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Geography
Western Africa, group of islands in the North Atlantic Ocean, west of Senegal
16 00 N, 24 00 W
Area: 
total: 4,033 sq km
country comparison to the world: 
175
land: 4,033 sq km
water: 0 sq km
slightly larger than Rhode Island
0 km
965 km
measured from claimed archipelagic baselines
territorial sea: 12 nm
contiguous zone: 24 nm
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
Current Weather
temperate; warm, dry summer; precipitation meager and erratic
steep, rugged, rocky, volcanic
lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m
highest point: Mt. Fogo 2,829 m (a volcano on Fogo Island)
salt, basalt rock, limestone, kaolin, fish, clay, gypsum
arable land: 11.41%
permanent crops: 0.74%
other: 87.85% (2005)
30 sq km (2003)
0.3 cu km (1990)
total: 0.02 cu km/yr (7%/2%/91%)
per capita: 39 cu m/yr (2000)
prolonged droughts; seasonal harmattan wind produces obscuring dust; volcanically and seismically active
volcanism: Fogo (elev. 2,829 m, 9,281 ft), which last erupted in 1995, is Cape Verde’s only active volcano
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
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
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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