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Cape Verde:
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Other pages in this profile of Cape Verde:
Geography, Government, Economy, Communications & Transportation, Military & Transnational Issues.
Geography, Government, Economy, Communications & Transportation, Military & Transnational Issues.
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Population |
Definition - World rank and map 426,998 (July 2008 est.) |
Population density |
Definition - World rank and map 105.9 people per sq. km (July 2008 est.) |
Age structure |
Definition - World rank and map 0-14 years: 36.1% (male 77,533/female 76,489) 15-64 years: 57.4% (male 120,208/female 125,009) 65 years and over: 6.5% (male 10,226/female 17,533) (2008 est.) |
Median Age |
Definition - World rank and map total: 20.6 years male: 19.9 years female: 21.5 years (2008 est.) |
Population growth rate |
Definition - World rank and map 0.595% (2008 est.) |
Birth rate |
Definition - World rank and map 23.95 births/1,000 population (2008 est.) |
Death rate |
Definition - World rank and map 6.26 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.) |
Net migration rate |
Definition - World rank and map -11.74 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.) |
Sex ratio |
Definition at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.01 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 0.96 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.58 male(s)/female total population: 0.95 male(s)/female (2008 est.) |
Infant mortality rate |
Definition - World rank and map total: 42.55 deaths/1,000 live births male: 48.66 deaths/1,000 live births female: 36.25 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.) |
Life expectancy at birth |
Definition - World rank and map total population: 71.33 years male: 67.99 years female: 74.76 years (2008 est.) |
Total fertility rate |
Definition - World rank and map 3.17 children born/woman (2008 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate |
Definition - World rank and map 0.035% (2001 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS |
Definition - World rank and map 775 (2001) |
HIV/AIDS - deaths |
Definition 225 (as of 2001) |
Nationality |
Definition noun: Cape Verdean(s) adjective: Cape Verdean |
Ethnic groups |
Definition Creole (mulatto) 71%, African 28%, European 1% |
Religions |
Definition Roman Catholic (infused with indigenous beliefs), Protestant (mostly Church of the Nazarene) |
Languages |
Definition Portuguese, Crioulo (a blend of Portuguese and West African words) |
Literacy |
Definition definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 76.6% male: 85.8% female: 69.2% (2003 est.) |
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