(REPUBLIC OF CABO VERDE)
(Formerly: REPUBLIC OF CAPE VERDE)
(WIPO code: CV) (last revised November 2022)
by RCF – Protecting Innovation, S.A., Lisbon, Portugal
Cabo Verde
General Information
Area
4,033 sq. km.
Population
596,707 (2022).
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
(2020): U.S.$ 1.02 billion.
Exports
(2020): U.S.$ 420 million.
General Remarks
This former Portuguese colony became independent on July 5, 1975.