections:
last held on 6 February 2011 (next to be held by 2016)
election results:
percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - PAICV 38, MPD 32, UCID 2
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Supreme Tribunal of Justice or Supremo Tribunal de Justia; Court of Audit; Military Courts; Fiscal and Customs Courts
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African Party for Independence of Cape Verde or PAICV [Jose Maria Pereira NEVES, chairman]; Democratic and Independent Cape Verdean Union or UCID [Antonio MONTEIRO]; Democratic Christian Party or PDC [Manuel RODRIGUES]; Democratic Renovation Party or PRD [Victor FIDALGO]; Movement for Democracy or MPD [Jorge SANTOS]; Party for Democratic Convergence or PCD [Dr. Eurico MONTEIRO]; Party of Work and Solidarity or PTS [Isaias RODRIGUES]; Social Democratic Party or PSD [Joao ALEM]
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other: environmentalists; political pressure groups
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ACP, AfDB, AOSIS, AU, CD, CPLP, ECOWAS, FAO, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ITSO, ITU, ITUC, MIGA, NAM, OIF, OPCW, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, Union Latina, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO
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chief of mission: Ambassador Fatima Lima VEIGA
chancery:
3415 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20008
telephone:
[1] (202) 965-6820
FAX:
[1] (202) 965-1207
consulate(s) general:
Boston
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chief of mission: Ambassador Adrienne O'NEAL
embassy:
Rua Abilio Macedo n6, Praia
mailing address:
C. P. 201, Praia
telephone:
[238] 2-60-89-00
FAX:
[238] 2-61-13-55
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five unequal horizontal bands; the top-most band of blue - equal to one half the width of the flag - is followed by three bands of white, red, and white, each equal to 1/12 of the width, and a bottom stripe of blue equal to one quarter of the flag width; a circle of 10, yellow, five-pointed stars is centered on the red stripe and positioned 3/8 of the length of the flag from the hoist side; blue stands for the sea and the sky, the circle of stars represents the 10 major islands united into a nation, the stripes symbolize the road to formation of the country through peace (white) and effort (red)
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name: "Cantico da Liberdade" (Song of Freedom)
lyrics/music:
Amilcar Spencer LOPES/Adalberto Higino Tavares SILVA
note:
adopted 1996
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This island economy suffers from a poor natural resource base, including serious water shortages exacerbated by cycles of long-term drought and poor soil for agriculture on several of the islands. The economy is service oriented with commerce, transport, tourism, and public services accounting for about three-fourths of GDP. Although about 40% of the population lives in rural areas, the share of food production in GDP is low. About 82% of food must be imported. The fishing potential, mostly lobster and tuna, is not fully exploited. Cape Verde annually runs a high trade deficit financed by foreign aid and remittances from its large pool of emigrants; remittances supplement GDP by more than 20%. Despite the lack of resources, sound economic management has produced steadily improving incomes. Continued economic reforms are aimed at developing the private sector and attracting foreign investment to diversify the economy and mitigate high unemployment. Future prospects depend heavily on the maintenance of aid flows, the encouragement of tourism, remittances, and the momentum of the government's development program. Cape Verde became a member of the WTO in July 2008.
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$2.078 billion (2011 est.)
country comparison to the world: 190
$1.978 billion (2010 est.)
$1.88 billion (2009 est.)
note:
data are in 2011 US dollars
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$1.903 billion (2011 est.)
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5% (2011 est.)
country comparison to the world: 68
5.2% (2010 est.)
3.7% (2009 est.)
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$4,000 (2011 est.)
country comparison to the world: 162
$3,900 (2010 est.)
$3,700 (2009 est.)
note:
data are in 2011 US dollars
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agriculture: 8.4%
industry:
15.7%
services:
75.9% (2011 est.)
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196,100 (2007)
country comparison to the world: 171
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21% (2000 est.)
country comparison to the world: 164
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30% (2000)
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lowest 10%: 1.9%
highest 10%:
40.6% (2000)
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45.4% of GDP (2011 est.)
country comparison to the world: 3
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revenues: $552.2 million
expenditures:
$743.8 million (2011 est.)
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29% of GDP (2011 est.)
country comparison to the world: 96
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-10.1% of GDP (2011 est.)
country comparison to the world: 199
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74.2% of GDP
country comparison to the world: 29
73.2% of GDP
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4.5% (2011 est.)
country comparison to the world: 114
2.1% (2010 est.)
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7.5% (31 December 2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 39
7.5% (31 December 2009 est.)
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9.81% (31 December 2011 est.)
country comparison to the world: 79
11% (31 December 2010 est.)
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$515.8 million (31 December 2011 est.)
country comparison to the world: 159
$584.7 million (31 December 2010 est.)
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$1.332 billion (31 December 2011 est.)
country comparison to the world: 157
$1.441 billion (31 December 2010 est.)
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$1.511 billion (31 December 2011 est.)
country comparison to the world: 146
$1.295 billion (31 December 2010 est.)
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bananas, corn, beans, sweet potatoes, sugarcane, coffee, peanuts; fish
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food and beverages, fish processing, shoes and garments, salt mining, ship repair
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4% (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 81
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-$290.8 million (2011 est.)
country comparison to the world: 92
-$184.3 million (2010 est.)
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$191.4 million (2011 est.)
country comparison to the world: 185
$135.3 million (2010 est.)
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fuel, shoes, garments, fish, hides
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Spain 65.9%, Portugal 18.9% (2011)
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$980.5 million (2011 est.)
country comparison to the world: 174
$814.2 million (2010 est.)
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foodstuffs, industrial products, transport equipment, fuels
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Portugal 37%, Netherlands 25.4%, Spain 7%, Italy 5.2%, China 5.2% (2011)
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$361 million (31 December 2011 est.)
country comparison to the world: 148
$382 million (31 December 2010 est.)
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$657.7 million (31 December 2011 est.)
country comparison to the world: 163
$652.5 million
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Cape Verdean escudos (CVE) per US dollar -
79.323 (2011 est.)
83.259 (2010 est.)
79.38 (2009)
73.84 (2008)
81.235 (2007)
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calendar year
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277 million kWh (2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 175
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257.6 million kWh (2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 180
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0 kWh (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 184
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0 kWh (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 176
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89,800 kW (2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 171
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96.9% of total installed capacity (2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 65
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0% of total installed capacity (2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 73
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0% of total installed capacity (2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 165
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3.1% of total installed capacity (2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 45
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0 bbl/day (2011 est.)
country comparison to the world: 123
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0 bbl/day (2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 99
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0 bbl/day (2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 174
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0 bbl (1 January 2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 121
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0 bbl/day (2008 est.)
country comparison to the world: 137
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2,608 bbl/day (2011 est.)
country comparison to the world: 187
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0 bbl/day (2008 est.)
country comparison to the world: 170
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2,407 bbl/day (2008 est.)
country comparison to the world: 177
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0 cu m (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 118
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0 cu m (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 135
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0 cu m (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 183
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0 cu m (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 183
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0 cu m (1 January 2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 127
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271,400 Mt (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 194
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| Communications ::Cape Verde |
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74,500 (2011)
country comparison to the world: 154
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396,400 (2011)
country comparison to the world: 170
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general assessment: effective system, extensive modernization from 1996-2000 following partial privatization in 1995
domestic:
major service provider is Cabo Verde Telecom (CVT); fiber-optic ring, completed in 2001, links all islands providing Internet access and ISDN services; cellular service introduced in 1998; broadband services launched in 2004
international:
country code - 238; landing point for the Atlantis-2 fiber-optic transatlantic telephone cable that provides links to South America, Senegal, and Europe; HF radiotelephone to Senegal and Guinea-Bissau; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) (2011)
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state-run TV and radio broadcast network plus a growing number of private broadcasters; Portuguese public TV and radio services for Africa are available; transmissions of a few international broadcasters are available (2007)
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31 (2010)
country comparison to the world: 216
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150,000 (2009)
country comparison to the world: 148
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| Transportation ::Cape Verde |
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9 (2012)
country comparison to the world: 159
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total: 9
over 3,047 m:
1
1,524 to 2,437 m:
3
914 to 1,523 m:
3
under 914 m:
2 (2012)
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total: 1
under 914 m:
1 (2010)
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total: 1,350 km
country comparison to the world: 178
paved:
932 km
unpaved:
418 km (2000)
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total: 13
country comparison to the world: 104
by type:
cargo 3, chemical tanker 2, passenger/cargo 7, petroleum tanker 1
foreign-owned:
3 (Greece 1, Spain 1, UK 1)
registered in other countries:
1 (unknown 1) (2010)
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Porto Grande
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Armed Forces: Army (also called the National Guard, GN), Cape Verde Coast Guard (Guardia Costeira de Cabo Verde, GCCV; includes naval infantry) (2012)
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18 years of age (est.) for selective compulsory military service; 14-month conscript service obligation (2006)
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males age 16-49: 132,087
females age 16-49:
136,956 (2010 est.)
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males age 16-49: 106,864
females age 16-49:
117,518 (2010 est.)
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male: 6,029
female:
6,026 (2010 est.)
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0.5% of GDP (2009)
country comparison to the world: 160
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| Transnational Issues ::Cape Verde |
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none
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used as a transshipment point for Latin American cocaine destined for Western Europe, particularly because of Lusophone links to Brazil, Portugal, and Guinea-Bissau; has taken steps to deter drug money laundering, including a 2002 anti-money laundering reform that criminalizes laundering the proceeds of narcotics trafficking and other crimes and the establishment in 2008 of a Financial Intelligence Unit (2008)
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