|
Geographics
| Location |
Western
Africa |
| Capital |
Praia |
| Type
of Government |
Republic |
| Total
Area |
4,030
sq. km |
| Coastline |
965
km |
Economy
| GDP |
$410
million (1993 est.) |
| GDP
Growth |
n/a
% |
| GDP
per Capita |
$1,000
(1993 est.) |
| Economy
by Sectors: |
| -
Agriculture (largely subsistence
farming; bananas, corn, beans,sweet potatoes, coffee, fish ) |
20% |
| -
Industry (fish processing,
salt mining, garment industry, ship repair, construction materials,
food and beverage production ) |
n/a
% |
| -
Services (n/a ) |
n/a
% |
Contact
Information
| AOSIS
(Alliance of Small Island States): |
Permanent
Representative of the Republic of Cape Verde to the United Nations
27 East 69th Street
New York, N.Y. 10021
Telephone: 472-0333, Telefax: 794-1398
Email: cpvun@undp.org |
| Contact
in Cape Verde : |
| n/a |
|
Demographics
| Population |
435,983
(1995 est.) |
| Population
Growth |
2.98% |
| Labor
Force |
102,000
(1985 est.) |
| Life
Expectancy at Birth |
63.01
years |
| Literacy |
63% |
Foreign
Trade
| Exports
(f.o.b.) |
$4.4
million (1992) |
| Commodities: |
| fish,
bananas, hides and skins |
| Partners: |
| Netherlands,
Portugal, Angola |
| Imports
(f.o.b.) |
$173
million (c.i.f., 1992) |
| Commodities: |
| foodstuffs,
consumer goods, industrial products, transport equipment |
| Partners: |
Portugal,
Netherlands, Germany, Spain
|
Cape
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