The country is named after the Cap-Vert peninsula, on the Senegalese coast. The name Cap-Vert, in turn, comes from the Portuguese language Cabo Verde ('green cape'), the name that Portuguese explorers gave the … See more

The Cape Verde archipelago is in the Atlantic Ocean, approximately 570 kilometres (350 mi) off the western coast of the African continent, near Senegal, The Gambia, and See more

Cape Verde's notable economic growth and improvement in living conditions despite a lack of natural resources have garnered … See more

The culture of Cape Verde is characterized by a mixture of African and European elements. This is not a sum of two cultures living side by side, but a new culture resulting … See more

The archipelago of modern-day Cape Verde was formed approximately 40–50 million years ago during the Eocene era.
Before the arrival of Europeans, the Cape Verde Islands were … See more

Cape Verde is a stable semi-presidential representative democratic republic. In 2020 it was the most democratic nation in Africa, … See more

Cape Verde had a population of 593,149 in 2022. A large proportion (236,000) of Cape Verdeans live on the main island, Santiago. See more