Head of State/Government :
HE Jorge Carlos Fonseca
Governance : Unitary Semi-Presidential Republic
Capital : Praia
Land area : 4,033 km2 or 1,557 sq mi
Population : 2013 estimate 512,096
Independence : 5 July 1975
Official language : Portuguese
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Currency : Cape Verdean escudo (CVE)
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Time zone : CVT (UTC-1)