Country facts
Cape Verde
CV
Location
Africa · Western Africa
Too small to be drawn at this map scale (1:110 million).
Size & world rank
Log scalePopulation
#175 of 243Top 73%
491,233
Smallest: Pitcairn Islands 35Largest: India ≈1.42B
Area
#176 of 243Top 73%
4,033 km²
Smallest: Vatican City 0.49 km²Largest: Russia ≈17.1M km²
Key facts
- Capital
- Praia
- Languages
- Portuguese
- Language Family
- Indo-European (Romance)
- Currencies
- Cape Verdean escudo
- Flag Colors
- BlueRedWhiteYellow
Neighbors
Island nationIsland nation — No land borders