Cabo Verde
Republic of Cabo Verde
Cabo Verde sits in Western Africa and uses CVE - Cape Verdean escudo (Esc). This profile combines identifiers, formats, map links, memberships, and the largest city records in one structured reference.
Capital
Praia
Population
491.2K
Area
4K km2
Population
491.2K
491,233 people
Area
4K km2
4,033 square kilometers
Density
122/km2
Population divided by land area
Capital
Praia
14.92, -23.52
Detailed Country Guide
Overview and identity
Cabo Verde, officially listed here as Republic of Cabo Verde, is structured as a practical country reference guide for users searching country facts, maps, flags, codes, and daily-use data. The page should make Cabo Verde, CV, CPV, the flag, the official name, and the country slug easy to confirm because users often land on country pages while checking identifiers for forms, travel, education, or data products. Cabo Verde is grouped under Africa, more specifically Western Africa, with Africa shown as the continent context.
Geography and population scale
The country dataset records a population of 491,233 people and a land area of 4,033 square kilometers, which gives an approximate density of 122 people per square kilometer. The main coordinate reference is 16.5388, -23.0418, while the capital coordinate reference is 14.92, -23.52. Cabo Verde has no land borders listed in the country data, and the landlocked value is recorded as no. These details help the page answer common searches around location, area, borders, map position, and population comparison.
Capital and urban network
The capital information is recorded as Praia (primary). The largest city entries shown for this country are Praia, Lazareto, Mindelo, Tarrafal and Santa Maria. Including cities alongside country-level facts helps the guide answer searches such as largest cities in Cabo Verde, capital of Cabo Verde, and major urban areas in Cabo Verde. This is useful because many users compare the official capital with the largest business, transport, or population centers.
Government, classification, and memberships
The government type is listed as Unitary semi-presidential republic. The classification fields mark sovereignty as yes, United Nations membership as yes, observer status as no, and disputed status as no. International memberships shown for this page include African Union and United Nations. These fields support search intent around political status, country classification, and international organization membership.
Administrative formats and daily-use data
Cabo Verde uses calling code +238, postal format ####, and time zone data listed as UTC-01:00. The number format uses . as the thousands separator and , as the decimal separator. The week starts on monday; the academic year starts around Sep 1; the government fiscal year starts around Jan 1; and the personal fiscal year starts around Jan 1.
Currency, language, transport, and references
Currency data lists CVE - Cape Verdean escudo (Esc), while language records include Portuguese. Vehicle data records the driving side as right and vehicle sign codes as CV. Reference links should keep official, Wikipedia, Google Maps, and OpenStreetMap sources together when available so users can move from the structured country guide to map or source pages quickly. The latest Gini entry in the dataset is 42.4 for 2015.
How to use this profile
This Cabo Verde profile is designed to be scanned in layers: first the name, official name, flag, capital, population, area, and density; then identity, geography, cities, governance, memberships, formats, connectivity, currency, languages, transport, and references. That structure supports both human readers and product workflows where users need to verify a phone code, compare cities, inspect fiscal dates, check postal formats, review memberships, or open a map reference without searching across multiple pages.
Country Snapshot
ISO codes
CV / CPV
Top-level domains
.cv
Continents
Africa
Border countries
No land borders listed
Driving side
right
Vehicle signs
CV
Flag And Identity
The flag entry for Cabo Verde is represented by the CV country flag asset.
Largest Cities
#1
Praia
Praia
159,050
primary
#2
Lazareto
São Vicente
70,468
City
#3
Mindelo
São Vicente
70,468
admin
#4
Tarrafal
Tarrafal
30,000
admin
#5
Santa Maria
Sal
25,779
City
Governance
Government type
Unitary semi-presidential republic
Sovereign
Yes
UN member
Yes
Landlocked
No
Formats
Week starts
monday
Academic year
Sep 1
Government fiscal year
Jan 1
Number separators
. thousands, , decimal
Connectivity
Calling codes
+238
Postal format
####
Timezones
UTC-01:00
Languages
Portuguese
International Memberships
Economy And References
Latest Gini entry
42.4
2015