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Cape Verde Introduction Geography People Government Economy Communications Transportation Military Transnational Issues Print This Frame Cape Verde Introduction Top of Page Background: The uninhabited islands were discovered and colonized by the Portuguese in the 15th century; they subsequently became a trading center for African slaves. Most Cape Verdeans descend from both groups. Independence ...

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OFFICIAL NAME: Republic of Cape Verde CAPITAL: Praia SYSTEM OF GOVERNMENT: Multiparty Republic AREA: 4, 033 Sq Km (1, 557 Sq Mi) ESTIMATED 2000 POPULATION 437, 500 LOCATION & GEOGRAPHY: Cape Verde is an island group or archipelago of ten islands and five islets located in the Atlantic Ocean off the west coast of Africa. The archipelago is divided into two groups (1.) the Barlayento or windward ...