Cape Verde Guide
Country Facts
- Full name: The Republic of Cape Verde
- Population: 506,000 (UN, 2009)
- Capital: Praia
- Area: 4,033 sq km (1,557 sq miles)
- Major languages: Portuguese, Crioulo (a mixture of archaic Portuguese and African words)
- Major religions: Christianity
- Life expectancy: 68 years (men), 74 years (women) (UN)
- Monetary unit: 1 Cape Verdean escudo = 100 centavos
- Main exports: Shoes, clothes, fish, bananas, hides, pozzolana (volcanic rock, used to make cement)
- GNI per capita: US $3,130 (World Bank, 2008)
- Internet domain: .cv International dialling code: +238
Climatological Information
Month | Mean Temperature oC/oF |
Mean Total Precipitation (mm) | Mean Number of Precipitation Days |
Jan | 21.4 | 5.3 | 1.0 |
Feb | 21.1 | 3.8 | 1.0 |
Mar | 21.6 | 1.3 | 1.0 |
Apr | 21.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
May | 22.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Jun | 23.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Jul | 24.6 | 0.8 | 0.0 |
Aug | 26.0 | 14.1 | 2.0 |
Sep | 26.6 | 33.6 | 3.0 |
Oct | 26.1 | 6.5 | 1.0 |
Nov | 24.5 | 2.5 | 1.0 |
Dec | 22.7 | 1.6 | 0.0 |