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)