 | Capital city: Praia, Sao Tiago
Island (International airport and seaport) |
 | Area: 4033 square km |
 | National day: 5 July |
 | Independence: 5th July 1975. Former
Portuguese colony. |
 | Population: 440000 as of 2000 |
 | Leader: Antonio Mascarenhas
Monteiro, born 1944. President since 1991. |
 | Languages: Portuguese (official)
Portuguese Creole. |
 | Currency: Cape Verde escudos (CVE) |