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Cape Verde

Official Name:	The Republic of Cape Verde
Sovereign Status:	Sovereign Country
Government Type:	Parliamentary Republic
Official Name (Local Language):	Republica de Cabo Verde
ISO Country Codes:	CV : CPV
Internet Domain:	.cv
Government Web Site:	https://www.governo.cv/

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Capital:	Praia	Main Airports:	Nelson Mandela International Airport
Language(s):	Portuguese	Population:	596,707
Currency:	Cape Verde Escudo	ISO Currency Code:	CVE
Telephone Dial In:	+238	ID Prefix:	00

Source: Central Intelligence Agency Factbook

Country Summaries:

BBC; CIA Factbook; Country Code; Infoplease; International Model United Nations Association; Law Library of Congress; NationMaster; NationsOnline; UNESCO;

Political & Cultural Organisations:

African Caribbean and Pacific Group of States; African Union; Alliance of Small Island States; Community of Democracies; Comunidade Dos Paises de Lingua Portuguesa; Inter Parliamentary Union; Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie; UN; UNESCO; Union Latina;

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News Resources:

News Agency

Newspaper

Radio

Radiotelevisão Caboverdiana;

Cape Verde

Government Website:	https://www.governo.cv/
Sovereign Ratings:	https://countryeconomy.com/ratings/cabo-verde
Central Bank:	Banco de Cabo Verde

GDP:	$3.595 billion (2021 est.)
GDP Pro Capita (PPP):	$6,100 (2021 est.)
Currency & USD Exchange Rate:	Cape Verde Escudo
Currency Code:	CVE
World Bank Classification:	Lower-Middle Income Economy

GDP Composition:

Agriculture:	7.4%	bananas, corn, beans, sweet potatoes, sugarcane, coffee, peanuts; fish
Industry:	16.4%	food and beverages, fish processing, shoes and garments, salt mining, ship repair
Services:	76.2%

Source: Central Intelligence Agency Factbook

Financial & Economic Organisations:

African Development Bank; FAO; IMF; International Labour Organization; Un Economic Commission for Africa; UNIDO; World Bank;

Financial & Economic Profiles:

African Development Bank; Countryeconomy; FAO; IMF; International Labour Organization; OECD; The Enhanced Integrated Framework; UNDP Human Development; World Bank;

Financial Exchanges:

Stock & Securities Exchange: Bourse Régionale des Valeurs Mobilièeres ; The Cape Verde Stock Exchange ;

National Statistics Office:

Instituto Nacional de Estatística;

National Dataset(s):

Trading Economics;

Cape Verde

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Trade Statistics

Trade Summary

Trade Indicators

Business Language(s):	Portuguese
Customs & Excise:	Direção Nacional de Receitas do Estado
Development Bank(s):	African Development Bank;

Competitive Ind’l Performance: 112/141 (2019)	Corruption Perceptions Index: 35/180 (2022 Rank)
Ease of Doing Business: N/A	Enabling Trade Index: N/A
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