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Cape VerdeGeography
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Location:
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Western Africa, group of islands in the North Atlantic Ocean, west of Senegal | |
Geographic coordinates:
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16 00 N, 24 00 W | |
Map references:
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Political Map of the World | |
Area:
| total: 4,033 sq km
land: 4,033 sq km
water: 0 sq km | |
Area - comparative:
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slightly larger than Rhode Island | |
Land boundaries:
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0 km | |
Coastline:
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965 km | |
Maritime claims:
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measured from claimed archipelagic baselines
territorial sea: 12 nm
contiguous zone: 24 nm
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm | |
Climate:
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temperate; warm, dry summer; precipitation meager and very erratic | |
Terrain:
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steep, rugged, rocky, volcanic | |
Elevation extremes:
| lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m
highest point: Mt. Fogo 2,829 m (a volcano on Fogo Island) | |
Natural resources:
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salt, basalt rock, limestone, kaolin, fish, clay, gypsum | |
Land use:
| arable land: 9.68%
permanent crops: 0.5%
other: 89.82% (2001) | |
Irrigated land:
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30 sq km (1998 est.) | |
Natural hazards:
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prolonged droughts; seasonal harmattan wind produces obscuring dust; volcanically and seismically active | |
Environment - current issues:
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soil erosion; deforestation due to demand for wood used as fuel; desertification; environmental damage has threatened several species of birds and reptiles; illegal beach sand extraction; overfishing | |
Environment - international agreements:
| party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Desertification, Environmental Modification, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping, Ozone Layer Protection
signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements | |
Geography - note:
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strategic location 500 km from west coast of Africa near major north-south sea routes; important communications station; important sea and air refueling site
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