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Cape Verde is officially a Republic of Cape Verde as in October 2013 the country announced to the UN that its official name will not be translated.
is an island country of West Africa, west of Senegal, with an area of ??4,033 square kilometers, and a population of 556857 inhabitants, according to official estimates for 2020.
The name of the capital is Praia (officially referred to as Prague. The island is located in the region of Macaronisia (consists of ten islands and other smaller islands) in the North Atlantic Ocean.
The country takes its name from Cap-Vert (meaning Cape Verde), today in Senegal, at the westernmost tip of mainland Africa.
The ten largest islands are: Brava, Fogo, Santiago, Mayo, Boa Vista, Sal, Sao Nicolau, Sao Vicente, Santo Antao and Santa Lucia. The islands have
rough morphology and is volcanic. Fogo is an active volcano and is the only one in the archipelago. The volcanic cone in Fogo reaches a height of 2,829 meters.
in Pico do Cano. Ten main islands and around the eight islets make up the archipelago. The main islands are:
Barlavendos (northern cluster of islands)
Santo Antao Island
Sao Vicente Island
Santa Lucia Island
Sao Nikolaou Island
Sal Island
Boa Vista Island
Sotaventos (southern cluster of islands)
Island May
Santiago Island
Fogo Island
Brava Island
The islets are Branco and Razo.
The climate of the islands is tropical and is affected by the hot and dry winds. Drought is a major problem on the island in several parts of the archipelago.
The vegetation is also poor.