CAPE VERDE CAPE VERDE REGION AFRICA NATURAL RESOURCES INDUSTRY AGRICULTURE GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION GLOBAL RELATIONS DATE OF INDEPENDENCE JULY 5 1975 DATE OF CURRENT CONSTITUTION SEPTEMBER 25 1992 POPULATION 405748 1999 EST AREA 1557 SQ MI CAPITAL PRAIA FORM OF GOVERNMENT REPUBLIC AGRICULTURE BANANAS COFFEE SWEET POTATOES CORN BEANS MAIN INDUSTRIES FISHING FISH PRODUCTS SALT CONSTRUCTION BUILDING MATERIALS SHIP REPAIR CLOTHING SHOES FURNITURE METAL PRODUCTS BEVERAGES NATURAL RESOURCES SALT POZZOLANA LIMESTONE CURRENCY ESCUDO GDP 581 MILLION 1998 EST GDP PER CAPITA 1450 1998 EST LANGUAGES PORTUGUESE CRIOULO RELIGIONS ROMAN CATHOLIC BLENDED WITH INDIGENOUS BELIEFS LITERACY RATE 72 LIFE EXPECTANCY 68 YEARS MALE 74 YEARS FEMALE BIRTHRATE 33 BIRTHS PER 1000 POPULATION DEATH RATE 7 DEATHS PER 1000 POPULATION
