{"id":19322,"date":"2026-09-07T15:00:15","date_gmt":"2026-09-07T09:30:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=19322"},"modified":"2026-09-07T15:20:10","modified_gmt":"2026-09-07T09:50:10","slug":"cabo-verde","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/cabo-verde\/","title":{"rendered":"Cape Verde"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Cape Verde Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At least 25 people were killed in a bus accident in the African island nation of Cape Verde recently.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Cape Verde<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cape Verde, also known as <\/span><b>Cabo Verde<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, is an <\/span><b>island country<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> located in the <\/span><b>central Atlantic Ocean<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, off the <\/span><b>northwest coast of Africa.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It comprises a group of <\/span><b>ten volcanic islands<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, which are divided into the<\/span><b> Barlavento (windward) and Sotavento (leeward) groups.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The country has a total area of approximately 4,033 sq.km., making it <\/span><b>one of the smaller nations in Africa.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is <\/span><b>located near Senegal <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and is the<\/span><b> nearest point <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">on the continent.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Climate<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Generally <\/span><b>moderate<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, the climate is characterized by stable temperatures with extreme aridity.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Terrain<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: The terrain of the Cabo Verde islands varies from the geologically older, <\/span><b>flatter islands in the east <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and the<\/span><b> newer, more mountainous islands in the west.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><b>lack of significant rivers <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">is due to the islands&#8217; volcanic nature and the arid climate, which limits the development of long or permanent river systems.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>History<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">:<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cabo Verde was <\/span><b>uninhabited until it was colonized by Portugal <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">in the <\/span><b>mid-15th century.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After centuries under Portuguese rule, Cabo Verde <\/span><b>won its independence<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in <\/span><b>1975<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Capital: Praia<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Political System:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It is a <\/span><b>multiparty republic.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Population<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: The <\/span><b>overwhelming majorit<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">y of the population of Cabo Verde is of <\/span><b>mixed European and African descent<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and is often referred to as <\/span><b>mesti\u00e7o or Crioulo.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Languages spoken<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Although <\/span><b>Portuguese <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">is the<\/span><b> official language <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and is used in formal situations, <\/span><b>Crioulo<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><b>one of the oldest of the Portuguese creole languages,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is by far the most <\/span><b>widely spoken. <\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>News: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/newsonair.gov.in\/at-least-25-killed-in-bus-accident-in-cape-verde\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><b>NOA<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cape Verde, or Cabo Verde, is an Atlantic island nation off Africa. 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