- Officially: Republic of Cabo Verde
- Capital: Praia
Facts
- Population: 505,000
- Languages: Portuguese, Crioulo (a mixture of archaic Portuguese and African words)
- Religion: Christianity
- Life expectancy: 71 years (men), 78 years (women)
- Currency: Cabo Verdean escudo
Geography
- Area: 4,033 sq km (1,557 sq miles)
- A former Portuguese colony comprised of 10 islands and five islets, all but three of which are mountainous
- The archipelago lies around 500 km off the west coast of Africa
Notes
- Also known as Cape Verde
- 10 volcanic islands
Overlanding
- Very little opportunity for overlanding due to geography