Cape Verde number and facts

Area: Total: 4,033
Coast line: 965 km
Capital: Praia
Higher peak: Mt. Fogo 2,829 m
Natural resourcesi: salt, basalt rock, limestone, kaolin, fish, clay, gypsum
Use of land: arable land: 11:41%
Population: 426.998
Age structure:
0-14 years: 36.1% (male 77.533 / 76.489 Women)
15-64 years: 57.4% (male 120.208 / 125.009 woman)
65 years and over: 6.5% (male 10.226 / 17.533 Women)
Average life expectancy:
total population: 71.33 years
male: 67.99 years
female: 74.76 years
People infected with HIV:
Percentage of adult general: 0035%
People living with HIV / AIDS: 775
HIV deaths: 225
Ethnic groups:
Creole (mulatto) 71%, African 28%, European 1%
Religion:
Roman Catholic (infused with indigenous beliefs), Protestant
Languages:
Portuguese, Crioulo (a blend of Portuguese and West African words)
Geographical coordinates: 14 55 N, 23 31 W
Administrative divisions:
17 municipalities (the concelhos, singular - the concelho), Boa Vista, Brava, Maio Mosteiros, Paul Praia, Porto Novo Ribeira Grande Sal Santa Catarina, Santa Cruz, Sao Domingos, Sao Filipe, Sao Miguel, Sao Nicolau, Sao Vicente, Tarrafal
Independence: 5 July 1975 (from Portugal)
National Holiday: Independence Day, July 5 (1975)
Constitution: 25 September 1992, a substantial revision 23 November 1995 substantially increased the powers of the President.
Telephones - main lines in use: 71.600
Telephones - mobile phone: 148,000
Internet hosts: 344Internet users: 37,000
Airports: 8
Roadways: Total: 1.350 km
Paved: 932 km
Not asphalted road: 418 km