Area: 4.033 sq km
Capital: Praia
Principal cities: Praia, Mindelo, Assomada
Official language: Portuguese
Independence day: July 5
Population: 498,063 (INE 2021)
Demographic growth: 1,1% (World Bank 2020)
Life expectancy: 73 years (INE 2019)
Literacy rate: 98,8% (INE 2019)
Religion(s): Roman Catholic (infused with indigeneous beliefs), Protestant (mostly church of the Nazarene)
Human development index: 0,654; 125 out of 177 countries (UNDP 2018)
Currency: Cape Verdean Escudos (CVE)
GDP: $ 1,786 billion (INE 2021)
GDP per capital: 3.142 dollars (INE 2021)
Growth rate: 7,0% (INE 2021)
Rate of unemployment: 14,50% (INE 2020)
Rate of inflation: 1,9% (INE 2021)
Net budgetary position: 9,1% of GDP 2020 (BCV 2020)
Balance of payment: -199,26 million dollars in 2022 of the 1st trimestre (INE 2022)
Export partners: Spain 78,4., Portugal 16,6%, EUA 1,9% (INE 2018)
Import partners: Portugal 40,6%, Spain 13,9%, Netherlands 6,3%, China 6,1%, Belgique 5,7% (INE 2018)
Contribution of various sectors to GDP: Tourism: 71%, Industry: 23%, Agriculture: 6%