Capital: - Praia Area:- Total: 4,033 km² (172nd) 1,557 sq mi Official languages: - Portuguese (official) and nine Cape Verdean Crioulo languages Population: - July 2006 estimate: 420,979 (165th)
- 2005 census: 507,000
Cape Verde is a country in West Africa. It comprises a group of islands of the Atlantic Ocean, west of Senegal. It is part of the region of Islands collectively known as Macaronesia. Cape Verde (pop. 480,000) is located 500 km from the west coast of Africa. The once uninhabited islands were discovered and colonized by the Portuguese in the 15th century; they subsequently became a trading center for African slaves and later an important coaling and re-supply stop for whaling and transatlantic shipping. Independence was achieved in 1975.
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