(REPUBLIC OF CABO VERDE)

(Formerly: REPUBLIC OF CAPE VERDE)

(WIPO code: CV) (latest review March 2024)

by RCF – Protecting Innovation, S.A., Lisbon, Portugal

General Information

Area

4,033 sq. km.

Population

603,901 (2023).

Capital

Praia.

Language

Portuguese.

Currency

Escudo de Cabo Verde (EVC).

Agriculture

Bananas, corn, beans, sweet potatoes, sugarcane, coffee, peanuts, fish.

Industries

Food and beverages, fish processing, shoes and garments, salt mining, ship repair.

Main exports

Fuel, shoes, garments, fish, hides.

Imports

(2021): U.S.$ 1.117 billion.

Exports

(2021): U.S.$ 459.923 million.

General Remarks

This former Portuguese colony became independent on July 5, 1975.