Cape Verde
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Introduction - Cape Verde: | Location - Cape Verde: | Location | Western Africa, group of islands in the North Atlantic Ocean, west of Senegal | | Geographic coordinates | 16 00 N, 24 00 W | | Map references | Political Map of the World | | Area | total: 4,033 sq km
land: 4,033 sq km
water: 0 sq km | | Area comparative | slightly larger than Rhode Island | | Land boundaries | 0 km | | Coastline | 965 km | | Maritime claims | measured from claimed archipelagic baselines
territorial sea: 12 nm
contiguous zone: 24 nm
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm | | Climate | temperate; warm, dry summer; precipitation meager and very erratic | | Terrain | steep, rugged, rocky, volcanic | | Elevation extremes | lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m
highest point: Mt. Fogo 2,829 m (a volcano on Fogo Island) | | Natural resources | salt, basalt rock, limestone, kaolin, fish, clay, gypsum | | Land use | arable land: 11.41%
permanent crops: 0.74%
other: 87.85% (2005) | | Irrigated land | 30 sq km (2003) | | Natural hazards | prolonged droughts; seasonal harmattan wind produces obscuring dust; volcanically and seismically active | | Environment current issues | soil erosion; deforestation due to demand for wood used as fuel; water shortages; desertification; environmental damage has threatened several species of birds and reptiles; illegal beach sand extraction; overfishing | | Environment international agreements | party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Environmental Modification, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Wetlands
signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements | | Geography note | strategic location 500 km from west coast of Africa near major north-south sea routes; important communications station; important sea and air refueling site | |
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This page was last updated on 16 September, 2007 Source: CIA >>> |