CAPE VERDE

Country (long form) Republic of Cape Verde
Capital Praia
Total Area 1,557.15 sq mi
4,033.00 sq km
Population 401,343 (July 2000 est.)
Languages Portuguese, Crioulo
Religions Roman Catholic (infused with indigenous beliefs); Protestant (mostly Church of the Nazarene)
Government Type republic
Currency 1 Cape Verdean escudo (CVEsc) = 100 centavos
Industry food and beverages, fish processing, shoes and garments, salt mining, ship repair
Agriculture bananas, corn, beans, sweet potatoes, sugarcane, coffee, peanuts; fish
Exports fuel, shoes, garments, fish, bananas, hides
Natural Resources salt, basalt rock, pozzuolana (a siliceous volcanic ash used to produce hydraulic cement), limestone, kaolin, fish

Visa Required (U.S. only) Yes    2001
(united states government sources. all information was accurate at time of posting)

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