Republic of Cabo Verde República de Cabo Verde (Portuguese) Repúblika di Kabu Verdi (Cape Verdean Creole)
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Capital and largest city	Praia 14°55′N 23°31′W / 14.917°N 23.517°W / 14.917; -23.517
Official languages	Portuguese
Religion	85.3% Christianity —77.3% Catholicism —8.0% Other Christian 10.8% No religion 3.9% Others
Demonym(s)	Cape Verdean or Cabo Verdean
Government	Unitary semi-presidential republic
• President	José Maria Neves
• Prime Minister	Ulisses Correia e Silva
Legislature	National Assembly
Formation
• Independence from Portugal	5 July 1975
• Multi-party system	13 January 1990
Area
• Total	Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1850: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). (166th)
• Water (%)	negligible
Population
• 2016 estimate	539,560 (172nd)
• Density	Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1850: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). (89th)
GDP (PPP)	2019 estimate
• Total	$4.323 billion
• Per capita	$7,728
GDP (nominal)	2019 estimate
• Total	$2.042 billion
• Per capita	$3,651
Gini (2008)	47.2 high
HDI (2019)	0.665 medium · 126th
Currency	Cape Verdean escudo (CVE)
Time zone	UTC–1 (CVT)
• Summer (DST)	UTC–1 (not observed)
Driving side	right
Calling code	+238
ISO 3166 code	CV
Internet TLD	.cv

Cape Verde (/ˈɜːrd(i)/ ( listen)) or Cabo Verde (/ˌkɑːboʊ ˈɜːrdeɪ/ ( listen), /ˌkæb-/) (Portuguese: Cabo Verde, pronounced: [ˈkabu ˈveɾdɨ]), officially the Republic of Cabo Verde, is an island country in Africa. It is a group of islands in the Atlantic Ocean, 570 km (354 mi) off the coast of Western Africa. The islands cover a combined area of slightly over 4,000 km² (1,500 sq mi). They have a volcanic origin.