Cabo Verde

The Portuguese discovered and colonized the uninhabited islands of Cabo Verde in the 15th century; Cabo Verde subsequently became a trading center for African slaves and later an important coaling and resupply stop for whaling and transatlantic shipping.

Government type: parliamentary republic. Chief of state: President Jose Maria Pereira NEVES (since 9 November 2021).

Facts

Capital	Praia
Region	Western Africa, group of islands in the North Atlantic Ocean, west of Senegal
Area	total : 4,033 sq km; land: 4,033 sq km; water: 0 sq km
Population	611,014 (2024 est.)
Languages	Portuguese (official), Crioulo (a Portuguese-based creole language with two main dialects)
Currency	Cabo Verdean escudos (CVE)
Time zone	to be filled
ccTLD	.cv

Refugees

Camps hosting refugees, asylum-seekers, and internally displaced persons (IDPs) inside the country. Operators use this to track population movement, NGO and UN footprint, humanitarian access corridors, and the political pressure conflict generates on the host. Cross-reference UNHCR Operational Data Portal, IOM DTM, and ReliefWeb before relying on the entry.

Camp	Population	Origin	Location	Notes
to be filled	to be filled	to be filled	to be filled	to be filled