NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Cape Verde Islands


Flag	Coat of arms

Motto: Unity, Work, Progress

Anthem: Cântico da Liberdade

Capital Praia
14°55′N 23°31′W

Largest city

Praia

Official language(s) Portuguese (official) and nine Portuguese Creoles

Government Republic

- President Pedro Pires

- Prime Minister José Maria Neves

Independence from Portugal

- Recognized July 5, 1975

Area

- Total 4,033 km² (165th)

1,557 sq mi

- Water (%) Negligible

Population

- July 2005 est. 507,000 (164th)

- 2001 census 401,343

- Density 101/km² (71st)
262/sq mi

GDP (PPP) 2005 estimate

- Total $2.99 billion (171st)

- Per capita $5,858 (96th)

HDI (2003) 0.721 (105th) – medium

Currency Cape Verdean escudo (CVE)

Time zone (UTC-1)

Internet TLD .cv

Calling code +238

The Republic of Cape Verde or Cape Verde (Portuguese: Cabo Verde, pron. IPA /'ka.bu 'veɾ.d(ɨ)/) is a republic located on an archipelago in the Macaronesia ecoregion of the North Atlantic Ocean, off the western coast of Africa. The previously-uninhabited islands were discovered and colonized by the Portuguese in the 15th century; they subsequently became a trading centre for African slaves. Most Cape Verdeans descend from both groups. Image File history File links Flag_of_Cape_Verde. ... Image File history File links Cape_verde_coa. ... Flag ratio: 3:5 The flag used from 1975 to 1992 The national Flag of Cape Verde was adopted on September 22, 1992 and symbolized a break in relations with Guinea-Bissau, with whom Cape Verde was to unite. ... This page lists state and national mottos for the worlds independent states and if applicable, their component states. ... A national anthem is a generally patriotic musical composition that is evoking and eulogizing the history, traditions and struggles of its people, recognzed either by a nations government as the official national song, or by convention through use by the people. ... CÃ¢ntico da Liberdade (in English: Song of Freedom) is the national anthem of Cape Verde. ... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... This is a list of national capitals of the world in alphabetical order. ... Praia, population 61,644 (1990), is the capital of Cape Verde, an island nation in the Atlantic Ocean west of Senegal. ... Demographics of Cape Verde, Data of FAO, year 2005 ; Number of inhabitants in thousands. ... Praia, population 61,644 (1990), is the capital of Cape Verde, an island nation in the Atlantic Ocean west of Senegal. ... An official language is a language that is given a privileged legal status in a state, or other legally-defined territory. ... Portuguese creoles are creole languages which have been significantly influenced by Portuguese. ... 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. ... JosÃ© Maria Pereira Neves (born March 28, 1960) is the Prime Minister of Cape Verde. ... July 5 is the 186th day of the year (187th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 179 days remaining. ... 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1975 calendar). ... This is a list of the countries of the world sorted by area. ... 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The following is a list of currently existing Internet Top-level domains (TLDs). ... .cv is the country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for Cape Verde. ... A telephone dial This is a list of country calling codes defined by ITU-T recommendation E.164. ... Pronunciation refers to: the way a word or a language is usually spoken; the manner in which someone utters a word. ... IPA may refer to: The International Phonetic Alphabet or India Pale Ale ... In a broad definition a republic is a state or country that is led by people who do not base their political power on any principle beyond the control of the people of that state or country. ... An archipelago is a landform which consists of a chain or cluster of islands. ... Macaronesia Macaronesia is a modern invented 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. ... 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"Cape Verde" is named for Cap-Vert (meaning Green Cape), now in Senegal, the westernmost point of continental Africa. The peninsula of Cap-Vert (Cape Verde, meaning green point) is the westernmost part of the continent of Africa. ...

History

Main article: History of Cape Verde The known history of Cape Verde dates from the first Portuguese explorers, who arrived in the fifteenth century. ...

Cape Verde was uninhabited when the Portuguese arrived in 1456, and the islands were thus made part of the Portuguese empire. Due to its location off the coast of Africa, Cape Verde became an important watering station, then sugar cane plantation site, and later a major center of the slave trade. // Events July 7 - Joan of Arc acquitted (but she had already been executed). ... Africa is the worlds second-largest and second-most populous continent, after Asia. ...

In 1975, the islands achieved independence, partially due to the efforts of the African Party for the Independence of Guinea-Bissau and Cape Verde (PAIGC). After independence, the PAIGC attempted to unite Cape Verde and Guinea-Bissau into one nation, the PAIGC controlling both governments, but a coup in the latter nation in 1980 ended these plans. In Cape Verde itself the PAICV (affiliated with the PAIGC) governed until democratic elections were held in 1991 that resulted in a change of government. The MpD (Movimento para a Democracia) won that election and it was re-elected in 1996. The PAICV returned to power in 2001,and they achieved the re-election in 2006. 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1975 calendar). ... The African Party for the Independence of Guinea and Cape Verde (Portuguese: Partido Africano da IndependÃªncia da GuinÃ© e Cabo Verde), or PAIGC is a political party in Guinea-Bissau. ... 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Politics

Politics of Cape Verde takes place in a framework of a parliamentary representative democratic republic, whereby the Prime Minister of Cape Verde is the head of government, and of a pluriform multi-party system. Executive power is exercised by the government. Legislative power is vested in both the government and the National Assembly. The Judiciary is independent of the executive and the legislature.
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Geography

Main article: Geography of Cape Verde Map of Cape Verde. ... This article describes the geography of Cape Verde. ...

Cape Verde is an archipelago off the coast of Africa at 15.02N, 23.34W. It is formed by 10 main islands and about 8 islets. The main islands are: An archipelago is a landform which consists of a chain or cluster of islands. ...

Of these, only Santa Luzia and the five islets are uninhabited. Presently it is a Natural Reserve. All islands are volcanic, but an active volcano exists on one of the islands, Fogo. See Mount Fogo. The Barlavento archipelago (literally, the Windward), is the northern island group of Cape Verde. ... Santo AntÃ£o (Portuguese for Saint Anthony) is the westernmost and largest of the Barlavento islands of Cape Verde. ... There are parishes that have the name SÃ£o Vicente (Portuguese for Saint Vincent): In Africa In Cape Verde SÃ£o Vicente, Cape Verde, a island in Cape Verde In Madeira SÃ£o Vicente, a parish and a municipality in Madeira In the Americas In Brazil SÃ£o Vicente, Rio... Santa Luzia (Portuguese for Saint Lucia) is an island of the Barlavento archipelago in Cape Verde located between SÃ£o Nicolau and SÃ£o Vicente. ... SÃ£o Nicolau is one of the Barlavento islands of Cape Verde. ... Sal (Portuguese for salt -- from the mines at Pedra de Lume) is an island in the archipelago of Cape Verde, and the municipality of the same name. ... Boa Vista is a desert island in the Barlaventos archipelago of Cape Verde. ... The Sotavento archipelago (literally, the Leeward), is the southern island group of Cape Verde. ... Maio is the easternmost of the Sotavento islands of Cape Verde. ... Santiago (Portuguese for Saint James), or Santiagu in the local BÃ¡diu language, is the largest island of Cape Verde, its most important agricultural centre and home to half the nations population. ... Fogo (Portuguese for fire) is a volcanic island in the Sotavento group of Cape Verde. ... see also Brava (Disambiguation) Nova Sintra. ... Mount Fogo is the highest peak of Cape Verde, rising to 2839 metres above sea level. ...

The islets are Branco, Razo. Branco is a small island in the Barlaventos archipelago of Cape Verde. ... Razo is a small island in the Barlaventos archipelago of Cape Verde. ...

Counties

Cape Verde is divided into 17 counties (concelhos, singular - concelho), sometimes referred to as municipalities (municípios, singular - município), listed roughly clockwise: Image File history File links Download high resolution version (750x665, 24 KB) Summary Map of the counties of Cape Verde, named in Portuguese (sufficient for English). ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (750x665, 24 KB) Summary Map of the counties of Cape Verde, named in Portuguese (sufficient for English). ... Download high resolution version (1400x1100, 71 KB)Cape Verde Islands February 3, 2004, 14:45 UTC larger version here Image Courtesy: NASA/MODIS Rapid Response System File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Download high resolution version (1400x1100, 71 KB)Cape Verde Islands February 3, 2004, 14:45 UTC larger version here Image Courtesy: NASA/MODIS Rapid Response System File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File linksMetadata IMG0078. ... Image File history File links Porto Grande, Mindelo, SÃ o Vicente Island, Cape Verde Photograph taken in November 2001 by Henryk Kotowski and is released under the terms of GNU GFDL File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old... Image File history File links Porto Grande, Mindelo, SÃ o Vicente Island, Cape Verde Photograph taken in November 2001 by Henryk Kotowski and is released under the terms of GNU GFDL File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old... An aerial view of Praia, Sáo Tiago Island, Cape Verde Photograph taken in November 2001 by Henryk Kotowski and is released under the terms of GNU GFDL File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... An aerial view of Praia, Sáo Tiago Island, Cape Verde Photograph taken in November 2001 by Henryk Kotowski and is released under the terms of GNU GFDL File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ...

Santo AntÃ£o (Portuguese for Saint Anthony) is the westernmost and largest of the Barlavento islands of Cape Verde. ... Paul (pronunciation: PA-oo), also PaÃºl is a municipality in the island of Santo AntÃ£o of the Barlavento in Cape Verde. ... Porto Novo (Portuguese for new port) is officially the westernmost municipality in Cape Verde and all of Africa but not the mainland. ... Ribeira Grande (Portuguese for great stream) is a municipality in the island of Santo AntÃ£o of the Barlavento in Cape Verde. ... For other uses, see SÃ£o Vicente (disambiguation) SÃ£o Vicente (Crioulo: Sanvicente or SanvcÃªnt) is one of the Barlavento islands of the Cape Verde. ... Santa Luzia (Portuguese for Saint Lucia) is an island of the Barlavento archipelago in Cape Verde located between SÃ£o Nicolau and SÃ£o Vicente. ... SÃ£o Nicolau is one of the Barlavento islands of Cape Verde. ... Sal (Portuguese for salt -- from the mines at Pedra de Lume) is an island in the archipelago of Cape Verde, and the municipality of the same name. ... Boa Vista is a desert island in the Barlaventos archipelago of Cape Verde. ... Maio is the easternmost of the Sotaventos islands of Cape Verde. ... Santiago (Portuguese for Saint James), or Santiagu in the local BÃ¡diu language, is the largest island of Cape Verde, its most important agricultural centre and home to half the nations population. ... Praia, population 61,644 (1990), is the capital of Cape Verde, an island nation in the Atlantic Ocean west of Senegal. ... Santa Catarina (Portuguese meaning Saint Catherine) is a municipality located in the northwestern and the western parts of the island of Santiago in Sotavento in southcentralCape Verde. ... Santa Cruz is a municipality located in the eastern part of the island of Santiago in Sotavento in southern Cape Verde and is ranked fourth in Cape Verde. ... SÃ£o Domingos is the youngest and smallest of the Cape Verdean municipalities, having been been until recently a subset of the Praia concelho. ... SÃ£o Miguel or Vila da Calheta de SÃ£o Miguel (Portuguese meaning Saint Michael is a municipality located in the northeastern part of the island of Santiago in Sotavento in southcentralCape Verde. ... Tarrafal is a municipality located in the northern part of the island of Santiago in Sotavento in southcentralCape Verde. ... Fogo (Portuguese for fire) is a volcanic island in the Sotavento group of Cape Verde. ... SÃ£o Filipe is the capital of the island of Fogo in the Sotavento archipelago of Cape Verde. ... Mosteiros (Portuguese for the monastery) is a municipality located in the northeastern part of the island of Fogo in Sotavento in southern Cape Verde in the southwestern Cape Verde and is the twenty-first largest community in Cape Verde. ... see also Brava (Disambiguation) Nova Sintra. ...

Economy

Main article: Economy of Cape Verde Economy - overview: Cape Verdes low per capita GDP reflects a poor natural resource base, including serious water shortages exacerbated by cycles of long-term drought. ...

Cape Verde is a small nation that lacks resources and has experienced severe droughts as well as water shortages. Agriculture is somewhat stymied by lack of rain, and is restricted to only four islands for most of the year. Most of the nation's GDP is from the services industry. Cape Verde's economy has largely grown since the late 1990s, and it is now considered a country of average human development. Cape Verde has significant cooperation with Portugal at every level of the economy, leading it to link its currency first to the Portuguese escudo, and, in 1999, to the euro. ImageMetadata File history File links Download high resolution version (936x768, 239 KB) PÃªcheurs de retour de marÃ©e Ã Tarrafal, Ã®le de SÃ£o Nicolau au Cap-Vert Auteur: Fanny Schertzer File links The following pages link to this file: Cape Verde SÃ£o Nicolau ... ImageMetadata File history File links Download high resolution version (936x768, 239 KB) PÃªcheurs de retour de marÃ©e Ã Tarrafal, Ã®le de SÃ£o Nicolau au Cap-Vert Auteur: Fanny Schertzer File links The following pages link to this file: Cape Verde SÃ£o Nicolau ... ImageMetadata File history File links Download high resolution version (1280x960, 205 KB) Sea Salt - Maio Island - [1] - File links The following pages link to this file: Cape Verde ... ImageMetadata File history File links Download high resolution version (1280x960, 205 KB) Sea Salt - Maio Island - [1] - File links The following pages link to this file: Cape Verde ... ImageMetadata File history File links Santo_Antao_01. ... ImageMetadata File history File links Santo_Antao_01. ... Image File history File links Sao_Vicente. ... Image File history File links Sao_Vicente. ... Image File history File linksMetadata IMG0098x. ... The euro (currency sign: â‚¬; banking code: EUR) is the official currency of the European Union and single currency for over 300 million Europeans in the following twelve European Union member states: Austria, Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Portugal and Spain; collectively also known as the...

Former Portuguese prime minister José Manuel Durão Barroso, now (second semester 2004) president of the European Commission, has promised to help integrate Cape Verde within the European Union sphere of influence via greater cooperation with Portugal. In March 2005, former Portuguese president Mário Soares launched a petition urging the European Union to start membership talks with Cape Verde. This article needs to be updated. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... MÃ¡rio Alberto Nobre Lopes Soares (pron. ...

Demographics

Main article: Demographics of Cape Verde Demographics of Cape Verde, Data of FAO, year 2005 ; Number of inhabitants in thousands. ...

Most inhabitants of Cape Verde are mestiços, descendants of the white Portuguese settlers and black African slaves. Mestiços’ European ancestors also include Spanish and Italian seamen who were granted land by Portuguese Empire and followed by Portuguese settlers and exiles and Portuguese Jews who were victims of the Inquisition. The remainder includes mostly pure blacks and pure whites (most Portuguese stepped out of the country after independence). Many foreigners from other parts of the world settled Cape Verde as their permanent country. Most of them were Dutch, French, British (English), Arabs and Jews (from Lebanon and Morocco), Chinese (especially from Macau), Americans, and Brazilians (including people of Portuguese and African descent) settlers. All of these have been absorbed into the mestiço population. More Cape Verdeans live abroad than in Cape Verde, with significant emigrant Cape Verdean communities in the United States (500,000 Cape Verdians), Portugal (80,000) and Angola (45,000). There are also significant number of Cape Verdeans in São Tomé and Príncipe, Senegal, France, Brazil and the Netherlands. Cape Verdean populations also settled Spain, Germany, and other CPLP countries (Brazil and Guinea-Bissau). Mestizo (Portuguese, MestiÃ§o; French, MÃ©tis: from Late Latin mixticius, from Latin mixtus, past participle of miscere, to mix) is a term of Spanish origin used to designate the people of mixed European and indigenous non-European ancestry. ... World map showing Europe Political map Europe is one of the seven continents of Earth which, in this case, is more a cultural and political distinction than a physiographic one, leading to various perspectives about Europes borders. ... History of Portugal series Prehistoric Portugal Pre-Roman Portugal Roman Lusitania and Gallaecia Visigoths and Suevi Moorish rule and Reconquista First County of Portugal Kingdom of Galicia and Portugal Second County of Portugal Establishment of the Monarchy Consolidation of the Monarchy 1383â€“1385 Crisis Discoveries Portuguese Empire 1580 Crisis Iberian... Representation of an Auto de fe, (1475). ... The English are an ethnic group associated with England and the English language. ... The Arabs (Arabic: Ø¹Ø±Ø¨ ) are an ethnic group found throughout the Middle East and North Africa. ... Afro-Brazilian is the term used to racially categorise Brazilian citizens of some or full Black African origin. ... The Community of Portuguese Language Countries (Comunidade dos Países de Língua Portuguesa or CPLP) is a multilateral forum for mutual friendship between the lusophone nations across the world where Portuguese is an official language. ...

Culture

Main article: Culture of Cape Verde Cape Verde is known internationally for morna, a form of folk music usually sung in creole-Portuguese, accompanied by clarinet, accordion, violin, guitar and cavaquinho. ...

The culture of Cape Verde reflects its mixed Portuguese and African roots. It is well known for its diverse forms of music such as Morna (the Capeverdian Fado) and the urban Cape Verdian kizomba, and a wide variety of dances: the soft dance Morna, the Funana - a sensual mixed Portuguese and African dance, the extreme sensuality of coladeira (literally "glued"), and the African Batuque dance. These are reflective of the diverse origins of Cape Verde's residents. Indigenously, the term "Cabo" is used to refer to residents as well as the culture of Cape Verde. Morna (Portuguese for mild) is a genre of Cape Verdean music, closely related to the Portuguese fado and Brazilian modinha. ... Fado singer DÃ©bora Rodrigues performs in Lisbon Fado (translated as destiny or fate) is a music genre which most likely originated in the 1820s in Portugal, but probably with much earlier origins. ... Kizomba is one of the most popular styles of dance and music in the African country of Angola. ... The Funana is a mixed Portuguese and African dance from Cape Verde. ... Coladera or Coladeira (Capeverdean Crioulo forms: coladera and koladera) is a form of music in Cape Verde. ... Batuque is a Brazilian game played in Bahia in the early part of the twentieth century but now extinct. ...

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Cape Verdean Literature

LuÃs Romano de Madeira Melo was born the 10th June in 1922 on the Capeverdean island of Santo AntÃ£o. ... Baltasar Lopes da Silva (CaleijÃ£o, SÃ£o Nicolau, 23 April 1907 - SÃ£o Vicente, 28 May 1989) was a writer, poet and linguist from Cape Verde, who wrote both in Portuguese and Creole. ... LuÃs Romano de Madeira Melo was born the 10th June in 1922 on the Capeverdean island of Santo AntÃ£o. ... Image File history File links Old_postcard_SaoVicente2. ... Image File history File links Old_postcard_SaoVicente2. ...

Music

Cesaria Evora CesÃ¡ria Ã‰vora, born August 27, 1941 in the port town of Mindelo on the Cape Verde island of SÃ£o Vicente is a notable folk singer. ...

Language

Portuguese is Cape Verde's official language, and the language of instruction in official schools. However, the Cape Verdean Crioulo languages are also widely spoken. These are a range of Portuguese-based creole languages, which vary considerably from island to island. The Cape Verdean Crioulo is a dialect continuum spoken on the islands of Cape Verde, whose extremes lie at the islands of Santiago and that of Santo AntÃ£o. ... The Cape Verdean Crioulo is a dialect continuum spoken on the islands of Cape Verde, whose extremes lie at the islands of Santiago and that of Santo AntÃ£o. ... // A creole language, or just creole, is a well-defined and stable language that originated from a non-trivial combination of two or more languages, typically with many distinctive features that are not inherited from either parent. ...

There is a substantial body of literature in these languages, especially in the Crioulo of Santiago (bádiu) and the Crioulo of São Vicente (criol di de Soncente). The Crioulo languages have been gaining prestige since the nation's independence from Portugal, and there is a movement to make the variant of Santiago the official language of the country. Santiago Crioulo or BÃ¡diu is the Capeverdean Crioulo (Krioulu) spoken on Santiago Island of Cape Verde. ... The SÃ£o Vicente Crioulo, locally criol de Soncente (crioulo de SÃ£o Vicente in Portuguese), is the variant of Capeverdean creole spoken in the SÃ£o Vicente Island of Cape Verde. ...

However, the substantial differences between the languages spoken in different islands, each with its traditional spelling system, has been a major obstacle in the way of this move. Some people have advocated the development of two unformized official languages: a North (Barlavento) standard, centered on the Crioulo of San Vicente, and a South (Sotavento) standard, centered on that of Santiago.

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Image File history File links Old_postcard_SaoVicente3. ... Image File history File links Old_postcard_SaoVicente3. ... Telephones - main lines in use: 60,935 (2002) Telephones - mobile cellular: 28,119 (2002) Telephone system: domestic: idomestic: interisland microwave radio relay system with both analog and digital exchanges; work is in progress on a submarine fiber-optic cable system which is scheduled for completion in 2003 international: 2 coaxial... The Community of Portuguese Language Countries (Portuguese: Comunidade dos PaÃses de LÃngua Portuguesa or CPLP) is a multilateral forum for mutual friendship between the lusophone nations across the world where Portuguese is an official language. ... Cape Verde follows a policy of nonalignment and seeks cooperative relations with all friendly states. ... Military branches: Army, Coast Guard Military manpower - availability: males age 15-49: 92,486 (2002 est. ... The following is a list of public holidays in Cape Verde: January 1: New Years Day January 20: Heroes Day February: Carnival May 1: Labour Day July 5: Independence Day August 15: Assumption (Day of Our Lady of Grace) September 12: National Day November 1: All Saints Day December... Railways: 0 km Highways: total: 1,100 km paved: 858 km unpaved: 242 km (1996 est. ... The AssociaÃ§Ã£o dos Escuteiros de Cabo Verde, the national Scouting organization of Cape Verde, was founded in 2002, and became a member of the World Organization of the Scout Movement that year. ...

References

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The Community of Portuguese Language Countries (Portuguese: Comunidade dos PaÃses de LÃngua Portuguesa or CPLP) is a multilateral forum for mutual friendship between the lusophone nations across the world where Portuguese is an official language. ... Image File history File links CPLP_flag. ...

Categories: Cape Verde | CPLP member states | Island nations This is a alphabetical list of countries of the world, including both internationally recognized and generally unrecognized independent states, inhabited dependent territories, as well as areas of special sovereignty. ... Africa is the worlds second-largest and second-most populous continent, after Asia. ... United Nations - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... The definition of continental subregions in use by the United Nations. ... Northern Africa (UN subregion) geographic, including above North Africa or Northern Africa is the northernmost region of the African continent. ... Image File history File links LocationNorthernAfrica. ... The Saharawi (or Sahrawi) Arab Democratic Republic (SADR) is the long-form English translation of the government of Western Sahara (Arabic: Ø§Ù„Ø¬Ù…Ù‡ÙˆØ±ÙŠØ© Ø§Ù„Ø¹Ø±Ø¨ÙŠØ© Ø§Ù„ØµØØ±Ø§ÙˆÙŠØ© Ø§Ù„Ø¯Ù…Ù‚Ø±Ø·ÙŠØ©, Spanish: RepÃºblica Arabe Saharaui DemocrÃ¡tica). ... Western Africa (UN subregion) Maghreb West Africa or Western Africa is the westernmost region of the African continent. ... Image File history File links LocationWesternAfrica. ... Image File history File links LocationCentralMiddleAfrica. ... Eastern Africa (UN subregion) East African Community Central African Federation (defunct) geographic, including above East Africa or Eastern Africa is the easternmost region of the African continent, variably defined by geography or geopolitics. ... Image File history File links LocationEasternAfrica. ... Categories: Africa geography stubs | Southern Africa ... Image File history File links LocationSouthernAfrica. ... Dependent areas are territories that for some reason do not possess full political independence or sovereignty as states. ... Motto: OIn tutela nostra Limuria (Limuria is in our charge) Anthem: God Save the Queen, Capital None Status Overseas territory of the United Kingdom Official language(s) English Commissioner Tony Crombie Administrator Tony Humphries Area - Total - % water Ranked 77 (United Kingdom) 60 kmÂ² 0 Population - Total - Density 3,500 58. ... Anthem: God Save the Queen, Capital Georgetown Status Overseas territory of the United Kingdom Official language(s) English Administrator Michael Hill Area - Total - % water Ranked 77 (United Kingdom) 50 kmÂ² 0 Population - Total - Density 1,100 22kmÂ² Currency Pound sterling; US Dollar (accepted) Time zone UTC: +6 (DST: ?) Internet TLD . ... Motto: Our faith is our strength Anthem: God Save the Queen Capital Edinburgh of the Seven Seas Status Dependency of Saint Helena Official language(s) English Governor Michael Clancy Administrator Mike Hentley Area 201 kmÂ² Population ~280 Currency Saint Helenian pound (SHP) at parity with the UK Pound Sterling (GBP... 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, CÃ¢mara de Lobos, Santana, Ribeira Brava, CaniÃ§o Area 797 kmÂ² Population - Total (1991) - Density... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Plazas de soberanÃa (literally meaning places of sovereignty) is the term that has been historically given to the Spanish possesions in North Africa (as the opposite to what was a protectorate over the North of Morocco). ...

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