Cape Verde is an island nation of the Atlantic Ocean and formerly a Portuguese colony. In March 2005 former Portuguese president Mário Soares launched a petition urging the European Union to start membership talks with it, saying that Cape Verde could act as a bridge between Africa, Latin America and the EU.^[1] List of Heads of State of Cape Verde Affiliations:- See also:- Cape Verde Heads of Government of Cape Verde Colonial Heads of Cape Verde List of political parties in Cape Verde lists of incumbents Categories: Cape Verde | Lists of office-holders ... Pedro Verona Rodrigues Pires (born April 29, 1934) is the socialist president of Cape Verde, since March 2001, succeeding António Mascarenhas Monteiro. ... The Prime Minister of Cape Verde is the head of government in the archipelago country of Cape Verde. ... José Maria Pereira Neves (born March 28, 1960) is the Prime Minister of Cape Verde. ... The unicameral National Assembly of Cape Verde is the countrys legislative body. ... A political party is a political organization subscribing to a certain ideology or formed around very special issues with the aim to participate in power, usually by participating in elections. ... The African Party of Independence of Cape Verde (Portuguese: Partido Africano da Independência de Cabo Verde, PAICV) is a social-democratic political party in Cape Verde. ... The Movimento para a Democracia (Movement for Democracy) is a more or less liberal party in Cape Verde. ... The Democratic and Independent Cape Verdean Union (União Caboverdiana Independente e Democrática) is a center-right political party in Cape Verde. ... Politics of Cape Verde Categories: Election related stubs | Elections in Cape Verde ... Cape Verde follows a policy of nonalignment and seeks cooperative relations with all friendly states. ... Information on politics by country is available for every country, including both de jure and de facto independent states, inhabited dependent territories, as well as areas of special sovereignty. ... An island nation is a country that is wholly confined to an island or islands. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Mário Alberto Nobre Lopes Soares (pron. ... The European Union (EU) was created by six founding states in 1957 (following the earlier establishment by the same six states of the European Coal and Steel Community in 1952) and has grown to 27 member states. ... A world map showing the continent of Africa Africa is the worlds second-largest and second most-populous continent, after Asia. ... Latin America consists of the countries of South America and some of North America (including Central America and some the islands of the Caribbean) whose inhabitants mostly speak Romance languages, although Native American languages are also spoken. ...

Cape Verde is 97% Christian, and its background is a fusion of European and African backgrounds, where about 70%^[2]is of mixed Portuguese and African descent. Less than 30% is African,^[3] while about 1% is of unmixed European descent. Because of this, Cape Verdeans find it hard to define themselves as either Europeans or Africans. They regard themselves as either both or as unique Cape Verdeans.

Cape Verde's per capita GDP is lower than any of the current member states, accession countries, or candidate countries. However, it is higher than that of some of the EU-designated "potential candidate countries" of the Western Balkans: Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Albania. Most of the imports and exports of Cape Verde are for and from the European Union, and it has a service-based economy. Its currency, the escudo, is pegged to the euro. Service economy can refer to one or both of two recent economic developments. ... The Cape Verdean Escudo is the currency of Cape Verde. ... Pegged is an adjective used to describe: a pegged currency, more formally called a fixed currency a pegged exchange rate, more formally called a fixed exchange rate This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... “EUR” redirects here. ...

Although the Cape Verde archipelago is geographically in Africa, there have been similar situations before. Cyprus is an island nation which, despite being geographically in Asia, has already joined both the Council of Europe and the EU. Furthermore, the Cape Verde islands are part of the same island group as the Canary Islands (part of Spain) and Madeira Islands (part of Portugal), known as Macaronesia. There is currently no political recognition by the EU of Cape Verde as a European state, but unlike in the case of Morocco, there is no formal rejection either. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... The Mergui Archipelago An archipelago is a landform which consists of a chain or cluster of islands. ... World map showing the location of Asia. ... Capital Las Palmas de Gran Canaria and Santa Cruz de Tenerife Official language(s) Spanish Area  â€“ Total  â€“ % of Spain Ranked 13th  7,447 km²  1. ... Location Motto of the autonomous region: Das ilhas, as mais belas e livres (Portuguese: Of the islands, the most beautiful and free) Official language Portuguese Capital Funchal Other towns Porto Santo, Machico, Santa Cruz, Câmara de Lobos, Santana, Ribeira Brava, Caniço Area 797 km² Population  - Total (1991)  - Density... Macaronesia Macaronesia, not to be confused with Micronesia, is a modern collective name for several groups of islands in the North Atlantic Ocean near Europe and North Africa belonging to three countries: Portugal, Spain, and Cape Verde. ...

Cape Verde is currently a member of ECOWAS, albeit not yet participating in all of its activities, an African regional bloc with aims for internal integration similar to those of the EU, so that membership in both organizations at the same time is impossible. It is also a member of the African Union, an organization aiming for a common currency in Africa, a single defense force for the African continent and an African Union Head of State. The Economic Community of West African States is a regional group of fifteen countries, founded on May 28, 1975 when 15 West African countries signed the Treaty of Lagos. ... A trade bloc is a large free trade area or free trade area formed by one or more tax, tariff and trade agreements. ... Anthem Let Us All Unite and Celebrate Together Administrative center Largest city Cairo, Egypt Leaders  -  Chairperson John Kufuor  -  Alpha Oumar Konaré Establishment  -  as the OAU May 25, 1963   -  as the African Union July 9, 2002  Membership 53 African states Area  -  Total 29,757,900 km² (1st2)  sq mi  Population  -  2005... Queen Elizabeth II, is the Head of State of 16 countries including: the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, Jamaica, New Zealand and the Bahamas, as well as crown colonies and overseas territories of the United Kingdom. ...

Recently Cape Verde has been distancing itself from its regional African partners and forging closer ties with the EU. In a move signaling its preparation to loosen ties with the West African regional bloc, the government of Cape Verde in September 2006 declared its intentions on suspending the ECOWAS free movement of goods and trade. Prime Minister José Maria Neves announced that his country will start imposing restrictions on the entrance of citizens from all ECOWAS member states. This is also an effort to limit the recent rise of illegal immigration of other West African nationals using Cape Verde and its proximity to the Canary Islands as a springboard towards Europe. A trade bloc is a large free trade area or free trade area formed by one or more tax, tariff and trade agreements. ... José Maria Pereira Neves (born March 28, 1960) is the Prime Minister of Cape Verde. ...

Complementing Cape Verde's efforts to join the EU, the Macaronesian group of islands (The Acores, Madeira, and the Canary Islands) are throwing their support for their regional brethren. The Atlantic group of Islands are pushing for an entrance of Cape Verde into the EU under a special status.^[4] Macaronesia Macaronesia, not to be confused with Micronesia, is a modern collective name for several groups of islands in the North Atlantic Ocean near Europe and North Africa belonging to three countries: Portugal, Spain, and Cape Verde. ... Shaded relief map of the Azores from 1975 The Azores (or A ores in Portuguese) are an archipelago of Portuguese islands situated in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean, about 1,500 km from Lisbon and about 3,900 km from the east coast of North America. ... Motto Das ilhas, as mais belas e livres(Portuguese) Of all islands, the most beautiful and free Anthem A Portuguesa(national) Hino da Região Autónoma da Madeira(local) Capital (and largest city) Funchal Official languages Portuguese Government Autonomous region  -  President Alberto João Jardim Establishment  -  Settled 1420   -  Autonomy... Capital Las Palmas de Gran Canaria and Santa Cruz de Tenerife Official language(s) Spanish Area  â€“ Total  â€“ % of Spain Ranked 13th  7,447 km²  1. ...

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4. ^ EU, Cape Verde display different interests in integration, Afrol News, 2006-03-30