Amtliche Kurzform: Kap Verde
Name in Landessprache:   
Kurzform: Cabo Verde  
Vollform: República de Cabo Verde
Der Name leitet sich von dem senegalesischen Kap Verde ab dem westlichsten Punkt des afrikanischen Festlandes.
Name in Englisch: Cape Verde
Ehemaliger Name: früher eine der portugiesischen Überseeprovinzen

Staatsgebiet: Die Republik Kap Verde liegt im östlichen Nordatlantik, vor der Westküste Afrikas. Die Inselgruppe besteht aus 15 Inseln, von denen neun bewohnt sind.
 

CIA Background-Info The uninhabited islands were discovered and colonized by the Portuguese in the 15th century; Cape Verde subsequently became a trading center for African slaves and later an important coaling and resupply stop for whaling and transatlantic shipping. Following independence in 1975, and a tentative interest in unification with Guinea-Bissau, a one-party system was established and maintained until multi-party elections were held in 1990. Cape Verde continues to exhibit one of Africa's most stable democratic governments. Repeated droughts during the second half of the 20th century caused significant hardship and prompted heavy emigration. As a result, Cape Verde's expatriate population is greater than its domestic one. Most Cape Verdeans have both African and Portuguese antecedents.