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GeographyLocation: Western Africa, group of Islands in the North Atlantic Ocean, west of Senegal
Area: Land boundaries: 0 km Coastline: 965 km
PeoplePopulation: 435,983 (July 1995 est.)
Age structure:
Population growth rate: 2.98% (1995 est.) Birth rate: 45.32 births/1,000 population Death rate: 8.65 deaths/1,000 population Net migration rate: -6.88 migrant(s)/1,000 population Infant mortality rate: 55.9 deaths/1,000 live births
Life expectancy at birth:
Total fertility rate: 6.23 children born/woman Ethnic divisions: Creole (mulatto) 71%, African 28%, European 1% Religions: Roman Catholicism fused with indigenous beliefs Languages: Portuguese, Crioulo, a blend of Portuguese and West African words
Literacy:
age 15 and over can read and write (1990)
Government
Names:
Type: republic Capital: Praia Independence: 5 July 1975 (from Portugal) Constitution: new constitution came into force 25 September 1992
EconomyNational product: GDP - purchasing power parity - $410 million National product real growth rate: 3.5% National product per capita: $1,000 Inflation rate (consumer prices): 7% Unemployment rate: 26%
Electricity:
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