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37 SOME USEFUL INFORMATION ABOUT CAPE VARDE • Country’s name: Cape Verde • It is an island country, not connected to any country by land. • It comprises of ten islands as shown in the map • Travel between the islands is by sea or by air. • The capital is Praia and that is the big city. • The fathers were Portuguese and mothers African. The current population is brownish. • Past rulers: Portuguese • Independence day: 5 th July 1975 • Official language: Portuguese • The other language is Creole, which is based on distorted Portuguese • The system of government is Parliamentary • Area: 1557 square miles • Population: 523560 • Currency: Escudo • Religion: Roman Catholic Christians • Surrounded by sea all around • Weather: hot • Economy based on tourism and fishing • Centre of tourism: Praia • Economically it is better off than the neighbouring countries • The country consists of more than ten islands in the Atlantic ocean • The nearest human population is Senegal – 560 miles away