Cape Verde

President: Jorge Carlos Fonseca (2011)

Prime Minister: José Maria Neves (2001)

Total area: 1,556 sq mi (4,030 sq km)

Population (2012 est.): 523,568 (growth rate: 1.43%); birth rate: 21.21/1000; infant mortality rate: 26.02/1000; life expectancy: 71; density per sq km: 105

Capital and largest city (2009 est.): Praia, 125,000

Other large city: Mindelo, 66,100

Monetary unit: Cape Verdean escudo

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