Cape Verde — Country Profile
An overview of Cape Verde covering geography, demographics, economy, culture, political status, and practical information, sourced from World Bank and REST Countries open data.
These figures are estimates based on public statistics and may differ from actual values.
About Cape Verde
The capital of Cape Verde is Praia. It has a population of approximately 525K. The country covers an area of 4,033 km². It is located in Western Africa.
Geography
Cape Verde is a country in Western Africa, part of the Africa region. It covers an area of approximately 4,033 km². It has direct access to the sea along its coastline.
Demographics & Languages
Cape Verde has a population of approximately 524,877 people. Population density is around 130.1 people per km². Its officially recognised languages include Portuguese, totalling 1 language. People from this country are referred to as Cape Verdian.
Economy Overview
As of 2025, Cape Verde reports a nominal GDP of about $3.1 billion. The official currency is the Cape Verdean escudo (CVE, symbol Esc). The current exchange rate is approximately 1 USD = 96.55 CVE.
Culture & Time
Cape Verde operates on a single time zone (Atlantic/Cape_Verde). Its country-code top-level domain (ccTLD) is.cv.
Government & Status
The capital of Cape Verde is Praia. It is internationally recognised as an independent sovereign state. The country is a member state of the United Nations.
Practical Information
Traffic drives on the right. The international dialling code is +238. Its ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code is CV.
Data Sources & Methodology
GDP and debt-to-GDP figures on this page are pulled from the most recent available year of World Bank open statistics. The real-time debt estimate is computed by multiplying total debt (GDP × debt ratio) by World Bank's real interest rate (or a 4% fallback when unavailable) and dividing across each second of a year. Exchange rates refresh hourly via open.er-api.com, and country-level metadata such as languages, time zones, borders, and domains is fetched from REST Countries every 24 hours. All values are estimates derived from public datasets and may differ from official figures.