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**__ ﻿ __**** Cape Verde is a pretty poor country. About two thirds of the country’s population doesn’t make enough money to pay for basic needs. Unemployment is very high. Industries like fishing and lobster harvesting suffer from undeveloped resources. Things like clothing, fish, bananas, hides, and salt are some of their main exports. The currency is the Cape Verdean //escudo// (CVE). **   ** ﻿ **** Religion ** ** Most of the Caboverdians are Christians, more than 80% belong to the Roman Catholic Church, 12% are Proteetystant and the rest belong to other groups. **  **  Maps  ** ** Political Map  ** ** Physical Map  **
 * Economic summary **

** Comparison Table  **

**  Female=81   ** || **   14   ** || **   6   ** || **   99%   ** || **   3,794,100   ** || **  Female=74   ** || **   22   ** || **   41   ** || **   84%   ** || **   1,557   ** ||
 * ** Country  ** || **  Population density (people per sq. mi)  ** || **  GDP per capita**  ** || **  Life expectancy  ** || **  Birth rate (births per 1K* people)  ** || **  Infant mortality rate  ** || <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-element-anchor-horizontal: column; mso-element-anchor-vertical: paragraph; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-frame-vspace: 5.0pt; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly; mso-yfti-cnfc: 1;">**  Literacy rate  ** || <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-element-anchor-horizontal: column; mso-element-anchor-vertical: paragraph; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-frame-vspace: 5.0pt; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly; mso-yfti-cnfc: 1;">**  Size of country (sq. mi)  ** ||
 * <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-element-anchor-horizontal: column; mso-element-anchor-vertical: paragraph; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-frame-vspace: 5.0pt; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly; mso-yfti-cnfc: 68;">** US  ** || <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-element-anchor-horizontal: column; mso-element-anchor-vertical: paragraph; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-frame-vspace: 5.0pt; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly; mso-yfti-cnfc: 64;">**   81   ** || <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-element-anchor-horizontal: column; mso-element-anchor-vertical: paragraph; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-frame-vspace: 5.0pt; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly; mso-yfti-cnfc: 64;">**   $47,400   ** || <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-element-anchor-horizontal: column; mso-element-anchor-vertical: paragraph; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-frame-vspace: 5.0pt; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly; mso-yfti-cnfc: 64;">**   Male=77   **
 * <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-element-anchor-horizontal: column; mso-element-anchor-vertical: paragraph; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-frame-vspace: 5.0pt; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly; mso-yfti-cnfc: 132;">** Cape Verde  ** || <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-element-anchor-horizontal: column; mso-element-anchor-vertical: paragraph; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-frame-vspace: 5.0pt; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly; mso-yfti-cnfc: 128;">**   326   ** || <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-element-anchor-horizontal: column; mso-element-anchor-vertical: paragraph; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-frame-vspace: 5.0pt; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly; mso-yfti-cnfc: 128;">**   $3,041   ** || <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-element-anchor-horizontal: column; mso-element-anchor-vertical: paragraph; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-frame-vspace: 5.0pt; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly; mso-yfti-cnfc: 128;">**   Male=68   **

** Flag  ** ** The circle of 10 stars symbolizes the Cape Verdean nation and it’s unity, while the blue represents the sea and sky, the white is peace and the red is effort. ** **  Language  ** ** Although the country’s official language is Portuguese, most of the population speaks Crioulo. Crioulo is a mix of Portuguese, African and other languages. Since the majority of people do not speak or write Portuguese well, many have difficulty understanding all the information in newspapers, on television, or on the radio. ** **  Government  ** ** Having established a multiparty*** democratic system within 16 years of independence, Cape Verde considers itself an example of a genuine African democracy. The president (currently Pedro Pires) is head of state, and the prime minister (currently José Maria Pereira Neves) is head of government. Both leaders serve five-year terms. The president is directly elected. The prime minister is selected by the National People's Assembly, which has 72 directly elected members. Six members are elected by and represent citizens living abroad. The voting age is 18. **   *1,000      **GDP (Gross Domestic Production) is the average value a normal person makes each year. The U.S.A.’s GDP is much larger than Cape Verde’s because the U.S. is a richer country; therefore the people who live there produce more valuable things. ***A Multiparty system is a system where multiple political parties have the ability gain control over government, separately or in coalition. The number of parties is normally larger than two but smaller than 10.