| − | '''Cape Verde''' (Republica de Cabo Verde), familiarly called the Cape Verde Islands, is a nation and [[archipelago]] in the mid [[Atlantic Ocean]] about 580 miles west of [[Senegal]]. It has a land area of 1,557 square miles (4,033 km<sup>2</sup>) and a rapidly growing population (est. 450,000 in 1996, est. 524,000 in 2011) made up of a majority of mixed African/European (mulatto) ancestry (71%) with 28% black and !% white inhabitants. As many Cape Verdeans live and work abroad as remain on the island. The capital is Cidade de Praia. | + | '''Cape Verde''' (Republica de Cabo Verde), familiarly called the Cape Verde Islands, is a nation and [[archipelago]] in the mid [[Atlantic Ocean]] about 580 miles west of [[Senegal]]. It has a land area of 1,557 square miles (4,033 km<sup>2</sup>) and a rapidly growing population (est. 450,000 in 1996, est. 524,000 in 2011) made up of a majority of mixed [[African]]/[[European]] (mulatto) ancestry (71%) with 28% black and !% white inhabitants. As many Cape Verdeans live and work abroad as remain on the island. The capital is Cidade de Praia. |
| | The official language is Portuguese, although it is in 19 [[creole]] forms spoken throughout the ten islands. | | The official language is Portuguese, although it is in 19 [[creole]] forms spoken throughout the ten islands. |