Cape Verde
Republic of Cabo Verde · Cabo Verde
Cape Verde (CV, CPV) is a country in Western Africa, with Praia as its capital. The currency is the Cape Verdean Escudo (CVE, CVE). The international dialling code is +238; mobile numbers are written like 991 12 34. The time zone is Atlantic/Cape_Verde. Official language: Portuguese.
CurrencyCVECVE
Dial code+238e.g. 991 12 34
Time zoneCape VerdeUTC−01:00
LanguagePortuguese
CapitalPraia
Population611K4K km²
Overview
- Official name
- Republic of Cabo Verde
- Native name
- Cabo Verde
- ISO 3166-1 alpha-2
- CV
- ISO 3166-1 alpha-3
- CPV
- ISO 3166-1 numeric
- 132
- IOC code
- CPV
- Demonym
- Cape Verdian
- Capital
- Praia
- Region
- Africa › Western Africa
- Status
- Independent, UN member
- Groups
- Western Africa
- United Nations
- Internet domain
- .cv
- Coordinates
- 16, -24
- Area
- 4,033 km²
- Population
- 611,014
- GDP
- $4.9B ($8K per person)
- Literacy
- 84.9%
- Landlocked
- No
- Land borders
- None
Currency
Cape Verdean Escudo CVE
- Symbol
- CVE
- Minor units
- 2 decimals
- Example
- 1234$50
Former currencies: PTE
Languages
| Language | Status | Share of population | Writing |
|---|---|---|---|
| Portuguese pt | Official | 76% (464.4K) | |
| Kabuverdianu kea | 91% (556K) |
Time zones
| Time zone | Local time | Standard | Daylight saving | Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlantic/Cape_Verde | UTC−01:00 | none | Cape Verde Standard Time |
Phone numbers
- Calling code
- +238
- Dial-out prefix
- 0
- Trunk prefix
- none
- National number length
- 7 digits
- Emergency number
- 130 pattern 13[0-2]
Number types
| Type | National format | International format | Layout | Digits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fixed line | 221 12 34 | +238 221 12 34 | XXX XX XX | 7 |
| Mobile | 991 12 34 | +238 991 12 34 | XXX XX XX | 7 |
| Toll free | 800 12 34 | +238 800 12 34 | XXX XX XX | 7 |
| VoIP | 340 12 34 | +238 340 12 34 | XXX XX XX | 7 |
Show the 1 formatting rules
| Digits pattern | Leading digits | Format | International |
|---|---|---|---|
(\d{3})(\d{2})(\d{2}) | [2-589] | $1 $2 $3 | $1 $2 $3 |
Address and postal code
Address layout
{Name}
{Organization}
{Street address}
{Postal code} {City}
{State/province}
- Region label
- island
- Predefined regions
- 9
Postal code
- Pattern
\d{4}- Examples
- 7600
Calendar, units and conventions
Number and date formats
As written by the Portuguese (Cape Verde) locale (pt-CV), amounts in CVE.
- Number
- 1 234 567,891
- Percent
- 45,7%
- Currency (CVE)
- 1 234 567$89
- Accounting
- -1 234 567$89
- Currency, name
- 1 234 567$89 escudos cabo-verdianos
- Compact short
- 1,2 M
- Compact long
- 1,2 milhão
- Scientific
- 1,235E6
- Speed
- 88 quilómetros por hora
- Temperature
- 21,5 °C
- Date, full
- sexta-feira, 27 de março de 2026
- Date, long
- 27 de março de 2026
- Date, medium
- 27/03/2026
- Date, short
- 27/03/26
- Time, medium
- 15:04:05
- Time, short
- 15:04
- Date and time
- 27/03/2026, 15:04
- Month and year
- março de 2026
- Weekday
- sexta-feira
- Relative time
- ontem · dentro de 3 dias · há 2 horas
- List: and
- A, B e C
- List: or
- A, B ou C