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Cape Verde - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography The Republic of Cape Verde or Cape Verde (Portuguese: Cabo Verde, pron. Cape Verde was uninhabited when the Portuguese arrived in 1456, and the islands were thus made part of the Portuguese empire. Cape Verdean literature is one of the richest of Lusitanian Africa. arikah.com /encyclopedia/Cape_Verde   (1825 words)

Cape Verdean escudo - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The escudo is the currency of Cape Verde (Portuguese: Cabo Verde), a former Portuguese colony. Until independence in 1975, the Cape Verde escudo was equal to the Portuguese escudo and, since 1999, both escudos were tied, at a rate of PTE 1 = CVE 0.55, or approximately CVE 1 = PTE 1.8182. In 2005, the 200 escudos were redesigned in 2005. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Cape_Verdean_escudo   (435 words)

Cape Verde Iinfo   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-29) The archipelago of Cape Verde is a closely knit group of 10 islands and 8 islets in the Atlantic Ocean, some 400 miles west of Senegal. Today, Cape Verde is a socially and politically stable country where all political parties are keen to attract foreign private investment, particularly in tourism. Cape Verde uses Portuguese property purchasing laws in general, and any lawyer who is qualified in Portuguese property law can practice in Cape Verde. www.capeverdeproperty.co.uk /page3.html   (1540 words)

Cape Verde - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Cape Verde was uninhabited when the Portuguese arrived in 1456 and made the islands part of the Portuguese empire. The isolation of Cape Verde about 500 km from the African mainland has resulted in the islands having a large number of endemic species, many of which are endangered by human development. Cape Verde's economy has grown since the late 1990s, and it is now considered a country of average development. www.a013.com /wiki/Cape_Verde   (1540 words)

Cape Verde - Free net encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-29) The government of Cape Verde is based on a Constitution that was established in 1980. Cape Verde is an archipelago off the coast of Africa at 15.02N, 23.34W. Template:Main Portuguese is Cape Verde's official language, and the language of instruction in official schools. www.netipedia.com /index.php/Cape_Verde   (1414 words)

Worldworx Travel - Safety - Africa - Cape Verde The Republic of Cape Verde consists of nine inhabited and several uninhabited volcanic islands off the western coast of Africa. Cape Verde International Airport is located on the island of Sal, 100 miles north of the capital. Cape Verdean law, seat belts must be worn at all times by the driver and the person seated in the front passenger seat. www.worldworx.tv /safety/africa/cape-verde/index.htm   (1110 words)

Cape Guide 1 A traveller should apply for the visa at the Cape Verdean consulate in the country of origin. With its European and African heritage, Cape Verdean music is the purest expression of the feelings of a people who sing of love and nostaliga with as much cheerfulness as melancholy. Cape Verdean craftwork is new but not short on imagination and sensivity. www.capeverde.nl /capegids.html   (756 words)

Cape Verde Cape Verdi’s legal system is derived from the legal system of Portugal. Cape Verdean Escudo (1 USD = 124.360 CVE as of April 15, 2002). There are two umbrella union associations: The Council of Free Labor Unions, composed of 11 unions with approximately 14,000 members; and the National Union of Cape Verde Workers, formed by the former ruling party but operating independently, composed of 14 unions with approximately 16,000 members. www.erieri.co.uk /freedata/HRCodes/CAPE_VERDE.htm   (1346 words)

Cape Verde travel guide - Wikitravel Cape Verde (Portuguese: Cabo Verde) is a country in West Africa. Cape Verde’s climate is temperate, with a warm, dry summer. Cape Verde is also serviced by Air Senegal (from Dakar), SAA (from South Africa) and TAP airlines. wikitravel.org /en/Cape_Verde   (434 words)

Cape Verde Real Estate and Country Guide - Roogala.com Cape Verde's strategic location at the crossroads of mid-Atlantic air and sea lanes has been enhanced by significant improvements at Mindelo's harbor (Porto Grande) and at Sal's international airport. Ties between the American colonies and Cape Verde are documented as early as the 1740s, when American ships routinely anchored in Cape Verdean ports to trade for salt or buy slaves. Cape Verde assigned one of its first ambassadors to the United States, and a resident U.S. ambassador was posted to Cape Verde in 1983. www.roogala.com /Real_Estate/Cape_Verde   (794 words)

Cape Verde Islands Regional Information, short term Lont Lets abroad Cape Verde is made up of 9 closely knit tropical islands in the Atlantic Ocean, 400 miles off the coast of Senegal, West Africa. Cape Verde is a socially and politically stable country. Cape Verde is an important staging post for them along their long migratory corridor between America and Africa. www.lontlets.com /non-uk-region.htm   (1251 words)

Worldworx Travel - Regional Information - Africa - West Africa - Cape Verde Cape Verde's intriguing volcanic archipelago is comprised of ten main islands and five smaller islets. The Portuguese landed on Cape Verde in 1460 and introduced cotton and sugar cane to the islands. The inhabitants of Cape Verde are friendly and hospitable. www.worldworx.tv /regional-information/africa/west-africa/cape-verde/index.htm   (363 words)

Cape Verde and the European Union   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-29) Cape Verde's foreign currency reserves currently stand at 13 million euros, but 7 million more would be needed in order to "guarantee" the exchange operation, sources at the Bank indicated. Culturally, Cape Verde is a member of the organisation of Portuguese-speaking countries and if it joins the EU, other of these countries might want to have closer relations with the EU too. Cape Verde is close to Sierra Leone, so if the UK was able to use Cape Verde as a base in future such operation, it would facilitate them. www.cabalamat.org /weblog/art_661.html   (948 words)

CAPE VERDE The culture of Cape Verde is a mix of Portuguese, African and other European cultures who have visited the string of islands over the last five centuries; this mix is expressed in the everyday life and the cultural items of the people. Music is an essential part of Cape Verdean culture and is an important part of every celebration, be it a simple family or large social occasion. The climate in Cape Verde is mild to tropical dry, with two seasons: the dry season, between November and July and the humid season (rainy season) from August to October. www.bjsvacations.com /packages/show_country.asp?countryid=CV   (1240 words)

Economy of Cape Verde Cape Verde annually runs a high trade deficit, financed by foreign aid and remittances from emigrants; remittances constitute a supplement to GDP of more than 20%. In 1994-95 Cape Verde received a total of about U.S.$50 million in foreign investments, of which 50% was in industry, 19% in tourism, and 31% in fisheries and services. Cape Verde has cold storage and freezing facilities as well as fish processing plants in Mindelo, Praia, and on Sal. www.fastload.org /ec/Economy_of_Cape_Verde.html   (589 words)

Cape Verde (09/06) The Cape Verde archipelago was uninhabited until the Portuguese discovered the islands in 1456. The Cape Verde constitution--adopted in 1980 and revised in 1992, 1995, and 1999--forms the basis of government. On July 4, 2005, Cape Verde became the third country to sign a compact with the U.S. Government-funded Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC); the three-year assistance package is worth over $110 million in addressing rural economic expansion, infrastructure development, and development of tourism and a community college system. www.state.gov /r/pa/ei/bgn/2835.htm   (2668 words)

IMOR - Cabo Verde   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-29) It was in 1975, that the Cape Verdean people were given Independence from Portugal, and after a period of a one-party government, the first multi-party elections were held in 1990. Cape verdean’s population lives mostly from agriculture and cattle stockbreeding, but in the last decade the industrial and tourism sector have shown a tremendous growth and is projected to develop even more so in the coming years as other areas such as property investment, foreign investment business services are beginning to flourish. The cape verdean population is Christian, mostly Catholics. www.imorcv.com /english/cabo_verde   (1025 words)

Cape Verde Africa Regional 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. Cape Verde continues to exhibit one of Africa's most stable democratic governments. As a result, Cape Verde's expatriate population is greater than its domestic one. infotut.com /reference/Regional/Africa/Cape_Verde   (122 words)

afrol News: Cape Verde asks EU for "Special Status" The Cape Verdean Prime Minister, José Maria Neves, told the Portuguese journal 'Público' that his government wants to be more direct with Brussels, referring to the close ties in the region and the strategic position of the Cape Verdean archipelago. On the basis of an old currency treaty with Portugal, the Cape Verdean Escudo is fixed to the euro -, Portugal's new currency - and freely convertible. Cape Verde is part of the ACP trade Treaty between Europe and 77 African, Caribbean and Pacific countries. www.afrol.com /News2002/cav008_eu_special.htm   (521 words)

Cape Verde   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-29) Main article: History of Cape Verde Cape Verde was uninhabited when the Portuguese arrived in 1456, and the islands were thus made part of the Portuguese empire. Main article: Politics of Cape Verde The government of Cape Verde is based on a Constitution that was established in 1980. Cape Verde has a large cooperation with Portugal in every level of the economy, leading it to make its currency fixed to the Euro and a growing economy. cape-verde.iqnaut.net   (1009 words)

Cape Verde: History, Geography, Government, and Culture — FactMonster.com Cape Verde, only slightly larger than Rhode Island, is an archipelago in the Atlantic 385 mi (500 km) west of Senegal. In 1951, Cape Verde's status changed from a Portuguese colony to an overseas province, and in 1961 the inhabitants became full Portuguese citizens. Cape Verde: Government - Government Cape Verde is a multiparty democracy governed under the constitution of 1992. www.factmonster.com /ipka/A0107395.html   (563 words)

About Cape Verde - Travel, Maps, Flag and Information The Republic of Cape Verde or Cape Verde (Portuguese: Cabo Verde) is a republic located on an archipelago in the Macaronesia ecoregion of the North Atlantic Ocean, off the western coast of Africa. "Cape Verde" is named for Cap-Vert, now in Senegal, the westernmost point of Africa. In Cape Verde itself the PAICV (affiliated with the PAIGC) governed until elections were held in 1991 that resulted in a change of government. www.canadiancontent.net /profiles/Cape-Verde.html   (290 words)

The African Executive | History of Cape Verde Cape Verde was discovered in 1456 by Luigi da Cadamosto, a navigator in the service of Portugal. Although the nationalist movement appeared less fervent in Cape Verde than in Portugal's other African holdings, the African Party for the Independence of Guinea and Cape Verde (PAIGC) was founded in 1956 and many Cape Verdeans fought for independence in Guinea-Bissau. In 1983, Cape Verde normalized relations with Guinea-Bissau, and in 1986, Pereira was unanimously reelected. www.africanexecutive.com /modules/magazine/articles.php?article=582   (638 words)

BBC NEWS | Africa | Country profiles | Country profile: Cape Verde Nonetheless, Cape Verde enjoys a per capita income that is higher than that of many continental African nations. Cape Verde became independent in 1975, a year after its sister colony, Guinea-Bissau, won freedom from Portugal. Cape Verde is a republic with a president, who is the head of state, and a prime minister who heads the government. news.bbc.co.uk /2/hi/africa/country_profiles/1021202.stm   (626 words)

Cape Verde: History, Geography, Government, and Culture — Infoplease.com Africa's jewel in the Atlantic: Cape Verde, comprising a collection of small islands off the coast of Africa in the Atlantic, has...... Down among the dead men: the waters surrounding the remote Cape Verde islands are a graveyard, littered with the skeletal remains...... Migration in the age of involuntary immobility: theoretical reflections and Cape Verdean experiences. www.infoplease.com /ipa/A0107395.html   (697 words)

Bankintroductions.com - CAPE VERDE Contact Us Cape Verde is a small North Atlantic island nation located off the west coast of Senegal in West Africa. CURRENCY HISTORY: the escudo in Cape Verde entered circulation in 1914, previously the escudo was pegged to Portugal’s escudo at a rate of 1 CVE to 1.8182 PTE. Historical exchange quotes include: year 2005 at 88.6 CVE to the US-dollar (USD), 2004 at 88.8, 2003 at 97.7, 2002 at 117.7, 2001 at 123.2, March 2000 at 115.5, December 1999 at 107.3, 1998 at 98.6, 1997 at 93.17, 1996 at 82.6, 1995 at 76.85, 1993 at 80, 1992 at 68.02, 1990 at 70.03. www.bankintroductions.com /capeverde.html   (298 words)

Cape Verde - World Travel Guide   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-29) The uninhabited islands were discovered and colonized by the Portuguese in the 15th century; they subsequently became a trading center for African slaves and later an important coaling and resupply stop for whaling and transatlantic shipping. Cape Verde suffers from a poor natural resource base, including serious water shortages exacerbated by cycles of long-term drought. Cape Verde annually runs a high trade deficit, financed by foreign aid and remittances from emigrants; remittances supplement GDP by more than 20%. www.world-travel-guide.net /index.php?title=Cape_Verde   (986 words)

cape verde map and information page The Cape Verde islands consist of two small (volcanic in origin) archipelagos, about 400 miles off the western coast of Africa. These once uninhabited islands were first discovered by the ancient Phoenicians, then later colonized and exploited by the Portuguese, beginning in the 15th century. Unfortunately, consistent drought has ravaged Cape Verde for decades, and many of the residents have moved away as food shortages are commonplace. www.worldatlas.com /webimage/countrys/africa/cv.htm   (432 words)

Calculator for Cape Verde Escudo (CVE) Currency Exchange Rate Conversion Enter the amount to be converted in the box to the left of the currency and press the "convert" button. The Cape Verde Escudo is divided into 100 centavos. (Entering 2.00 CVE will give more accurate results than entering 2 CVE.) If significant figures are not used for rounding the results may have more significant digits than the input or conversion factor. coinmill.com /CVE_calculator.html   (342 words)

Cape Verde Economy 1989 - Flags, Maps, Economy, Geography, Climate, Natural Resources, Current Issues, International ... Overview: Cape Verde's low per capita GDP reflects a poor natural resource base, a 17-year drought, and a high birth rate. The economy is service oriented, with commerce, transport, and public services accounting for 60% of GDP during the period 1984-86. Cape Verde annually runs a high trade deficit, financed by remittances from emigrants, cash grants, food aid, and foreign loans. www.theodora.com /wfb1989/cape_verde/cape_verde_economy.html   (273 words)

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