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Photos of Cabo Verde

Taxis line the entrance to the arrival terminal at the Nelson Mandela International Airport (also known as Praia International Airport) on Sao Tiago Island in Cabo Verde. The airport opened in 2005.

Introduction

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Geography

Area

comparison ranking: total 175

People and Society

Age structure

2023 population pyramid:
2023 population pyramid

Median age

comparison ranking: total 149

Population growth rate

comparison ranking: 78

Birth rate

comparison ranking: 79

Death rate

comparison ranking: 168

Net migration rate

comparison ranking: 124

Maternal mortality ratio

comparison ranking: 101

Infant mortality rate

comparison ranking: total 67

Total fertility rate

comparison ranking: 95

Tobacco use

comparison ranking: total 127

Education expenditures

comparison ranking: 15

Environment

Revenue from coal

comparison ranking: 125

Government

Economy

Real GDP growth rate

comparison ranking: 49

Real GDP per capita

comparison ranking: 155

Labor force

comparison ranking: 171

Unemployment rate

comparison ranking: 178

Public debt

comparison ranking: 10

Taxes and other revenues

comparison ranking: 99

Current account balance

comparison ranking: 93

Exports

comparison ranking: 182

Imports

comparison ranking: 185

Debt - external

comparison ranking: 78

Energy

Communications

Internet users

comparison ranking: total 171

Transportation

Airports

comparison ranking: 157

Roadways

comparison ranking: total 178

Merchant marine

comparison ranking: total 122

Military and Security

Military expenditures

comparison ranking: 156

Transnational Issues