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Sub Saharan Africa

Cape Verde
Last reviewed: 25 February 2009

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GEOGRAPHY

Cape Verde consists of 10 main islands situated about 600km off the Senegalese coast (West Africa). The climate is hot and dry; the islands suffer periodically from drought.

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• BBC News: Africa
• Cape Verde Government
• International Monetary Fund (IMF)
• World Bank
• African Union
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