Cabo Verde: flag, capital and map

Cabo Verde at a glance: its flag, its capital Praia, its population and where it sits on the world map. Plus a way to test yourself afterwards.

Flag — Cabo Verde
Cabo Verde: its flag

The current flag, designed by Pedro Gregorio Lopes, was adopted on 22 September 1992, after the ruling single party's defeat in the 1991 election: it replaced the independence-era flag, derived from the red-yellow-green pan-African flag of the PAIGC.

Blue represents the ocean surrounding the archipelago, the white and red bands the peace and effort of the road travelled toward progress; the ten yellow stars in a circle stand for the country's ten main islands, even though its name means "Cape Verde".

Location map — Cabo Verde
Cabo Verde on the world map
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Cabo Verde in figures

Capital
Praia
Population
555,988 inhabitants as of 2020
Area
4,033 km²
Currency
Cape Verdean escudo
Official languages
Cape Verdean Creole, Portuguese
Demonym
Cabo Verdean, Cape Verdean
Local name
República de Cabo Verde
Internet domain
.cv
Calling code
+238
UN member since
Admission date: 16-09-1975

Cabo Verde: bordering countries

No land border.

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Data: Wikidata (CC0). Flags and map: Geo Nerd.

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