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HistoryCentral Est. 1996
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Cape Verde

People

524,877
Population
World Bank · 2024
76.2 yrs
Life Expectancy
World Bank · 2024
76.8%
Urban Population
World Bank · 2024
88.5%
Literacy
World Bank · 2024

Cape Verdeans are mostly of mixed African and Portuguese (Creole) heritage, speaking Cape Verdean Creole alongside official Portuguese. The diaspora abroad outnumbers the islands' own population.

Christianity, predominantly Roman Catholic, is the dominant faith.

Society

Cape Verde has high literacy and good development indicators for the region, with a stable democracy and a culture famous for its morna music.

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