ocr: CAPE VERDE Official Name: Republic of Cape Verde Capital: Cidade de Praia Population: 400,000 Currency: Cape Verde escudo Official Language: Portuguese THE CAPE VERDE ARCHIPELAGO off the west coast of Africa Santo became independent ofits colonial Antio ruler, Portega,1975.Falowing Mindelo Sal 17 o aperiod of single-party socialist Sio Vicente Santa Luzia rule, Cape Verde held its first multiparty elections in 1991. Most 'IN of the islands are mountainous and 2 Sio. Nicolau volcanic; the low-lying islands of 25 D Boa Vista Sal, Boa Vista and Maio have agricultural potential, though they B a ar ...
