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	Economy of Cape Verde - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		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%.
		Cape Verde has cold storage and freezing facilities as well as fish processing plants in Mindelo, Praia, and on Sal.
		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.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Economy_of_Cape_Verde (467 words)

	Cape Verde - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Cape Verde was uninhabited when the Portuguese arrived in 1456, and the islands were thus made part of the Portuguese empire.
		In Cape Verde itself the PAICV (affiliated with the PAIGC) governed until elections were held in 1991 that resulted in a change of government.
		Cape Verde has a large cooperation with Portugal in every level of the economy, leading it to make its currency fixed, through the Portuguese escudo, to the Euro since 1999.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Cape_Verde (1120 words)

	AllRefer.com - Cape Verde : Economy (Cape Verde Political Geography) - Encyclopedia
		Farming, the main economic activity, is severely limited by the small annual rainfall and extensive soil erosion; about 90% of the country's food must be imported.
		Cape Verde has considerable underground reserves of water, but extraction has proved too costly.
		Remittances from emigrants living in the United States, Portugal, and Africa constitute an important supplement to the islands' economy.
	reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/C/CapeVerd-economy.html (290 words)

	Cape Verde (10/05)
		Cape Verde maintains an embassy in the United States at 3415 Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Washington DC 20007 (tel.
		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.
		Cape Verde also is eligible for trade benefits under the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA), and has signed an Open Skies agreement to facilitate air travel safety and expansion.
	www.state.gov /r/pa/ei/bgn/2835.htm (2624 words)

	Cape Verde Economy
		Cape Verde has few natural resources and suffers from poor rainfall and limited fresh water.
		The economy of Cape Verde is service-oriented, with commerce, transport, and public services accounting for more than 70% of GDP.
		Cape Verde has cold storage and freezing facilities and fish processing plants in Mindelo, Praia, and on Sal.
	www.traveldocs.com /cv/economy.htm (440 words)

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		In the case of Guinea-Bissau and Cape Verde, which won their independence through armed struggle in the forest of "Portuguese" Guinea from 1963 to 1974, the post independence period has been orderly with the sole exception of a relatively bloodless coup in Bissau in 1980.
		Cape Verde has also carried out an ambitious foreign policy of good neighbors in fishing and maritime agreements, new friends around the world, as well as a positive role on the UN Security Council in matters from Rwandan refugees to Angolan elections.
		Despite the political pundits, Cape Verde has become a graveyard of electoral prophecies which had predicted a very tight race and a likely weak coalition government would be formed; this has simply not been the case.
	www.umassd.edu /specialprograms/caboverde/dem1.html (2246 words)

	Cape Verde -> Economy on Encyclopedia.com 2002 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Psychosocial Concomitants of Loneliness Among Students of Cape Verde and Portugal.
		Down among the dead men: the waters surrounding the remote Cape Verde islands are a graveyard, littered with the skeletal remains of more than 600 ships.
		Cape Verde: World Bank supports road sector development in Cape Verde.
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/section/CapeVerd_Economy.asp (532 words)

	Cape Verde Flag, Economy of Cape Verde, Cape Verde History, Culture of Cape Verde, Flag of Cape Verde
		The flag of Cape Verde consists of three horizontal bands -light blue at the top (double width), white with a horizontal red stripe in the middle and again light blue at the bottom.
		Agriculture forms the main source of economy, despite the fact that cultivable land accounts for only 9.7 percent of the total land, which is again affected by frequent droughts.
		Apart from this, Cape Verde has rich fishing potential as it is located in the midst of fishing grounds, but the industry has yet to develop.
	www.mapsofworld.com /country-profile/cape-verde1.html (513 words)

	Economy of Cape Verde -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Although nearly 70% of the population lives in rural areas, the share of (The class of people engaged in growing food) agriculture in GDP in 1998 was only 13% (up from 8.9% in 1995); of the 1998 total, (The act of someone who fishes as a diversion) fishing accounts for 1.5%.
		The fishing potential, mostly (Flesh of a lobster) lobster and (Any very large marine food and game fish of the genus Thunnus; related to mackerel; chiefly of warm waters) tuna, is not fully exploited.
		Cape Verde has cold storage and freezing facilities as well as fish processing plants in (Click link for more info and facts about Mindelo) Mindelo, Praia, and on Sal.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/e/ec/economy_of_cape_verde.htm (562 words)

	afrol News - Cape Verde's economy "back on track"
		The commercialisation and privatisation of Cape Verde's water and power utilities has been a controversial issue over the last years.
		While the IMF review is positive on Cape Verde's current macroeconomic tendencies, the Fund however warns that growth is fragile.
		Cape Verdean authorities are in the process of finalising the IMF-funded "Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility" (PRGF) arrangement, worth a total of US$ 13 million.
	www.afrol.com /articles/13823 (588 words)

	Cape Verde -- Encyclopædia Britannica
		Cape Verde's economy remained stable during 1997, though unemployment continued to affect approximately 25% of the population.
		Its Cape Verde peninsula is the westernmost point of the African continent.
		Its three major physical regions are: the Cape Verde region of small plateaus and volcanic rocks; the high massif (mountain mass) on the Guinea frontier that rises to elevations of 1,640 feet (500...
	www.britannica.com /eb/article-9114315?tocId=9114315 (710 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.
		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.
		Cape Verde's beaches present excellent conditions for the practice of water sports such as windsurfing and fishing.
	www.nlgsolutions.com /packages/show_country.asp?countryid=CV (1260 words)

	The economy (from Cape Verde) -- Encyclopædia Britannica
		With the contiguous Canary Basin (north), it forms an arc that swings around the western coast of Africa west and southwest of the Cape Verde islands.
		An archipelago, or group of islands, in the Atlantic Ocean, the republic of Cape Verde is 385 miles (620 kilometers) off the western coast of Africa.
		Cape Town lies at the northern end of the Cape Peninsula about 30 miles (50 kilometers) north of the Cape of Good Hope.
	www.britannica.com /eb/article-54906?tocId=54906 (821 words)

	Business America: Cape Verde: import-dependent economy thrives despite adversity - Business Outlook Abroad (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The Cape Verdean economy, dependent upon imports, has experienced steady growth for the last several years despite fundamentally adverse conditions of drought and a drop in overall foreign assistance revenues.
		The Government of Cape Verde is currently drafting legal documents providing guidelines for foreign investment and trade.
		American assistance to Cape Verde is coordinated by the U.S. Agency for International Development, which has administered projects involving watershed management, water desalinization, food crop research, and export development services.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m1052/is_n14_v110/ai_7842435 (717 words)

	Cape Verde Economy 1995 - 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 serious, long-term drought, and a high birthrate.
		Cape Verde annually runs a high trade deficit, financed by remittances from emigrants and foreign aid.
		Economic reforms launched by the new democratic government in February 1991 are aimed at developing the private sector and attracting foreign investment to diversify the economy.
	www.theodora.com /wfb/1995/cape_verde/cape_verde_economy.html (377 words)

	Cape Verde (04/03)
		It is believed that of the more than 1 million individuals of Cape Verdean ancestry, less than half actually live on the islands.
		The first American consulate was established in Cape Verde in 1816.
		Cape Verde also is eligible for trade benefits under the Africa Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) and has signed an Open Skies agreement to facilitate air travel safety and expansion.
	www.state.gov /outofdate/bgn/c/30109.htm (1921 words)

	MapZones.com : Cape Verde Economy (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Cape Verde's low per capital GDP reflects a poor natural resource base, including serious water shortages exacerbated by cycles of long-term drought.
		Economic reforms, launched by the new democratic government in 1991, are aimed at developing the private area and attracting foreign investment to diversify the economy.
		Prospects for 2001 depend heavily on the maintenance of aid flows, remittances, and the momentum of the government's development program.
	www.mapzones.com /world/africa/cape_verde/economyindex.php (312 words)

	Encyclopedia: Economy of Cape Verde (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
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		Exchange rates: Cape Verdean escudos (CVEsc) per US$1 - 107.280 (December 1999), 102.700 (1999), 98.158 (1998), 93.177 (1997), 82.591 (1996), 76.853 (1995)
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	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Economy-of-Cape-Verde (614 words)

	Living In Cape Verde Islands: Economy, Business & Real Estate
		The Islands of Cape Verde are a fertile ground for investors.
		Both individuals and corporations looking for the potential that exists with the special balance of enough development to get things done, but not so much development that there is nothing left to do, are leaving their native countries and settling on the Islands.
		Cape Verde - Consular Information Sheet - Cape Verde - Consular Information Sheet - The Republic of Cape Verde consists of nine inhabited and several uninhabited volcanic islands off the West Coast of Africa.
	www.escapeartist.com /efam13/Cape_Verde_Islands1.html (465 words)

	Economy and GDP of Cape Verde
		This island economy suffers from a poor natural resource base, including serious water shortages exacerbated by cycles of long-term drought.
		Economic reforms are aimed at developing the private sector and attracting foreign investment to diversify the economy.
		Future prospects depend heavily on the maintenance of aid flows, the encouragement of tourism, remittances, and the momentum of the government's development program.
	joinafrica.com /countries1/cape_verde/economy.htm (213 words)

	Virtual Cape Verde
		The United States, through the Millennium Challenge Corporation, signed an historic five-year Compact in excess of $110 million with the Republic of Cape Verde to support the country's goal of poverty reduction and economic growth.
		The Cape Verdean economy is ripe for takeoff, as it now has the basic pre-requisites: a free and open economy, good governance and maturing democracy, a stable economy and society, and a highly literate society.
		What the Cape Verdean economy needs is significant investment and the continuation of good democratic governance and ongoing economic reforms.
	virtualcapeverde.net /news2/modules.php?name=News&new_topic=26 (1009 words)

	CIA - The World Factbook -- Cape Verde (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		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.
		As a result, Cape Verde's expatriate population is greater than its domestic one.
	www.cia.gov /cia/publications/factbook/geos/cv.html (1024 words)

	Cape Verde: Economy (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Cape Verde's Economy in Cycle of Normal Growth: Official.
		Cape Verde's Economy in Cycle of Normal Growth: Official, XINHUA (Xinhua (China))
		Sweet and sour upgrade: a stable political climate and sound economic policies have helped Cape Verde gain reclassification to the ranks of 'medium developed countries'.
	www.infoplease.com /ce6/world/A0857168.html (329 words)

	African Studies: Cape Verde
		Current news from the Pan African News Agency on Cape Verde -- in English or French.
		A brief profile of this world-renowned Cape Verdian star, with a list of her current engagements, discography, and related links.
		Cape Verdeans on Nantucket, 2002-2003: An Exhibition by the Nantucket Historical Association (Nantucket, Massachusetts)
	www.columbia.edu /cu/lweb/indiv/africa/cuvl/Cape.html (575 words)

	Virtual Cape Verde - Downloads
		Documents on the state of education in Cape Verde.
		The Friends Of Republic of Cape Verde 's mission is to preserve the rich cultural heritage of Caboverdian descendants in the United States
		National Planing document prepared by the government of Cape Verde.
	virtualcapeverde.net /news2/modules.php?name=Downloads (332 words)

	Cape Verde (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		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.
		The economy is service-oriented, with commerce, transport, and public services accounting for 70% of GDP.
	travel.jdwebpages.com /country-info/Cape-Verde.html (999 words)

	Cape Verde - Economy
		Prospects for 2004 depend heavily on the maintenance of aid flows, tourism, remittances, and the momentum of the government's development program.
		Cape Verdean escudos (CVE) per US dollar - 97.703 (2003), 117.168 (2002), 123.228 (2001), 115.877 (2000), 102.7 (1999)
		More information about Cape Verde including positions in various world rankings
	www.aneki.com /economy/cape_verde_economy.html (250 words)

	afrol News - Cape Verde
		A Semana / afrol News - The Bank of Cape Verde is to promote an internal debate tomorrow on the possible euroisation of the Cape Verdean economy.
		The current Cape Verdean government has shown large interest in deepening ties with the European Union (EU), even promoting a possible EU membership.
		A Semana / afrol News - The certification process of the new International Airport in Praia, Cape Verde's capital, has entered its final phase with the arrival of a team of consultants from New Zealand in Cape Verde.
	www.afrol.com /countries/cape_verde (208 words)

	Cape Verde Economy - Flags, Maps, Economy, Geography, Climate, Natural Resources, Current Issues, International ...
		Cape Verde Economy - Flags, Maps, Economy, Geography, Climate, Natural Resources, Current Issues, International Agreements, Population, Social Statistics, Political System
		Economy—overview: Cape Verde's low per capita GDP reflects a poor natural resource base, including serious water shortages exacerbated by cycles of long-term drought.
		Prospects for 1999 depend heavily on the maintenance of aid flows, remittances, and the momentum of the government's development program.
	www.photius.com /wfb1999/cape_verde/cape_verde_economy.html (267 words)

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