Cape Verde
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Cape Verde
Cape Verde
The Republic of Cabo Verde, also known as Cape Verde, is a country in Africa. Located on the Cape Verde Islands in the North Atlantic Ocean, it is more than 500 kilometers away from Cape Verde (within Senegal), the westernmost point of the African continent, to the east. It is the transportation hub between Europe, South America and South Africa, including 15 large and small islands, such as San Antang, Saint Nicholas, Sal, Boavista, Fugu, Santiago, which are divided into two groups: the Windward Islands in the north and the Leeward Islands in the south. The national language is Creole language, covering an area of 4033 square kilometers. The country is divided into 22 cities, the capital Praia, with a population of 546000 (2020), the majority of whom are Creole peoples, accounting for 71% of the total population， sports fitness .
It became a Portuguese colony in 1495 and a Portuguese Overseas departments and regions of France in 1951. After 1956, the National Independence Movement was launched, and on July 5, 1975, it officially gained independence and established the Republic. The Second Republic was established in 1991.
Although Cape Verde lacks natural resources, due to its small population, political stability and booming tourism industry, it has become a comfortable country in Africa, and its quality of life ranks first among African countries. Cape Verde is a member of the United Nations, the World Trade Organization, the Non Aligned Movement, the Community of Portuguese speaking Countries, the Organization of la Francophonie, the African Union, the Economic Community of West African States and other organizations. In 2021, Cape Verde's gross domestic product (GDP) will be 1.817 billion dollars, The per capita GDP is 3233 US dollars, with a GDP growth rate of 4.5%.
geographical environment
Regional location
Cape Verde is located in the central Atlantic Ocean, between 15 ° to 17 ° N and 22 ° to 25 ° W, 455 kilometers away from the African continent. The land area is 4033 square kilometers, with a coastline of 965 kilometers. Cape Verde has an exclusive economic zone of 734265 square kilometers. It serves as a transportation hub between Europe, South America, and South Africa. It includes 15 islands of different sizes, including Saint Antang, Saint Nicholas, Saar, Boavista, Fugu and Santiago, and is divided into two groups: the Windward Islands in the north and the Leeward Islands in the south.
topographic features
Cape Verde belongs to the volcanic archipelago. Except for the low and flat terrain of the three islands in the east, the rest of the islands are rugged. Pico do Fogo (Volcano#Active) on Fugu Island is 2829 meters above sea level, which is the highest peak in China. The annual rainfall is only 100-300 millimeters. There are many grasslands in the highlands, and fertile land in the river valleys.
On the Cape Verde Islands in the North Atlantic, it is more than 500 kilometers east of the westernmost point of the African continent, Cape Verde (within Senegal), with a coastline of 912.5 kilometers.
Climatic characteristics
Cape Verde has a tropical arid climate, with temperatures reaching up to 31 degrees Celsius in October and 19 degrees Celsius in January, with an annual average temperature of about 25 degrees Celsius. The seawater temperature is around 20 ℃ from November to April; From May to October, it is around 25 ℃.
Cape Verde has a dry climate, high temperatures, and a large amount of evaporation. The average evaporation of each island in the country is over 1800 millimeters, with the evaporation of 1900 millimeters on Santiago Island and 1814 millimeters on Saint Antoine Island, respectively.
The whole year is divided into rainy season and dry season, with July to October being the rainy season and November to June being the dry season. The country is dry and rainy, with an average annual rainfall of 230 millimeters. There are significant differences among the islands, with Fogo Island having the highest annual rainfall of 495 millimeters, while Sal Island, the driest, has an annual rainfall of only 60 millimeters. The average annual rainfall on Santiago Island, where the capital is located, is 290 millimeters. The average annual volume of Saint Antang, the largest island in the northern Windward Islands, is 404mm.
Rainfall varies significantly throughout the year, mostly concentrated in summer and autumn. Rainfall from July to October accounts for 90% of the year, with August to September accounting for 75% of the year; Although the rainfall is small, it is mostly concentrated in a few days, sometimes heavy rain and rainstorm with rainfall of more than 100 mm will occur.
natural resources
Cape Verde is short of resources, mainly including wind energy, solar energy, sea salt, basalt, limestone, white pomegranate Volcanic ash, pumice, rock salt, gypsum, clay, marine fishery, etc.
capital
The capital city of Praia is the political, economic, cultural, and financial center of the country. The population is 134000.
National symbol
Country name
The Republic of Cabo Verde.
national flag
The national flag of Flag of Cape Verde was launched on September 22, 1992. The national flag is rectangular in shape, with a length to width ratio of approximately 3:2. The flag ground is blue, with three color bands of white, red and white running across the flag in the lower middle, and ten yellow Pentagram forming a circle in the lower left. The blue symbolizes the sea and sky, the white symbolizes hope for peace, the red symbolizes the efforts of the people, the strips symbolize the road of the Cape Verdean people to build the country with their diligent hands, and the Pentagram ring symbolizes the Cape Verdean nation and its unity.
