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CAPE VERDE |
Ecobank Cape Verde
43 A, Avenida AmilcarCabral, Praia, Santiago, Cabo Verde
P.O. box:CP 374 C
Phone:(238) 261 78 56/ 49
Fax:(238) 26178 60
Email:ecvcambios@cvtelecom.cv
GEOGRAPHICAL DATA
| Area : |
4.033 sq km |
| Population : |
423,613 (Central Intelligence Agency July 2007) |
| Capital : |
Praia |
| Principal cities : |
Praia, Mindelo, Assomada |
| Official language : |
Portuguese |
| Currency : |
423,613 (Central Intelligence Agency July 2007) |
| Independence Day: |
July 5 |
DEMOGRAPHIC DATA
| Demographic growth : |
0.606% (Central Intelligence Agency 2007) |
| Life expectancy: |
71.02 years(Central Intelligence Agency 2007) |
| Literacy rate : |
76.6% (Central Intelligence Agency 2003 ) |
| Religion(s) : |
Catholicism (93%), Protestants (7%) |
| Human development Index (2002) : |
0.722, 106 out of 177 countries ( UNDP 2004) |
ECONOMIC DATA
| GDP : |
1.128 billion dollars (Central Intelligence Agency 2005)3 |
| GDP per capita : |
6,000 dollars (Central Intelligence Agency 2006) |
| Growth rate : |
5% in 2003 5.5% (Central Intelligence Agency 2005) |
| Rate of unemployment : |
21% (Central Intelligence Agency 2000) |
| Rate of inflation : |
4.7% (Central Intelligence Agency 2006) |
| Net budgetary position : |
-9.9% of GDP in 2003 |
| Balance of payment: |
-237.35 million dollars in 2003 of the 3rd Quarter |
| Export partners : |
Spain 38.2%, Portugal 33.3%, US 9.2%, Morocco 5.4% (Central Intelligence Agency 2005) |
| Import partners : |
Portugal 40.8%, Italy 7.8%, Netherlands 7.2%, Spain 5.4%, Brazil 5.3%, France 4.7%, Belgium 4.6% (Central Intelligence Agency 2005) |
| Contribution of various sectors to GDP: |
Agriculture: 12.1%, Industry: 21.9%, Services: 66% (Central Intelligence Agency 2004) |
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