Cape Verde is a small group of islands off the west coast of Africa, colonized by the Portuguese in the 15th century. The islands suffer from droughts and have minimal resources, but are working to improve their economy through fishing, tourism, and private sector development. The population is declining, with more Cape Verdeans living outside the country than within it. The government is stable and based on the Portuguese system.
The Republic of Cape Verde, also known as Cabo Verde or Cabo Verde, is located on a small group of islands in the Atlantic Ocean, off the west coast of Africa. The islands were discovered and then colonized by the Portuguese in the 15th century. Sailors used the islands as a supply point and trade hub. The islands were crucial to the transatlantic slave trade and still reflect their roots in both African and Portuguese cultures.
The islands encompass just 2,506 square miles (4,033 square kilometers) and suffer from severe droughts. Cape Verde has minimal resources and is faced with the task of trying to protect a number of endangered species found nowhere else in the world. Agriculture is limited to only four of Cape Verde’s ten main islands. Cape Verde is working to be included in the European Union and collaborates with Portugal to improve its economic situation. The economy is improving in Cape Verde; in 2007, the United Nations removed the country from the list of least developed countries.
The Cape Verdean government hopes to make better use of the nation’s potential for fishing, but Cape Verde currently has to import more than 80% of its food and is forced to run an extremely large trade deficit. The government has also pinned its hopes on tourism and private sector development.
More Cape Verdeans live outside the country than within it. The current population of Cape Verde is approximately 400,000 and continues to decline. There are approximately 500,000 immigrants from Cape Verde in the United States alone, and Portugal and Angola also have significant numbers of Cape Verdeans. High immigration rates are generally attributed to hardship and lack of economic opportunity.
Cape Verde is known as one of the most stable governments in Africa. The country was declared independent from Portugal in 1975 and has held regularly scheduled elections ever since. The government is loosely based on the Portuguese system.
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