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Cape Verde
n. Republic of Cape Verde, island country off the coast of Senegal on the western coast of Africa

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Cape Verde
Cape Verde (, ), officially the Republic of Cape Verde, is an island country, spanning an archipelago of 10 islands located in the central Atlantic Ocean, 570 kilometres off the coast of Western Africa. The islands, covering a combined area of slightly over , are of volcanic origin and while three of them (Sal, Boa Vista and Maio) are fairly flat, sandy and dry, the remaining ones are generally rockier and have more vegetation. However, because of the infrequent occurrence of rainfall the overall landscape is not particularly green.

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Cape Verde
Noun
1. an island country in the Atlantic off the coast of Senegal
(synonym) Republic of Cape Verde
(hypernym) country, state, land
(part-holonym) Cape Verde Islands
(part-meronym) Praia, Cidade de Praia, capital of Cape Verde


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Cape Verde
n. Cape Verde Islands, country comprised of group of islands located west of Senegal on the western coast of Africa

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Cape Verde

Flag of Cape Verde
Flag of Cape Verde

Background
The uninhabited islands were discovered and colonized by the Portuguese in the 15th century; Cape Verde subsequently became a trading center for African slaves and later an important coaling and resupply stop for whaling and transatlantic shipping. Following independence in 1975, and a tentative interest in unification with Guinea-Bissau, a one-party system was established and maintained until multi-party elections were held in 1990. Cape Verde continues to exhibit one of Africa's most stable democratic governments. Repeated droughts during the second half of the 20th century caused significant hardship and prompted heavy emigration. As a result, Cape Verde's expatriate population is greater than its domestic one. Most Cape Verdeans have both African and Portuguese antecedents.

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Map of Cape Verde

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    • The World Factbook 2005, by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)
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