  Cape Verde
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| Many know Cape Verde only through the haunting mornos of the barefoot diva. To visit her homeland - a series of unlikely volcanic islands off the coast of Senegal - is to understand the strange, bittersweet amalgam of West African rhythms and mournful Por |
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| Capital: Praia |
| Official languages: Portuguese |
| Regional languages: Cape Verdean Creole |
| Government:Republic |
| President:Pedro Pires |
| Vice President:José Maria Neves |
| Independence:July 5, 1975, Portugal |
| Population:499,871 |
| Currency:Cape Verdean escudo (CVE) |
| Description:Many know Cape Verde only through the haunting mornos of the barefoot diva. To visit her homeland - a series of unlikely volcanic islands off the coast of Senegal - is to understand the strange, bittersweet amalgam of West African rhythms and mournful Por |
| Location:Western Africa, group of islands in the North Atlantic Ocean, west of Senegal |
| Area:4 033 sq_km |
| Natural Resource salt, basalt rock, limestone, kaolin, fish, clay, gypsum |
| Internet Code:.cv |
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