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Cape Verde (Portuguese: ''Cabo Verde''), officially known as the Republic of Cabo Verde (Portuguese: ''República de Cabo Verde'', Cape Verdean Creole: ''Repúblika di Kabu Verdi''), is a West African island country, spanning an archipelago of 10 islands off the coast of Mauritania and Senegal in the North Atlantic Ocean. These islands are of volcanic origin and were previously uninhabited.

Cape Verde ('''Portuguese:''' ''Cabo Verde''), officially known as the Republic of Cabo Verde ('''Portuguese:''' ''República de Cabo Verde'', '''Cape Verdean Creole:''' ''Repúblika di Kabu Verdi''), is a West African island country, spanning an archipelago of 10 islands off the coast of Mauritania and Senegal in the North Atlantic Ocean. These islands are of volcanic origin and were previously uninhabited.

* '''Highest point:''' Pico do Fogo (2829 m/9,281 ft) (85th)

Cape Verde ('''Portuguese:''' ''Cabo Verde''), officially known as the Republic of Cabo Verde ('''Portuguese:''' ''República de Cabo Verde''), is a West African island country, spanning an archipelago of 10 islands off the coast of Mauritania and Senegal in the North Atlantic Ocean. These islands are of volcanic origin and were previously uninhabited.

* '''Highest point:''' Pico do Fogo (2829 m/9,281 ft) (80th)

* '''Highest point:''' Pico do Fogo (2829 m/9,281 ft) (99th)

* '''ISO-3166-1 Code:''' CV

* '''Area:''' 4,033 sq km (1,557 sq mi) (166th)

* Government: Unitary semi-presidential republic

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Cape Verde ('''Portuguese:''' ''Cabo Verde''), officially known as the Republic of Cape Verde ('''Portuguese:''' ''República de Cabo Verde''), is a West African island country, spanning an archipelago of 10 islands off the coast of Mauritania and Senegal in the North Atlantic Ocean. These islands are of volcanic origin and were previously uninhabited.

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Cape Verde ('''Portuguese:''' ''Cabo Verde''), officially known as the Republic of Cape Verde ('''Portuguese:''' ''República de Cabo Verde''), is a West African island country, spanning an archipelago of 10 islands off the coast of Mauritania and Senegal, in the Atlantic Ocean. These islands are of volcanic origin and were previously uninhabited.

The islands were discovered and colonized by the [[UsefulNotes/{{Portugal}} Portuguese]] in the 15th century, and became central in the Atlantic slave trade routes. This attracted pirates and privateers, including one Sir Francis Drake. In 1832 the islands were visited by Charles Darwin's expedition. With the decline of slave trade, the early prosperity started to disappear, though it became an important place to re-supply ships. In 1951, its status as a colony was changed into that of an overseas province in order to control the growing nationalist and anti-colonial attitudes.

Cape Verde ('''Portuguese:''' ''Cabo Verde''), officially known as the Republic of Cape Verde ('''Portuguese:''' ''República de Cabo Verde''), is an island country, spanning an archipelago of 10 islands off the coast of West Africa, in the Atlantic Ocean. These islands are of volcanic origin and were previously uninhabited.

In 1956, Amílcar Cabral organized the PAIGC in order to liberate both UsefulNotes/{{Guinea-Bissau}} and Cape Verde. Although the PAIGC started their rebellion against the Portuguese Empire, there wasn't much fighting in Cape Verde (at least, compared to Guinea-Bissau, where it was far more violent). Cape Verde achieved their independence in July 5, 1975.

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[[AC:Cape Verdean flag]]

-> The 10 stars on the flag represent the main islands of the nation. The blue represents the ocean and the sky. The band of white and red represents the road toward the construction of the nation, and the colours stand for peace (white) and effort (red). The yellow colour, circular formation of the stars, and dark blue field show similarity to the flag of the European Union.

'''Cape Verde''' (''Cabo Verde'' in Portuguese, "Verde" meaning "green") is an island country, spanning an archipelago of 10 islands off the coast of West Africa, in the Atlantic Ocean. These islands are of volcanic origin and were previously uninhabited.

Its official language is Portuguese, though a regional language called the Cape Verdean Creole was also recognized. Despite its lack of natural resources, the country became a good economic example for other African nations to follow, due to stability and developmental growth. It's also the number 1 African country in the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freedom_in_the_World_(report) Freedom in the World report.]]

One of the most famous singers from Cape Verde is [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ces%C3%A1ria_%C3%89vora Cesária Évora]], known as the "Queen of [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morna_(music) Morna]]".

One of the most famous singers from Cape Verde is [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ces%C3%A1ria_%C3%89vora Cesária Évora]], known as the "Queen of [[Morna_(music) Morna]]".

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Its official language is Portuguese, though a regional language called the Cape Verdean Creole was also recognized. Despite its lack of natural resources, the country became a good economic example for other African nations to follow, due to stability and developmental growth. Its also the number 1 African country in the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freedom_in_the_World_(report) Freedom in the World report.]]

'''Cape Verde''' (''Cabo Verde'' in Portuguese, "Verde" meaning "green") is an island country, spanning an archipelago of 10 islands located in the Atlantic ocean. These islands are of volcanic origin and were previously uninhabited.

Its official language is Portuguese, though a regional language called the Cape Verdean Creole was also recognized. Despite its lack of natural resources, the country became a good economic example for other African nations to follow.