STATISTICS: CAPE VERDE

Cape Verde Official name: Repblica de Cabo Verde (Republic of Cape Verde). Form of government: multiparty republic with one legislative house (National People's Assembly ). Chief of state: President. Head of government: Prime Minister. Capital: Praia. Official language: Portuguese. Official religion: none. Monetary unit: 1 escudo (C.V.Esc.){1} = 100 centavos; valuation (Sept. 25, 1998) 1 U.S.$ = C.V.Esc. 99.69; 1 = C.V.Esc. 169.72. Demography Population (1998): 400,000. Density (1998): persons per sq mi 256.8, persons per sq km 99.2. Urban-rural (1990): urban 29.7%; rural 70.3%. Sex distribution (1990): male 47.29%; female 52.71%. Age breakdown (1990): under 15, 45.1%; 15-29, 27.2%; 30-44, 11.4%; 45-59, 7.9%; 60 and over, 8.4%. Population projection: (2000) 411,000; (2010) 464,000. Doubling time: 25 years. Ethnic composition (1986): mixed 71.0%; black 28.0%; white 1.0%. Religious affiliation (1995): Roman Catholic 95.9%; Protestant and other 4.1%. Major cities (1990): Praia 61,644; Mindelo 47,109; So Filipe 5,616. Vital statistics Birth rate per 1,000 population (1997): 35.5 (world avg. 25.0); (1989) legitimate 28.9%; illegitimate 71.1%. Death rate per 1,000 population (1997): 7.8 (world avg. 9.3). Natural increase rate per 1,000 population (1997): 27.7 (world avg. 15.7). Total fertility rate (avg. births per childbearing woman; 1997): 5.2. Marriage rate per 1,000 population (1990): 4.5. Divorce rate per 1,000 population: n.a. Life expectancy at birth (1997): male 66.8 years; female 73.4 years. Major causes of death per 100,000 population (1987): enteritis and other diarrheal diseases 97.4; heart disease 77.9; malignant neoplasms (cancers) 47.9; pneumonia 46.4; accidents, poisoning, and violence 44.0. National economy Budget (1995). Revenue: C.V.Esc. 8,404,000,000 (import duties 44.7%; income taxes 25.4%; property income taxes 5.8%; transfers 5.1%; municipal taxes 1.2%). Expenditures: C.V.Esc. 19,128,000,000 (capital expenditure 51.5%; current expenditure 48.5%, of which wages and salaries 20.6%, transfers 8.7%, public debt 6.3%, goods and services 1.5%). Public debt (external, outstanding; 1996): U.S.$202,400,000. Tourism (1995): receipts from visitors U.S.$10,000,000; expenditures by nationals abroad U.S.$12,000,000. Production (metric tons except as noted). Agriculture, forestry, fishing (1996): sugarcane 12,500, bananas 6,000, coconuts 5,000, vegetables (including melons) 4,200, fruits (except melons) 4,000, cassava 3,000, potatoes 2,090, sweet potatoes 1,150; livestock (number of live animals) 460,000 pigs, 109,000 goats, 21,000 cattle; roundwood, n.a.; fish catch (1995) 7,081. Mining and quarrying (1992): salt 4,000. Manufacturing (1994): bread 3,926{2}; paint 492; canned tuna 273; cigarettes 94; beer 4,162,033 litres; soft drinks 932,154 litres; other items also manufactured are rum and flour. Construction (1982): residential C.V.Esc. 365,800,000; nonresidential C.V.Esc. 1,700,000. Energy production (consumption): electricity (kW-hr; 1994) 59,527,000 (46,570,000); coal, none (none); crude petroleum, none (none); petroleum products (metric tons; 1995) none (70,329); natural gas, none (none). Gross national product (1996): U.S.$393,000,000 (U.S.$1,010 per capita). Population economically active (1990): total 120,565; activity rate of total population 35.3% (participation rates: ages 15-64, 64.3%; female 38.0%; unemployed, 25.8%). Land use (1994): forest 0.2%; pasture 6.2%; agriculture 11.2%; other 82.4%. Household income and expenditure. Average household size (1990) 5.1; income per household: n.a.; sources of income: n.a.; expenditure (1988): food 51.1%, housing, fuel, and power 13.5%, beverages and tobacco 11.8%, transportation and communications 8.8%, household durable goods 6.9%, other 7.9%. Foreign trade{3} Imports (1994): C.V.Esc. 14,012,000,000 (1993; food 34.6%, transport equipment 13.3%, machinery and apparatus 11.4%, nonmetallic mineral products 10.3%, metal products 7.3%). Major import sources (1993): Portugal 33.6%; The Netherlands 8.5%; Germany 4.9%; France 4.4%; U.S. 3.5%. Exports (1994): C.V.Esc. 333,300,000 (1993; fish and fish preparations 62.6%, bananas 11.7%). Major export destinations (1993): Portugal 48.8%; Angola 16.0%; The Netherlands 3.4%. Transport Transport. Railroads: none. Roads (1995): total length 680 mi, 1,095 km (paved 78%). Vehicles (1993): passenger cars 6,479; trucks and buses 2,099. Merchant marine (1992): vessels (100 gross tons and over) 42: total deadweight tonnage 30,921. Air transport (1994){4}: passenger-mi 106,000,000, passenger-km 171,000,000; short ton-mi cargo 13,156,000, metric ton-km cargo 19,207,000; airports (1997) with scheduled flights 9. Education and health Educational attainment (1990). Percentage of population age 25 and over having: no formal schooling 47.9%; primary 40.9%; incomplete secondary 3.9%; complete secondary 1.4%; higher 1.5%; unknown 4.4%. Literacy (1995): total population age 15 and over literate 71.6%; males literate 81.4%; females literate 63.8%. Health (1987): physicians 77 (1 per 4,208 persons); hospital beds 625 (1 per 550 persons); infant mortality rate per 1,000 live births (1995) 55.9. Food (1994): daily per capita caloric intake 3,031 (vegetable products 83%, animal products 17%); 129% of FAO recommended minimum requirement. Military Total active duty personnel (1997): 1,100 (army 90.9%, air force 9.1%). Military expenditure as percentage of GNP (1995): 1.0% (world 3.0%); per capita expenditure U.S.$10. {1} Fixed par value rate, announced March 13, 1998, between the Cape Verde escudo and Portuguese escudo not in effect as of September 1998. {2} 1991. {3} Imports are c.i.f. {4} TACV airline only.