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Cape Verde
Western AfricaCapital Praia
Cape Verde is a country in Western Africa, Africa. Its capital is Praia. Cape Verde has no land neighbours on the map. The closest countries across the water are Senegal, Mauritania and Gambia.
A way to remember it
A little crescent of volcanic islands in the Atlantic, west of Senegal.
Good to know
The islands were uninhabited when Portuguese sailors arrived in the fifteenth century.
Quick facts
- CapitalPraia
- RegionAfrica, Western Africa
- Also known asRepublic of Cabo Verde, República de Cabo Verde, cabo verde
Gambia
Mauritania
Senegal