República de Cabo Verde Republic of Cape Verde
Flag National Emblem
Anthem: Cântico da Liberdade
Capital (and largest city)		Praia 14°55′N, 23°31′W
Official languages		Portuguese
Recognised regional languages		Cape Verdean Creole
Demonym		Cape Verdean
Government		Republic
-	President	Pedro Pires
-	Prime Minister	José Maria Neves
Independence		from Portugal
-	Recognised	July 5, 1975
Area
-	Total	4,033 km² (172nd) 1,557 sq mi
-	Water (%)	negligible
Population
-	2008 estimate	499. The national Flag of Cape Verde was adopted on September 22, 1992 and symbolized a break in relations with Guinea-Bissau The national emblem of Cape Verde contains a circle within which is written the name of the nation in Portuguese, also in this circle are a torch and A national anthem is a generally patriotic musical composition that evokes and eulogizes the history traditions and struggles of its people recognized either by a nation's Cântico da Liberdade (in English: Song of Freedom is the National anthem of Cape Verde. The Cape Verde Archipelago was uninhabited when the Portuguese discovered it in 1456. Praia (pronunciation in IPA: /'pɾajɐ/ meaning “ Beach ” in both Portuguese and Cape Verdean Creole) is the Capital An official language is a Language that is given a special legal status in a particular Country, State, or other territory Portuguese ( or língua portuguesa) is a Romance language that originated in what is now Galicia (Spain and northern Portugal. A regional language is a Language spoken in an area of a Nation state, whether it be a small area a federal State or Province, or Cape Verdean Creole is a language spoken on the islands of Cape Verde. A demonym or gentilic is a word that denotes the members of a People or the inhabitants of a place For the government of parliamentary systems see Executive (government. A republic is a State or Country that is not led by a hereditary Monarch, but in which the people (or at least a part of its people have impact on its List of Heads of State of Cape Verde Affiliations See also Cape Verde Heads of government Pedro Verona Rodrigues Pires (born 29 April 1934) has been the President of Cape Verde since March 2001 The Prime Minister of Cape Verde is the head of government in the archipelago country of Cape Verde. José Maria Pereira Neves (born March 28, 1960) is the Prime Minister of Cape Verde. Independence is the Self-government of a Nation, Country, or State by its residents and population or some portion thereof generally exercising Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic (República Portuguesa is a country on the Iberian Peninsula. Events 1295 - Scotland and France form an alliance the beginnings of the Auld Alliance, against England. Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. To help compare Orders of magnitude of different geographical regions we list here areas between 1000 km2 and 10000 km2 This is a list of the countries of the world sorted by total area. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. Water is a common Chemical substance that is essential for the survival of all known forms of Life. In Mathematics, a percentage is a way of expressing a number as a Fraction of 100 ( per cent meaning "per hundred" In Biology a population is the collection of inter-breeding organisms of a particular Species; in Sociology 796 (165th)
-	2000 census	436. List of countries by population in 2005|List of countries by population in 1907This is a list of countries ordered according to Population. 821
-	Density	126/km² (79th) 326/sq mi
GDP (PPP)		2006 estimate
-	Total	$3. Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume List of countries and dependencies by Population density in inhabitants/km² The purchasing power parity ( PPP) theory uses the long-term equilibrium Exchange rate of two currencies to equalize their Purchasing power. 905 billion (157th)
-	Per capita	$7,904 (90th)
HDI (2007)		▲ 0. There are three lists of Countries of the world sorted by their Gross domestic product (GDP (the value of all final goods and services produced within a nation Per capita is a Latin phrase meaning for each head with Per meaning 'through' or 'by' This article includes three lists of Countries of the world sorted by their Gross domestic product (GDP at Purchasing power parity (PPP Per capita The Human Development Index ( HDI) is an index combining normalized measures of Life expectancy, Literacy, Educational attainment, and GDP 736 (medium) (102nd)
Currency		Cape Verdean escudo (CVE)
Time zone		CVT (UTC-1)
-	Summer (DST)	not observed (UTC-1)
Internet TLD		.cv
Calling code		+238

The Republic of Cape Verde (Portuguese: Cabo Verde, IPA: ['kabu 'veɾdɨ]), is a republic located on an archipelago in the Macaronesia ecoregion of the North Atlantic Ocean, off the western coast of Africa. This is a list of countries by Human Development Index as included in the United Nations Development Program 's Human Development Report 2007 A currency is a unit of exchange, facilitating the transfer of Goods and/or services It is one form of Money, where money is The escudo is the Currency of Cape Verde (Portuguese Cabo Verde a former Portuguese colony ISO 4217 is the International standard describing three-letter codes (also known as the currency code) to define the names of currencies established Cape Verde Time, or CVT, is a Time zone used by the Atlantic island nation of Cape Verde. Daylight saving time ( DST A country This is a list of country calling codes defined by ITU-T recommendation E Portuguese ( or língua portuguesa) is a Romance language that originated in what is now Galicia (Spain and northern Portugal. A republic is a State or Country that is not led by a hereditary Monarch, but in which the people (or at least a part of its people have impact on its An archipelago (ɑrkəˈpɛləgoʊ is a chain or cluster of Islands The word archipelago literally means "chief Sea " from Italian Macaronesia is a modern collective name for several groups of Islands in the North Atlantic Ocean near Europe and North Africa belonging An ecoregion ( ecological region) sometimes called a bioregion, is an ecologically and geographically defined area smaller than a "realm" or " The previously uninhabited islands were discovered and colonized by the Portuguese in the fifteenth century (though there may have been earlier discoveries), and attained independence in 1975. The term desert island, or deserted island, refers to an Island which is uninhabited or sparsely inhabited This article is about a type of political territory For other uses see Colony (disambiguation. Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic (República Portuguesa is a country on the Iberian Peninsula. Early records The first written record of Cape Verde can be found in the works "De choreographia" by Pomponius Mela and "Historia naturalis" by Pliny Independence is the Self-government of a Nation, Country, or State by its residents and population or some portion thereof generally exercising

Contents 1 Naming 2 History 3 Politics 4 Municipalities and parishes 5 Geography 5.1 Environment 5.2 Climate 6 Economy 7 Demographics 7.1 Cape Verdean diaspora 8 Culture 8.1 Cape Verdean literature 8.2 Music 9 Language 10 Transportation 11 Newspapers 12 Online 13 Miscellaneous topics 14 References 15 External links

Naming

Cape Verde is named after Cap Vert (meaning Green Cape) in Senegal, the westernmost point of continental Africa. Cap-Vert is a Peninsula in Senegal, and the westernmost part of the continent of Africa. Senegal (le Sénégal officially the Republic of Senegal, is a country south of the Sénégal River in western Africa. The country's name can be pronounced many ways in English. Cape is pronounced like the article of clothing, and Verde is pronounced either to rhyme with "bird", "birdy", "bear D", or "bear day". "Cabo" is not used in English.

History

Main article: History of Cape Verde

Cape Verde was uninhabited when the Portuguese arrived in 1460 and made the islands part of the Portuguese empire. Early records The first written record of Cape Verde can be found in the works "De choreographia" by Pomponius Mela and "Historia naturalis" by Pliny Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic (República Portuguesa is a country on the Iberian Peninsula. The Portuguese Empire was the earliest and longest lived of the modern European colonial empires spanning almost six centuries from the capture of Ceuta Due to its location off the coast of Africa, Cape Verde became an important watering station, then sugar cane plantation site, and later a major hub of the trans-atlantic slave trade, that would later form the contemporary African Diaspora. Sugarcane ( Saccharum) is a genus of 6 to 37 species (depending on taxonomic interpretation of tall perennial grasses (family Poaceae tribe Andropogoneae Fundamentally a plantation is usually a large Farm or estate, especially in a tropical or semitropical country on which Cotton, Tobacco The term Diaspora (in Greek, διασπορά &ndash " a scattering or sowing of seeds " refers any population sharing common ethnic

In 1975, Cape Verde achieved independence from Portugal after a long armed struggle in the jungles of Guinea-Bissau. The Republic of Guinea-Bissau (ˈgɪni bɨˈsaʊ República da Guiné-Bissau ʁɛˈpublikɐ dɐ giˈnɛ biˈsau is a country in Western Africa, and one of the smallest The African Party for the Independence of Guinea-Bissau and Cape Verde (PAIGC) was the main entity responsible for the independence of Cape Verde. The African Party for the Independence of Guinea and Cape Verde ( Partido Africano da Independência da Guiné e Cabo Verde) or PAIGC is a Political party Moreover, the people's revolutionary armed forces of Cuba, too, played a role in the Cape Verdean independence armed struggle in Guinea-Bissau. After independence, the PAIGC attempted to unite Cape Verde and Guinea-Bissau into one nation, the PAIGC controlling both governments, but a coup in the latter nation in 1980 ended these plans. As a result, the G, standing for Guinea-Bissau, in PAIGC was dropped. Consequently, PAICV (African Party for the Independence of Cape Verde) was formed. In Cape Verde the PAICV (affiliated with the PAIGC) governed until democratic elections, held in 1991, resulted in a change of government. The African Party of Independence of Cape Verde (Partido Africano da Independência de Cabo Verde PAICV is a former Socialist party and presently a Social-democratic The Movimento para a Democracia (MPD) won that election. The Movimento para a Democracia (Movement for Democracy is a more or less liberal party in Cape Verde. The MPD was re-elected in 1996. The PAICV returned to power in 2001, and was re-elected in 2006.

Politics

Main article: Politics of Cape Verde

Politics of Cape Verde takes place in a framework of a parliamentary representative democratic republic, whereby the Prime Minister of Cape Verde is the head of government, and of a multi-party system. Politics of Cape Verde takes place in a framework of a parliamentary representative democratic Republic, whereby the Prime Minister of Cape Verde A parliamentary system, also known as parliamentarianism (and parliamentarism in American English) is a System of government in which Representative democracy is a form of government founded on the principles of the people's representatives A republic is a State or Country that is not led by a hereditary Monarch, but in which the people (or at least a part of its people have impact on its The Prime Minister of Cape Verde is the head of government in the archipelago country of Cape Verde. This article focuses on the cases where the Head of Government is a separate office from the Head of State A multi-party system is a system in which three or more political parties have the capacity to gain control of government separately or in coalition Executive power is held by the government. In Political science and Constitutional law, the executive is the branch of government responsible for the day-to-day management of the State. Legislative power is vested in both the government and the National Assembly. A legislature is a type of representative Deliberative assembly with the power to create amend and change Laws The law created by a legislature is called Legislation For the government of parliamentary systems see Executive (government. The Unicameral National Assembly of Cape Verde is the country's legislative body The Judiciary is independent of the executive and the legislature. In Law, the judiciary or judicial system is the system of Courts which administer Justice in the name of the sovereign or State

Municipalities and parishes

Main article: Administrative divisions of Cape Verde

Cape Verde is divided into 22 municipalities (concelhos), and subdivided into 32 parishes (freguesias). ImageCv map mun numgif|thumb|left|350px|Municipalities of Cape Verderect 18 197 35 219 Tarrafal rect 91 222 111 245 São Miguel rect 120 231 138 254 São Salvador A municipality is an administrative entity composed of a clearly defined territory and its population and commonly denotes a City, Town, or Village, or

Geography

Main article: Geography of Cape Verde

Cape Verde is an archipelago off the west coast of Africa at 15. This article describes the Geography of Cape Verde. The Cape Verde Islands are located in the mid-Atlantic Ocean some off the west coast of Africa An archipelago (ɑrkəˈpɛləgoʊ is a chain or cluster of Islands The word archipelago literally means "chief Sea " from Italian 02N, 23. 34W. It is formed by 10 main islands and about 8 islets. The main islands are:

• Barlavento (northern island group)
  • Santo Antão
  • São Vicente
  • Santa Luzia
  • São Nicolau
  • Sal
  • Boa Vista
• Sotavento (southern island group)
  • Maio
  • Santiago
  • Fogo
  • Brava

Of these, only Santa Luzia and the five islets are uninhabited. There are parishes that have the name Santo Antão ( Portuguese for " Saint Anthony " In Cape Verde Africa Santo Antão Geography The island is roughly rectangular in shape with a surface area Sal ( Portuguese for “ Salt ” — from the mines at Pedra de Lume) is an island in Cape Verde. Geography With an area of 620 km² it is the third largest island after Maio of MAIO can refer to Maio Cape Verde, an island in Cape Verde Maio Guinea-Bissau, and island in Guinea-Bissau Santiago ( Portuguese for “ Saint James ” or Santiagu in Cape Verdean Creole, is the largest island of Cape Verde Geography The island is located between the islands of Santiago and Brava Brava is an Island in Cape Verde. It is the smallest inhabited island of Cape Verde in the Sotavento group Presently it is a natural reserve. All islands are volcanic, but an active volcano only exists on one of the islands, Fogo (see Mount Fogo). Mount Fogo is the highest peak of Cape Verde, rising to 2829 metres above Sea level.

Environment

The isolation of Cape Verde about 500 km (310 mi) from the African mainland has resulted in the islands having a large number of endemic species, many of which are endangered by human development. Endemism is the Ecological state of being unique to a place Endemic species are not naturally found elsewhere In Biology, a species is one of the basic units of Biological classification and a Taxonomic rank. An endangered species is a population of an organism which is at risk of becoming Extinct because it is either few in numbers or threatened by changing environmental or predation Endemic birds include Alexander's Swift (Apus alexandri), Raso Lark (Alauda razae), Cape Verde Warbler (Acrocephalus brevipennis), and Iago Sparrow (Passer iagoensis),^[1] and reptiles include the Cape Verde Giant Gecko (Tarentola gigas). Birds ( class Aves) are bipedal endothermic ( Warm-blooded) Vertebrate animals that lay eggs. Alexander's Swift or Cape Verde Swift ( Apus alexandri) is a small Bird of the Swift family found only in the Cape Verde Islands The Raso Lark ( Alauda razae) is a small Passerine bird with a highly restricted range being found only on Raso islet in the Cape Verde Islands The Cape Verde Swamp Warbler ( Acrocephalus brevipennis) is an Old World warbler in the genus Acrocephalus. The Iago Sparrow or Cape Verde Sparrow ( Passer iagoensis) is a member of the Old World Sparrow family Passeridae. Reptiles, or members of the class Reptilia are air-breathing Cold-blooded Vertebrates that have skin covered in scales as opposed to hair or feathers

Charles Darwin gives a vivid description of the geology, climate, zoology and botany of the islands in the first chapter of his book The Voyage of the Beagle. Charles Robert Darwin (February 12 1809 &ndash April 19 1882 was an English naturalist, who realised and demonstrated that all Species of life This is about the book For the expedition see Second voyage of HMS Beagle The Voyage of the Beagle is a title commonly given to

Climate

Cape Verde is in the tropical zone. Average temperatures range from 24 °C (75 °F) in January and February to 29 °C (85 °F) in September. The average annual rainfall for Cape Verde is 68. 4 mm (2. 7 in), with September being the wettest month with 33. 6 mm (1. 3 in). Conversely, the months April to July record less than one millimetre of rainfall each. The climate is arid, but Cape Verde's position in the Atlantic contributes to soften the aridity, that otherwise would be the same aridity as that in continental areas.

Economy

Main article: Economy of Cape Verde

Cape Verde is a small nation that lacks resources and has experienced severe droughts. The escudo is the Currency of Cape Verde (Portuguese Cabo Verde a former Portuguese colony Cape Verde is a small nation that lacks resources and has experienced severe droughts Agriculture is made difficult by lack of rain and is restricted to only four islands for most of the year. Most of the nation's GDP comes from the service industry. Cape Verde's economy has grown since the late 1990s, and it is now considered a country of average development. Cape Verde has significant cooperation with Portugal at every level of the economy, which has led it to link its currency first to the Portuguese escudo and, in 1999, to the euro. The escudo was the Currency of Portugal prior to the introduction of the Euro on 1 January 1999 and was removed from circulation on Please update other articles as well to avoid contradiction within Wikipedia e

Former Portuguese prime minister José Manuel Durão Barroso, now (second semester 2004) president of the European Commission, has promised to help integrate Cape Verde within the European Union sphere of influence via greater cooperation with Portugal. José Manuel Durão Barroso (ʒuˈzɛ mɐnuˈɛɫ duˈɾɐ̃ũ bɐˈʁozu born 23 March 1956 is the 12th President of the European Commission. In March 2005, former Portuguese president Mário Soares launched a petition urging the European Union to start membership talks with Cape Verde. Mário Alberto Nobre Lopes Soares GColTE, GCC, GColL, KE (ˈmaɾiu suˈaɾɨʃ born 7 December 1924 Portuguese politician The European Union ( EU) is a political and economic union of twenty-seven member states, located primarily in

In 2007 the United Nations graduated Cape Verde from the category of Least Developed Countries, only the second time this has happened to a country. The United Nations ( UN) is an International organization whose stated aims are to facilitate cooperation in International law, International security Least Developed Countries ( LDCs or Fourth World countries are Countries which according to the United Nations exhibit the lowest ^[2]

Cape Verde has been on the list of the United Nations Small Island Developing States, and is considered a Developing country in economic terms. Small Island Developing States ( SIDS) are low-lying coastal countries that tend to share similar Sustainable development challenges including small but growing populations Developing countries are countries that haven't reached Western-style standards of democratic government free market economy industrialization social programs and human rights guaranties

On 18 December 2007, the General Council of the World Trade Organization approved a package for the accession of Cape Verde to the WTO. Events 218 BC - Second Punic War: Battle of the Trebia - Hannibal 's Carthaginian forces defeat those of the Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Accession will be effective 30 days after it is ratified by Cape Verde, which must take place by 30 June 2008. Events 350 - Roman usurper Nepotianus, of the Constantinian dynasty, is defeated and killed by troops of the Usurper 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common The package requires Cape Verde to adapt some of its economic regulation. In particular, it will need to introduce a new Customs Code, and to introduce copyright and patent laws complying with the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights^[3]. Copyright is a legal concept enacted by Governments, giving the creator of an original work of authorship Exclusive rights to control its distribution usually for A patent is a set of Exclusive rights granted by a State to an inventor or his assignee for a fixed period of time in exchange for a disclosure of an TRIPS redirects here For the new microprocessor design see TRIPS architecture.

Demographics

Main article: Demographics of Cape Verde

Most inhabitants of Cape Verde are a genetic blend of Sub-Saharan Africans and Europeans, the Africans having been slaves and hailing mostly from Senegal, Gambia and Guinea-Bissau. The Cape Verde Archipelago was uninhabited when the Portuguese discovered it in 1456. Cape Verdeans' European ancestors include Portuguese settlers and exiles, Portuguese Jews who were victims of the Inquisition, and Spanish and Italian seamen who were granted land by the Portuguese Empire. The term Inquisition can refer to any one of several institutions charged with trying and convicting heretics within the Roman Catholic Church and The' Italian people' are a Southern European Ethnic group located primarily in Italy, Switzerland, France and by virtue of a wide-ranging The Portuguese Empire was the earliest and longest lived of the modern European colonial empires spanning almost six centuries from the capture of Ceuta Many foreigners from other parts of the world settled Cape Verde as their permanent country. Most of them were Dutch, French, British, Arabs and Jews (from Lebanon and Morocco), Chinese (especially from Macau), Americans, and Brazilians (including people of Portuguese and African descent) settlers. The Dutch people ( Dutch:) are the dominant Ethnic group of the Netherlands. Legal residents and citizens To be French according to the first article of the Constitution is to be a citizen of France regardless of one's origin race or religion ( The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located The araB gene Promoter is a bacterial promoter activated by e L-arabinose binding PLEASE TAKE NOTE************ Lebanon (ˈlɛbənɒn Arabic: ar لبنان Lubnān) officially the Republic of Lebanon or Lebanese Republic (ar الجمهورية اللبنانية Morocco (المغرب "al-Maghrib" officially the Kingdom of Morocco (المملكة المغربية is a country located in North Africa Han Chinese ( are an Ethnic group native to China and by most modern definitions the largest single Ethnic group in the world. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Macau topics. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Brazilians ( brasileiros in Portuguese) are all people born in Brazil Portuguese-Brazilian' (luso-brasileiro is a Portuguese born citizen with Brazilian citizenship or a Brazilian born citizen of Portuguese Afro-Brazilian, or Black Brazilian, is the term used to racially categorize Brazilian citizens who are black or Multiracial All of these have been absorbed into the general Cape Verdean population.

The majority of the population adheres to Christianity, mostly Catholicism which constitutes some 90% of the population (in many areas Catholicism and the indigenous religion are syncretised). Christianity ( Greek Χριστιανισμός from the word Xριστός ( Christ)is a monotheistic Religion centered on the life and teachings Syncretism consists of the attempt to reconcile disparate or contradictory beliefs often while melding practices of various schools of thought The remaining includes a sizeable Protestant community as well as a small number of Bahá'í and Buddhist and even smaller Muslim groups. Protestantism refers to the forms of Christian faith and practice that originated in the 16th century Protestant Reformation. The Bahá'í Faith is a Religion founded by Bahá'u'lláh in nineteenth-century Persia, emphasizing the spiritual unity of all humankind Buddhism is a family of beliefs and practices A Muslim (مسلم pronounced Muslim, not Muzlim) is an adherent of the Religion ^[4]

Cape Verde has been steadily developing^[5] since its independence, and besides having been promoted to the group of "medium development" countries in 2007, leaving the Least Developed Countries category (which is only the second time it has happened to a country^[6]), is currently the 5th best ranked country in Africa in terms of Human Development Index. Least Developed Countries ( LDCs or Fourth World countries are Countries which according to the United Nations exhibit the lowest This is a list of countries by Human Development Index as included in the United Nations Development Program 's Human Development Report 2007 The Human Development Index ( HDI) is an index combining normalized measures of Life expectancy, Literacy, Educational attainment, and GDP

Cape Verdean diaspora

Main article: Cape Verdean diaspora

The Cape Verdean diaspora refers to both historical and present emigration from Cape Verde. The Cape Verdean diaspora refers to both historical and present Emigration from Cape Verde. Today, more Cape Verdeans live abroad than in Cape Verde itself, with significant emigrant Cape Verdean communities in the United States (500,000 Cape Verdeans), Portugal (80,000) and Angola (45,000) have large populations of Cape Verdeans. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic (República Portuguesa is a country on the Iberian Peninsula. Angola, officially the Republic of Angola (República de Angola Pronounced ʁɛˈpublikɐ dɨ ɐ̃ˈgɔlɐ Repubilika ya Ngola is a country in south-central There are also significant number of Cape Verdeans in São Tomé and Príncipe, Senegal, France, Brazil, Luxembourg and the Netherlands. São Tomé and Príncipe, officially the Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe, is an Island nation in the Gulf of Guinea, off the western equatorial Senegal (le Sénégal officially the Republic of Senegal, is a country south of the Sénégal River in western Africa. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. |utc_offset = -2 to -4 |time_zone_DST = BRST |utc_offset_DST = -2 to -5 |cctld Luxembourg (Groussherzogtum Lëtzebuerg Grand-Duché de Luxembourg Großherzogtum Luxemburg is a small Landlocked country in Western Europe, bordered by The Netherlands ( Dutch:, ˈnedərlɑnt is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which consists of the Netherlands the Netherlands Cape Verdean populations also settled Spain, Germany, and other CPLP countries such as Guinea-Bissau. Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. The Community of Portuguese Language Countries ( Comunidade dos Países de Língua Portuguesa, pron. The Republic of Guinea-Bissau (ˈgɪni bɨˈsaʊ República da Guiné-Bissau ʁɛˈpublikɐ dɐ giˈnɛ biˈsau is a country in Western Africa, and one of the smallest

Culture

Main article: Culture of Cape Verde

The culture of Cape Verde reflects its mixed African and Portuguese roots. The Culture of Cape Verde features literatures including Claridade, Negrume and others and writers including It is well known for its diverse forms of music such as Morna and a wide variety of dances: the soft dance Morna, and its modernized version, passada, the Funaná - a sensual mixed Portuguese and African dance, the extreme sensuality of coladeira, and the Batuque dance. The morna (pronunciation in both Portuguese and Cape Verdean Creole in IPA:) is a music and dance genre from Cape Verde The Funaná (pronunciation in IPA: /funɐ'na/ is a music and dance genre from Cape Verde. The coladeira (pronunciation in Portuguese in IPA:; pronunciation in Cape Verdean Creole — koladera — in IPA) is The batuque (in Cape Verdean Creole: batuku /bɐˈtuku/ or batuk /bɐˈtuk/ is a music and dance genre from Cape These are reflective of the diverse origins of Cape Verde's residents. The term "Criolo" is used to refer to residents as well as the culture of Cape Verde.

Cape Verdean literature

See also: List of African writers (by country)#Cape Verde

Cape Verdean literature is one of the richest of Lusitanian Africa. This is a list of prominent and notable writers from Africa, including Poets Novelists Children's writers Essayists and Scholars listed

• Poets: Frusoni Sergio, Tavares Eugénio, B. Léza, João Cleofas Martins, Luís Romano de Madeira Melo, Ovídio Martins, Barbosa Jorge, Fortes Corsino António, Baltasar Lopes (Osvaldo Alcântara), João Vário, Oswaldo Osório, Arménio Vieira, Vadinho Velhinho, José Luís Tavares, Carlos Baptista, etc. Luís Romano de Madeira Melo (born 10 June 1922) is a bilingual poet novelist and folklorist who writes in Portuguese and the Capeverdean Crioulo Baltasar Lopes da Silva ( Caleijão, São Nicolau, 23 April 1907 - São Vicente, 28 May 1989) was a writer poet
• Authors: Manuel Lopes, Henrique Teixeira de Sousa, Almeida Germano, Luís Romano de Madeira Melo, Germano de Almeida, Orlanda Amarilis, Jorge Vera Cruz Barbosa, Pedro Cardoso, Mário José Domingues, Daniel Filipe, Mário Alberto Fonseca de Almeida, Corsino António Fortes, Arnaldo Carlos de Vasconcelos França, António Aurélio Gonçalves, Aguinaldo Brito Fonseca, Ovídio de Sousa Martins, Osvaldo Osório, Dulce Almada Duarte, Manuel Veiga
• Poems in Portuguese: Cape Verdean Poems, Poesia
• Cape Verdean Literature
• Sopinha de Alfabeto
• Famous tales: Ti Lobo and Chibinho

Music

Main article: Music of Cape Verde

Cape Verde is known internationally for morna, a form of folk music usually sung in the Cape Verdean Creole, accompanied by clarinet, violin, guitar and cavaquinho. Cape Verde is known internationally for morna, a form of Folk music usually sung in the Cape Verdean Creole, accompanied by Clarinet The morna (pronunciation in both Portuguese and Cape Verdean Creole in IPA:) is a music and dance genre from Cape Verde Folk music can have a number of different meanings including Traditional music: The original meaning of the term "folk music" was synonymous Cape Verdean Creole is a language spoken on the islands of Cape Verde. The clarinet is a Musical instrument in the Woodwind family The name derives from adding the suffix -et meaning little to the Italian word The violin is a bowed String instrument with four strings usually tuned in Perfect fifths It is the smallest and highest-pitched member The guitar is a Musical instrument with ancient roots that is used in a wide variety of musical styles The cavaquinho ( pron /kava'kiɲu/ in Portuguese) is a small string instrument of the European Guitar family with four wire or gut strings The islands also boast funaná and batuque music. The Funaná (pronunciation in IPA: /funɐ'na/ is a music and dance genre from Cape Verde. The batuque (in Cape Verdean Creole: batuku /bɐˈtuku/ or batuk /bɐˈtuk/ is a music and dance genre from Cape

Cesária Évora is perhaps the best internationally-known practitioner of morna. Cesária Évora (born Mindelo, São Vicente Island Cape Verde, 27 August 1941) is a Cape Verdean popular singer Madonna is so inspired by her that she even purchased a house on the island of Sal.

Language

Main article: Cape Verdean Creole

Cape Verde's official language is Portuguese. Cape Verdean Creole is a language spoken on the islands of Cape Verde. It is the language of instruction and official acts. However, the Cape Verdean Creole is used colloquially and is the mother tongue of virtually all Cape Verdeans. Cape Verdean Creole is a language spoken on the islands of Cape Verde. Cape Verdean Creole or Kriolu is a dialect continuum of a Portuguese-based creole, which varies from island to island. A creole language, or simply a creole, is a stable Language that originates seemingly as a nativized Pidgin.

There is a substantial body of literature in Creole, especially in the Santiago Creole and the São Vicente Creole. Santiago Creole is the name given to the Cape Verdean Creole spoken mainly on Santiago Island of Cape Verde. São Vicente Creole is the name given to the variant of Cape Verdean Creole spoken mainly in the São Vicente Island of Cape Verde. Creole has been gaining prestige since the nation's independence from Portugal.

However, the differences between the varied forms of the language within the islands have been a major obstacle in the way of standardization of the language. Some people have advocated the development of two standards: a North (Barlavento) standard, centered on the São Vicente Creole, and a South (Sotavento) standard, centered on the Santiago Creole. Manuel Veiga, PhD, a linguist by training, and Minister of Culture of Cape Verde, is the premier proponent of Kriolu's officialization and standardization.

Transportation

Main article: Transportation in Cape Verde

TACV Cabo Verde Airlines is a scheduled and charter, passenger and cargo airline based in Cape Verde. In Cape Verde, most of the transportation between islands is done by plane TACV Cabo Verde Airlines is a scheduled and charter passenger and cargo Airline based in Cape Verde. An airline provides air transport services for Passengers or Freight, generally with a recognized operating certificate or license It is the national flag carrier of Cape Verde, operating an inter-island service and flights to Europe, North America, South America and the West African mainland. A flag carrier refers to a Transportation company such as an Airline or Shipping company that is locally registered in a given Country South America is a Continent of the Americas, situated entirely in the Western Hemisphere and mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a West Africa or Western Africa is the Westernmost Region of the African Continent. Its main base is Sal Airport (SID), with a hub at Praia Airport (RAI). Amílcar Cabral International Airport, also known as Sal International Airport or Amílcar Cabral Airport, is the principal international airport of Cape Francisco Mendes International Airport was an airport located on Santiago Island in Cape Verde.

Newspapers

• A Semana (Praia, since 1991)
• Expresso das Ilhas
• Jornal O Cidadão (São Vicente)
• Jornal Horizonte (Praia, since 1988)
• Terra Nova (S. Γ A Semana ( Portuguese meaning The Week) is a weekly Cape Verdean daily that covers its top stories in the archipelago and local stories ranging from Expresso das Ilhas ( Portuguese for The Islands' Express) is a weekly Cape Verdean Newspaper that covers its top stories in the archipelago and Jornal o Cidadão (lit Newspaper The Citizen) is a weekly Newspaper published in Mindelo, in the island of São Vicente, Cape Jornal Horizonte ( Portuguese meaning the Horizon Journal is a weekly Cape Verdean Newspaper that covers the top stories in the archipelago Terra Nova ( Portuguese meaning "New Land" is a weekly Newspaper that covers top stories from the island of São Vicente in the island Vicente, since 1975)
• Artiletra (S. Artiletra (a fusion of a Portuguese expression "Arte e Letra" meaning " Art and Letter " is a Cape Verdean Vicente, since 1991)

Online

• CaboSpace (Cape Verdean American)
• CaboVerdeOnline
• Cape Verde Portal
• Inforpress news agency
• Visão News
• O Liberal
• CVN (Cape Verdean American)
• FORCV (Cape Verdean American)

Miscellaneous topics

• Communications in Cape Verde
• Community of Portuguese Language Countries
• Foreign relations of Cape Verde
• Military of Cape Verde
• Public holidays in Cape Verde
• Associação dos Escuteiros de Cabo Verde

References

• Much of the material in these articles comes from the CIA World Factbook 2000 and the 2003 U. The World Factbook ( ISSN; also known as the CIA World Factbook) is an annual publication of the Central Intelligence Agency of the S. Department of State website.
• Dr Marcel Gomes Balla of Boston University has written a short history of these islands, Antonio's Island, ISBN 1-898030-48-0. For similarly-named academic institutions see Education in Boston MA.

External links

• Government of Cape Verde (Portuguese)
• National Assembly of Cape Verde (Portuguese)
• Wikimedia Atlas of Cape Verde
• Cape Verde travel guide from Wikitravel
• Cape Verde on World Wikia, a Wikia wiki
• Cape Verde at the Open Directory Project
• Cape Verde entry at The World Factbook
• BBC Country Profile - Cape Verde

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