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