Cabo Verde
Republic of Cabo Verde › Africa -- Western Africa, group of islands in the North Atlantic Ocean, west of Senegal
Praia • 4,033 sq km • pop. 545,993 (July 2015 est.)
Languages Portuguese (official), Crioulo (a blend of Portuguese and West African words)
Major cities PRAIA (capital) 145,000 (2014)
Ethnic groups Creole (mulatto) 71%, African 28%, European 1%
Religions Roman Catholic 77.3%, Protestant 3.7% (includes Church of the Nazarene 1.7%, Adventist 1.5%, Universal Kingdom of God 0.4%, and God and Love 0.1%), other Christian 4.3% (includes Christian Rationalism 1.9%, Jehovah's Witness 1%, Assembly of God 0.9%, and New Apostolic 0.5%), Muslim 1.8%, other 1.3%, none 10.8%, unspecified 0.7% (2010 est.)
Independence 5 July 1975 (from Portugal)
Internet .cv • 213,900 • 39.7% (2014 est.)
Telephones - mobile 613,400 • 114 (2014 est.) subs./100
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