![]() ![]() Extending 332 km (206 mi) se –nw and 299 km (186 mi) ne –sw, it consists of 10 islands and five islets, divided into a northern windward group (Barlavento) -Santo Ant ão, S ão Vicente, Santa Luzia (uninhabited), S ão Nicolau, Sal, Boa Vista, and two islets -and a southern leeward group (Sotavento) -Brava, Fogo, S ão Tiago, Maio, and three islets. Comparatively, the area occupied by Cape Verde is slightly larger than the state of Rhode Island. LOCATION, SIZE, AND EXTENTĬape Verde, containing an area of 4,033 sq km (1,557 sq mi), is situated in the Atlantic Ocean about 595 km (370 mi) west of Dakar, Senegal. HOLIDAYS: New Year's Day, 1 January National Heroes' Day, 20 January Women's Day, 8 March Labor Day, 1 May Children's Day, 1 June Independence Day, 5 July Assumption, 15 August Day of the Nation, 12 September All Saints' Day, 1 November Immaculate Conception, 8 December Christmas Day, 25 December. WEIGHTS AND MEASURES: The metric system is used. ![]() There are coins of 20 and 50 centavos and 1, 2 ½, 10, 20, and 50 Cape Verde escudos, and notes of 100, 500, and 1,000 Cape Verde escudos. MONETARY UNIT: The Cape Verde escudo (cve) is a paper currency of 100 centavos. A circle of ten gold stars (representing major islands) is centered around the red stripe on the hoist side.ĪNTHEM: É Patria Amada (This Is Our Beloved Country). FLAG: The flag consists of two white horizontal stripes above and below a red horizontal stripe in the lower half of a blue field. ![]()
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