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	Cape Verde - MSN Encarta
		Cape Verde is a party to international agreements regarding biodiversity, climate change, desertification, environmental modification, law of the sea, and marine dumping.
		Cape Verde is located in the midst of rich fishing grounds, although the industry has yet to develop to its potential.
		Cape Verde is attempting to capitalize on its strategic location at the crossroads of mid-Atlantic air and sea lanes by expanding, with the assistance of foreign aid, airports, and port facilities.
	encarta.msn.com /encnet/refpages/RefArticle.aspx?refid=761558999 (985 words)

	Cape Verde - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		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.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Cape_Verde (1400 words)

	Cape Verde - LOCATION, SIZE, AND EXTENT, TOPOGRAPHY, CLIMATE, FLORA AND FAUNA
		About 71% of the inhabitants of Cape Verde are Creole, mulatto descendants of Portuguese colonists and their African slaves, who came, most often, from what is today Guinea-Bissau.
		On 16 September 1975, the Republic of Cape Verde was admitted to the UN.
		Cape Verde is a member of the WTO and a signatory to the Law of the Sea.
	www.nationsencyclopedia.com /Africa/Cape-Verde.html (656 words)

	Cape Verde. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05
		Cape Verde’s islands fall into two main groups—the Barlavento, or Windward, in the north, which include Santo Antão, São Vicente, Santa Luzia, São Nicolau, Boa Vista, and Sal, and the Sotavento, or Leeward, in the south, which include São Tiago (c.600 sq mi/1,550 sq km, the largest island), Fogo, Maio, and Brava.
		Cape Verde is a multiparty democracy governed under the constitution of 1992.
		Cape Verde was discovered in 1456 by Luigi da Cadamosto, a navigator in the service of Portugal.
	www.bartleby.com /65/ca/CapeVerd.html (938 words)

	Profile - Cape Verde
		The country's basic unit of currency is the Cape Verde escudo (93.18 escudos equal U.S.$1; 1997 average); 1,000 escudos is known as a conto.
		A new constitution promulgated in 1992 affirmed Cape Verde as a multiparty democracy, expanding on reforms begun in 1990 that introduced free and popular elections for president and parliament.
		For logistical reasons, the rebels did not attempt to disrupt Portugal's control of Cape Verde, which was used as a garrison for Portuguese troops fighting on the mainland.
	www.inadev.org /profile_-_cape_verde.htm (1433 words)

	Cape Verde (03/06)
		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 (2688 words)

	CAPE VERDE - MAIO -
		Maio is one of the most charming islands, the coasts north to south, are all covered by white sanded beaches leading to the natural sault ponds to the south.
		Thanks to the fauna and to the clean water, the island of Maio has been included in the "Cabo Verde Nature 2000", a project specially developed to protect the fauna and flora, born in the University of Las Palmas, under CEE supervision.
		Maio is very famous for its numerous beautiful white sanded beaches surrounding all the island.
	www.capoverdenews.com /maio_en.html (393 words)

	CVC UNIDO- Cape Verde Islands (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		It is considered the birthplace of "morna": the main musical genre of Cape Verde.
		Brava is the smallest inhabited island in Cape Verde.
		The Island houses the largest airport in Cape Verde, which was built in 1939.
	www.cvcunido.org /islands.htm (516 words)

	Cape Verde
		Language and Education: Although Crioulo is the national language of Cape Verde and is spoken by the majority of society, it is not officially used in educational settings.
		Many Cape Verdeans came to the U.S. to work and save money for 10 or more years before eventually moving back to Cape Verde and providing a better life for their family in their home country.
		Some Cape Verdeans speak Crioulo in many aspects of their lives (school, work, with family, friends, and so on). It is used in schools primarily in Crioulo/English bilingual classes and informally in mainstream classes and common areas to communicate with peers.
	www2.bc.edu /~brisk/capeverde.htm (1769 words)

	MapZones.com : Cape Verde Map
		Cape Verde's rich Creole culture is noted for its distinctive contributions in literature and music.
		Cape Verde valuable rain forests contain a number of species of trees, including oil palms, bamboo palms, mahogany, teak, ebony, and rubber.
		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%.
	atlas.mapzones.com /cape_verde/cape_verde.php (1663 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 (1110 words)

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		The country's basic unit of currency is the Cape Verde escudo (117.17 escudos equal U.S.$1; 2002 average); 1,000 escudos is known as a conto.
		Together with the Maldives, Cape Verde expects to be reclassified as a medium developed country (MDC) by the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC).
		While 'promotion' from the group of Least Developed Countries (LDCs) may be seen as a sign of the country's success over the past 29 years of independent rule, it could also provide the government with a major headache, as the reclassification could trigger a collapse in overseas aid.
	www.taxhaven-opm.org /opm/ver2.asp?cod=405&canal=CapVerde (606 words)

	Chronology
		1854-1856 25% of the population of Cape Verde perish in famine.
		The social system in Cape Verde begins to dramatically change with the shrinking of the class of wealthy landowners and the growth of a "petty bourgeoisie" due in large measure to the spread of education and later by the influence of emigration to the United States.
		Cape Verdean community elders in New Bedford organized and petitioned the Bishop of the Diocese of Fall River to establish a Cape Verdean parish.
	www.umassd.edu /specialprograms/caboverde/cvchrono.html (10805 words)

	Cape Verde Islands- Maio (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		The Island Maio translates in English to May. It is called Maio in honor of its being discovered on May 1, 1460.
		In spite of its dry climate, Maio possesses one of the biggest forrest parks in Cape Verde.
		Maio also houses the second largest airport on the Islands.
	www.cvcunido.org /islands_maio.htm (57 words)

	Cape Verde - Official Tourist Guide - Maio
		MAIO beíongs to the leeward group and is located south of the isíand of BOAVISTA and about 25 km east of SANTIAGO.
		Eventhough the climate is not particularly favourable, the island does in fact have the biggest forest park in Cape Verde.
		MAIO has tremendous potential in terms ai tourism and its ecology is of great interest.
	www.caboverde.com /ilhas/maio/guide-e.htm (1033 words)

	Politics of Cape Verde - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Following independence in 1975, the African Party for the Independence of Guinea and Cape Verde (PAIGC) established a one party political system.
		This become the African Party for the Independence of Cape Verde (PAICV) in 1980, as Cape Verde sought to distance itself from Guinea-Bissau, following unrest in that country.
		An overview on elections and election results is included in Elections in Cape Verde.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Politics_of_Cape_Verde (545 words)

	Peace Corps \| World Wise Schools \| Water in Africa \| Lessons \| Water Sources in Cape Verde and West Africa
		The Republic of Cape Verde, which consists of 10 islands and five islets, lies off the coast of West Africa.
		Remind the students of the riddles, and the answer to them, and ask how the people of Cape Verde are trying to use the ocean to their advantage.
		Investigate how you community uses Cape Verde's 5 principal methods of water procurement/conservation, and whether they could benefit from any methods not currently used, or from new advancements in existing technologies.
	www.peacecorps.gov /wws/water/africa/lessons/ESgeog01/index.html (2485 words)

	Cape Verde
		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.
		Down among the dead men: the waters surrounding the remote Cape Verde islands are a graveyard, littered with the skeletal remains......
	www.infoplease.com /ipa/A0107395.html (680 words)

	Cape Verde Property - Cape Verde Real Estate
		Cape Verde Property - Cape Verde Real Estate - Ca Chicchi is a off-plan development of 14 small apartments, 12 studios and 2 attics,to be finished...
		Cape Verde Property - Cape Verde Real Estate - *Off-plan Situated in the town of Mindelo, on white, sandy Laginha beach in the bay of Porto Grande; one of th...
		Cape Verde Property - Cape Verde Real Estate - Boa Vista is destined to become one of the top tourist attractions in Cape Verde, with its 55K of wh...
	www.globalhideaway.com /GHC-16-Cape_Verde_Property.htm (408 words)

	Top20CapeVerde.com - Your Top20 Guide to Cape Verde!
		The Republic of Cape Verde or Cape Verde (Portuguese: Cabo Verde) is a republic located on an archipelago in the Macaronesia ecoregion of North Atlantic Ocean, off the western coast 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.
		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.
	www.top20capeverde.com (1214 words)

	CIA - The World Factbook -- Cape Verde (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		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.
		Cape Verde annually runs a high trade deficit, financed by foreign aid and remittances from emigrants; remittances supplement GDP by more than 20%.
	www.cia.gov /cia/publications/factbook/geos/cv.html (1004 words)

	Cape Verde - Geography, Environment and Ecosystem
		Cape Verde, officially known as the Republic of Cape Verde (Portuguese- Republica de Cabo Verde), is an island archipelago lying 600 km west of Dakar, Senegal, the westernmost point of continental Africa.
		The Gambia, Guinea Bissau, Mauritania, Republic of Cape Verde, Senegal
		Noxious Beetles of the Cape Verde Islands - Geisthardt and van Harten
	www.umassd.edu /specialprograms/caboverde/cvgeog.html (359 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.
		Unfortunately, consistent drought has ravaged Cape Verde for decades, and many of the residents have moved away as food shortages are commonplace.
		Cape Verde (Complete) information on the (GDP) overall economy, imports and exports, resources, government, population, military, transportation, and more here
	worldatlas.com /webimage/countrys/africa/cv.htm (432 words)

	Cape Verde Islands Music, Government, Travel, Photos, Spiritual Inspiration and more.
		Cape Verde Islands Music, Government, Travel, Photos, Spiritual Inspiration and more.
		With Cape Verde Travel you can experience the delights of each of the 9 inhabited islands that create Cape Verde.
		Sailing from Cabo Verde to the New Bedford area in 1919.
	capeverde-islands.com (1194 words)

	Cape Verde Property - Cabo Verde Properties (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Maio provides a landscape of vast empty beaches.
		Although it was created by a volcano little evidence of it's volcanic past remains today.
		The small town of Vala Do Maio is the capital and main port of Maio.
	www.caboverdeproperty.com /property_cape_verde/Maio-Island-Info.html (186 words)

	Call Cape Verde Islands - Lowest Rates - Calling Cards
		Click Here for the current Best Phone Rates for calling Cape Verde Islands from the USA.
		The windward, or Barlavento, group on the north includes Santo Antonio, Sao Vicente, Sao Nicolau, Santa Luzia, Sal, and Boa Vista; the leeward, or Sotavento, group on the south includes Sao Tiago, Brava, Fogo, and Maio.
		The estimated population in 2001 was 405,163, giving the country an overall density of 100 persons per sq km (260 per sq mi).
	www.call-russia.com /rates/Cape_Verde_Islands.htm (273 words)

	Travel Guide to Cape Verde (Cabo Verde) Africa
		The Cape Verde islands consists of Santo Antão, São Vicente, Santa Luzia, Ilheu Branco, Ilheu Raso, São Nicolau, Sal and Boa Vista, Maio, São Tiago, Fogo and Brava.
		Santo Antão has the highest rainfall and is much greener than the other islands and favourable for those who enjoy hiking.
		Talking about Local culture including music, customs and history, this book includes hiking routes for all levels of experience.
	www.africaguide.com /country/cverde (131 words)

	Map of Vila do Maio, Maio, Cape Verde Cape Verde \| Multimap.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Map of Vila do Maio, Maio, Cape Verde Cape Verde
		Map of Vila do Maio, Maio, Cape Verde Cape Verde
		These locations are nearest as the crow flies, but may not be nearest by road.
	www.multimap.com /wi/120311.htm (78 words)

	Ethnologue report for Cape Verde Islands
		The number of languages listed for Cape Verde Islands is 2.
		[kea] 393,943 in Cape Verde Islands (1998 S. Graham).
		Sotavento dialect is on Santiago, Maio, Fogo, and Brava islands; Barlavento dialect is on Santo Antão, São Vicente, São Nicolau, Sal, and Boa Vista islands.
	www.ethnologue.com /show_country.asp?name=Cape+Verde+Islands (157 words)

	Checklist of the Living Conidae - Page 2
		Distribution: West Africa, Cape Verde Is. and entire Caribbean: Texas to Venezuela to Surinam
		The cream of the crop for certain...Cape Verde.
		....17 to 20mm...Bands of brown tan and gray...Cape Verde.
	www.schnr-specimen-shells.com /ConidaeChecklist2.html (3283 words)

	DCP: Cape Verde
		21.9 km (13.6 miles) SE of Lagoa, Ilha de Maio, Cape Verde
		30.7 km (19.1 miles) WNW of Fajã de Água, Ilha Brava, Cape Verde
		89.7 km (55.7 miles) N of Vila Maria Pia, Ilha de Santo Antão, Cape Verde
	www.confluence.org /country.php?id=184 (169 words)

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