Cape Verde: map, capital and facts
Cape Verde is a country in Western Africa. Its capital is Praia. Its official language is Portuguese.
Cape Verde covers about 4,033 km², making it the 165th-largest by area of the 194 countries in Warmer. Roughly 527 thousand people live there, the 167th-most populous.
Cape Verde has no land borders. Its closest countries, measured between their centres, are Gambia, Guinea-Bissau and Senegal.
Where is Cape Verde?
Cape Verde is in Western Africa. Its centre lies at roughly 16°N, 24°W, in the Northern and Western hemispheres.
Cape Verde is shown in yellow.
Cape Verde facts
| Capital | Praia |
|---|---|
| Continent | Africa |
| Region | Western Africa |
| Area | 4,033 km² (165th largest) |
| Population | 527,326 (167th most populous) |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Currency | Cape Verdean escudo (Esc) |
| Landlocked | No |
| Land borders | 0 |
| Centre point | 16°N, 24°W |
Countries closest to Cape Verde
Measured as the straight-line distance between the countries' centres.
- Gambia, about 850 km
- Guinea-Bissau, about 1,070 km
- Senegal, about 1,100 km
- Mauritania, about 1,340 km
- Sierra Leone, about 1,590 km
Guess Cape Verde in Warmer
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- Continent: Africa
- Subregion: Western Africa
- Hemisphere: Northern
- Landlocked: No
- Area: 4,033 km²
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More countries in Western Africa
Benin, Burkina Faso, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone and Togo.
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