World Countries

Cape Verde

Cape Verde coat of arms
The flag of Cape Verde is composed of five horizontal bands of blue, white, red, white and blue in the ratio of 6:1:1:1:3. A ring of ten five-pointed yellow stars is centered at three-eighth of the height from the bottom edge and three-eighth of the width from the hoist end of the field.

Common Name: Cape Verde

Official Name: Republic of Cabo Verde

Geographic Details

CapitalPraia
Continent(s)Africa
RegionAfrica
SubregionWestern Africa
Landlocked
Area4,033 km²
Coordinates(16° 32' N, 23° 2' W)

Demographic and Political Information

Population555,988
CurrencyCape Verdean escudo (Esc)
TimezonesUTC-01:00
LanguagesPortuguese
UN Member

Additional Information

Top-level Domain.cv
Calling Code+2
Independent
Start of weekmonday
alpha2CodeCV
alpha3CodeCPV