Cape Verde
Cape Verde
Capital Praia
4,033 km² · 527,326 people (2025) · Cape Verdean escudo
Ten volcanic islands about 570 km off the West African coast, of which nine are inhabited. Pico do Fogo reaches 2,829 m and is still active — it last erupted in 2014, burying two villages inside its caldera.
The facts
- Capital
- Praia
- Area
- 4,033 km² — 1,557 sq mi
- Population
- 527,326 (2025)
- Density
- 130.8 people per km²
- Currency
- Cape Verdean escudo (CVE, Esc)
- Official language
- Portuguese
- Time zone
- UTC-01:00
- Calling code
- +238
- Drives on the
- right
- ISO codes
- CV · CPV
- Continent
- Africa
How it compares
- By area
- 170 of 200
- By population
- 172 of 200
Population is the only figure on this page that dates — it is a 2025 estimate and will drift. Area, capital, currency, languages, calling code and driving side change rarely or never.
Countries of a similar size
| Country | Area (km²) | Population |
|---|---|---|
| Brunei | 5,765 | 466,330 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 5,128 | 1,367,764 |
| Cape Verde ← | 4,033 | 527,326 |
| Samoa | 2,831 | 219,306 |
| Luxembourg | 2,586 | 686,970 |
Common questions
- What is the capital of Cape Verde?
- Praia
- What currency does Cape Verde use?
- The Cape Verdean escudo (CVE).
- How big is Cape Verde?
- 4,033 km², or 1,557 square miles — 170 of 200 by area.
- Which side of the road does Cape Verde drive on?
- The right.
Related pages
- Brunei 5,765 km²
- Trinidad and Tobago 5,128 km²
- Samoa 2,831 km²
- Luxembourg 2,586 km²
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- Egypt Africa
- Democratic Republic of the Congo Africa
- Tanzania Africa
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- Sudan Africa
Sources
- The World Factbook — Central Intelligence Agency (Public domain (US Government))
- World Bank Open Data — The World Bank (CC BY 4.0)