Cabo Verde
Ten islands of music and volcanoes
Passport card
Republic of Cabo Verde
Cabo Verde
- Capital
- Praia
- Continent
- Africa
- Currency
- Cape Verdean escudo
- Languages
- Portuguese and Kriolu
- People
- About 5 lakh
- Size
- About 4,033 km²
- Leader
- Acting President Janira Hopffer Almada
- Free since
- 5 July 1975
- Time
- 6½ hours behind India: at 12 noon in India, it is 5:30 am in Praia
⭐ Cabo Verde means Green Cape, after Cap-Vert in Senegal.
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Two ways to learn
Learn about Cabo Verde
Find it on the globe
Fly from India to Cabo Verde
Turn the globe with your finger. Cabo Verde has no neighbours on land. Its nearest neighbours are across the sea.
Compare with India
Cabo Verde and India, side by side
Both are drawn to the same scale.
- SizeIndia is about 820 times the size of Cabo Verde.
- PeopleIndia has about 2,900 times as many people: about 146 crore in India and about 5 lakh in Cabo Verde.
- DistancePraia is about 10,200 km from Delhi, in a straight line.
- TimeCabo Verde is 6½ hours behind India. When it is 12 noon in India, it is 5:30 am in Praia.
Test yourself
Quiz Me
30 questions on Cabo Verde, a fresh mix every time you play. Answer one at a time and see why straight away.
Fly through 30 questions on Cabo Verde
- A fresh mix from the country's 100 questions, every round.
- See the right answer and why, straight away.
- Score 18 or more to earn Cabo Verde's passport stamp.
Map puzzle
Put Cabo Verde back on the map
Cabo Verde and its neighbours have fallen off the map. Can you put all 4 back?
Big neighbours stop at the edge of this map.
Drag each piece to its place on the map, or tap a piece and then tap its place.
For parents and teachers
Free Cabo Verde worksheet
One page to print: colour the flag, name the neighbours, fill in the blanks and more. The answers are at the bottom, upside down.
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