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Western Africa · sovereign state

Cape Verde

Republic of Cabo Verde

Capital
Praia
Languages
Portuguese
Currency
Cape Verdean escudo
People
527,326 (2025)
Neighbours
none by land
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Cape Verde

  • 14th lowest refugees hosted per 1,000 residents 0 per 1,000 · #14 of 181 · 2025
  • 16th lowest rainfall 171 mm · #16 of 187 · 2016–2025 avg
  • 25th lowest economy size (GDP) $3.06 billion · #25 of 207 · 2025

Surprising facts about Cape Verde

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Cape Verde among 213 countries & territories

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World twins

The countries most like Cape Verde across 12 indicators (GDP/person, Life exp., Median age, Fertility, Urban, Internet, Schooling, CO₂/person, Density, Temperature, Happiness, Obesity). Each indicator is standardised and compared by average distance; a resemblance, not a score.

Nearest countries

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Cape Verde has no land borders: these are the 5 nearest countries by distance between capitals. Equal-area map centred on Cape Verde.

Natural rivals

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