Western Africa
Flag of Cape Verde
Ten volcanic islands the wind carried into the Atlantic.
Colours, by share of the flag
- #003090 72%
- #f0f0f0 14%
- #c01818 5%
- #d86060 5%
Measured from the flag artwork itself, so shares are approximate and emblems get folded into the nearest tone.
Cape Verde in numbers
| Official name | Republic of Cabo Verde |
|---|---|
| Capital | Praia |
| Region | Western Africa, Africa |
| Population | 555,988 |
| Area | 4,033 km² · 138 people per km² |
| Currency | Cape Verdean escudo (CVE) |
| Languages | Portuguese |
| Country codes | CV · CPV · .cv |
| Coastline | Has a coast |
Things worth knowing
- Cape Verde is an archipelago of ten islands off West Africa, and its capital Praia sits on the island of Santiago.
- The islands were uninhabited when Portuguese sailors arrived in the 15th century, making this one of the few nations with no indigenous population.
- The active volcano Pico do Fogo is the highest point in the country and last erupted in 2014.
Did you know
The barefoot 'morna' singer Cesária Évora carried Cape Verdean music to the world and won a Grammy without ever wearing shoes on stage.
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Country data from the mledoze/countries dataset under ODbL 1.0. Flag artwork from the same dataset. All 196 flags.