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 Baker Island (2002)Cape Verde (2001)
 Baker IslandCape Verde
Administrative divisions - 14 districts (concelhos, singular - concelho); Boa Vista, Brava, Fogo, Maio, Paul, Praia, Porto Novo, Ribeira Grande, Sal, Santa Catarina, Santa Cruz, Sao Nicolau, Sao Vicente, Tarrafal; note - there may be a new administrative structure of 16 districts (Boa Vista, Brava, Maio, Mosteiros, Paul, Praia, Porto Novo, Ribeira Grande, Sal, Santa Catarina, Santa Cruz, Sao Domingos, Sao Nicolau, Sao Filipe, Sao Vicente, Tarrafal)
Age structure - 0-14 years:
42.79% (male 87,458; female 85,895)

15-64 years:
50.76% (male 97,812; female 107,834)

65 years and over:
6.45% (male 10,204; female 15,960) (2001 est.)
Agriculture - products - bananas, corn, beans, sweet potatoes, sugarcane, coffee, peanuts; fish
Airports 1 abandoned World War II runway of 1,665 m, completely covered with vegetation and unusable 8 (2000)
Airports - with paved runways - total:
8

over 3,047 m:
1

914 to 1,523 m:
7 (2000)
Area total: 1.4 sq km


land: 1.4 sq km


water: 0 sq km		 total:
4,033 sq km

land:
4,033 sq km

water:
0 sq km
Area - comparative about 2.5 times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC slightly larger than Rhode Island
Background The US took possession of the island in 1857, and its guano deposits were mined by US and British companies during the second half of the 19th century. In 1935, a short-lived attempt at colonization was begun on this island - as well as on nearby Howland Island - but was disrupted by World War II and thereafter abandoned. Presently the island is a National Wildlife Refuge run by the US Department of the Interior; a day beacon is situated near the middle of the west coast. The uninhabited islands were discovered and colonized by the Portuguese in the 15th century; they subsequently became a trading center for African slaves. Most Cape Verdeans descend from both groups. Independence was achieved in 1975.
Birth rate - 28.71 births/1,000 population (2001 est.)
Budget - revenues:
$188 million

expenditures:
$228 million, including capital expenditures of $116 million (1996)
Capital - Praia
Climate equatorial; scant rainfall, constant wind, burning sun temperate; warm, dry summer; precipitation meager and very erratic
Coastline 4.8 km 965 km
Constitution - new constitution came into force 25 September 1992; underwent a major revision on 23 November 1995, substantially increasing the powers of the president
Country name conventional long form: none


conventional short form: Baker Island		 conventional long form:
Republic of Cape Verde

conventional short form:
Cape Verde

local long form:
Republica de Cabo Verde

local short form:
Cabo Verde
Currency - Cape Verdean escudo (CVE)
Death rate - 7.19 deaths/1,000 population (2001 est.)
Debt - external - $260 million (2000)
Dependency status unincorporated territory of the US; administered from Washington, DC, by the Fish and Wildlife Service of the US Department of the Interior as part of the National Wildlife Refuge system -
Diplomatic representation from the US - chief of mission:
Ambassador Michael D. METELITS

embassy:
Rua Abilio Macedo 81, Praia

mailing address:
C. P. 201, Praia

telephone:
[238] 61 56 16

FAX:
[238] 61 13 55
Diplomatic representation in the US - chief of mission:
Ambassador Ferdinand Amilcar Spencer LOPES

chancery:
3415 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20007

telephone:
[1] (202) 965-6820

FAX:
[1] (202) 965-1207

consulate(s) general:
Boston
Disputes - international none none
Economic aid - recipient - $111.3 million (1995)
Economy - overview no economic activity Cape Verde's low per capita GDP reflects a poor natural resource base, including serious water shortages exacerbated by cycles of long-term drought. The economy is service-oriented, with commerce, transport, and public services accounting for almost 70% of GDP. Although nearly 70% of the population lives in rural areas, the share of agriculture in GDP in 1998 was only 13%, of which fishing accounts for 1.5%. About 90% of food must be imported. The fishing potential, mostly lobster and tuna, is not fully exploited. Cape Verde annually runs a high trade deficit, financed by foreign aid and remittances from emigrants; remittances constitute a supplement to GDP of more than 20%. Economic reforms, launched by the new democratic government in 1991, are aimed at developing the private sector and attracting foreign investment to diversify the economy. Prospects for 2001 depend heavily on the maintenance of aid flows, remittances, and the momentum of the government's development program.
Electricity - consumption - 37.2 million kWh (1999)
Electricity - exports - 0 kWh (1999)
Electricity - imports - 0 kWh (1999)
Electricity - production - 40 million kWh (1999)
Electricity - production by source - fossil fuel:
100%

hydro:
0%

nuclear:
0%

other:
0% (1999)
Elevation extremes lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m


highest point: unnamed location 8 m		 lowest point:
Atlantic Ocean 0 m

highest point:
Mt. Fogo 2,829 m (a volcano on Fogo Island)
Environment - current issues no natural fresh water resources overgrazing of livestock and improper land use such as the cultivation of crops on steep slopes has led to soil erosion; demand for wood used as fuel has resulted in deforestation; desertification; environmental damage has threatened several species of birds and reptiles; overfishing
Environment - international agreements - party to:
Biodiversity, Climate Change, Desertification, Environmental Modification, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping

signed, but not ratified:
none of the selected agreements
Ethnic groups - Creole (mulatto) 71%, African 28%, European 1%
Exchange rates - Cape Verdean escudos per US dollar - 123.080 (December 2000), 115.877 (2000), 102.700 (1999), 98.158 (1998), 93.177 (1997), 82.591 (1996)
Executive branch - chief of state:
President Pedro PIRES (since 22 March 2001)

head of government:
Prime Minister Jose Maria Pereira NEVES (since 1 February 1991)

cabinet:
Council of Ministers appointed by the president on the recommendation of the prime minister from among the members of the National Assembly

elections:
president elected by popular vote for a five-year term; election last held 11 and 25 February 2001 (next to be held NA February 2006); prime minister nominated by the National Assembly and appointed by the president

election results:
Pedro PIRES elected president; percent of vote - Pedro PIRES (PAICV) 49.43%, Carlos VIEGA (MPD) 49.42%; note: the election was won by only twelve votes
Exports - $40 million (f.o.b., 2000 est.)
Exports - commodities - fuel, shoes, garments, fish, bananas, hides
Exports - partners - Portugal, UK, Germany, Spain, France, Malaysia
Fiscal year - calendar year
Flag description the flag of the US is used three horizontal bands of light blue (top, double width), white (with a horizontal red stripe in the middle third), and light blue; a circle of 10 yellow five-pointed stars is centered on the hoist end of the red stripe and extends into the upper and lower blue bands
GDP - purchasing power parity - $670 million (2000 est.)
GDP - composition by sector - agriculture:
13%

industry:
19%

services:
68% (1998)
GDP - per capita - purchasing power parity - $1,700 (2000 est.)
GDP - real growth rate - 6% (2000 est.)
Geographic coordinates 0 13 N, 176 31 W 16 00 N, 24 00 W
Geography - note treeless, sparse, and scattered vegetation consisting of grasses, prostrate vines, and low growing shrubs; primarily a nesting, roosting, and foraging habitat for seabirds, shorebirds, and marine wildlife strategic location 500 km from west coast of Africa near major north-south sea routes; important communications station; important sea and air refueling site
Highways - total:
1,100 km

paved:
858 km

unpaved:
242 km (1996)
Household income or consumption by percentage share - lowest 10%:
NA%

highest 10%:
NA%
Illicit drugs - used as a transshipment point for illicit drugs moving from Latin America and Africa destined for Western Europe
Imports - $250 million (f.o.b., 2000 est.)
Imports - commodities - foodstuffs, industrial products, transport equipment, fuels
Imports - partners - Portugal, Netherlands, France, UK, Spain, US
Independence - 5 July 1975 (from Portugal)
Industrial production growth rate - NA%
Industries - food and beverages, fish processing, shoes and garments, salt mining, ship repair
Infant mortality rate - 53.22 deaths/1,000 live births (2001 est.)
Inflation rate (consumer prices) - 4% (2000)
International organization participation - ACCT, ACP, AfDB, CCC, ECA, ECOWAS, FAO, G-77, IBRD, ICAO, ICFTU, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Intelsat, Interpol, IOC, IOM (observer), ITU, NAM, OAU, OPCW, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNTAET, UPU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTrO (observer)
Internet Service Providers (ISPs) - 1 (2000)
Irrigated land 0 sq km (1998 est.) 1,500 to 2,000 hectares (1999)
Judicial branch - Supreme Tribunal of Justice or Supremo Tribunal de Justia
Labor force - NA
Land boundaries 0 km 0 km
Land use arable land: 0%


permanent crops: 0%


other: 100% (1998 est.)		 arable land:
11%

permanent crops:
0%

permanent pastures:
6%

forests and woodland:
0%

other:
83% (1993 est.)
Languages - Portuguese, Crioulo (a blend of Portuguese and West African words)
Legal system the laws of the US, where applicable, apply derived from the legal system of Portugal
Legislative branch - unicameral National Assembly or Assembleia Nacional (72 seats; members are elected by popular vote to serve five-year terms)

elections:
last held 14 January 2001 (next to be held NA December 2005)

election results:
percent of vote by party - PAICV 47.3%, MPD 39.8%, ADM 6%, other 6.9%; seats by party - PAICV 40, MPD 30, ADM 2
Life expectancy at birth - total population:
69.21 years

male:
65.93 years

female:
72.6 years (2001 est.)
Literacy - definition:
age 15 and over can read and write

total population:
71.6%

male:
81.4%

female:
63.8% (1995 est.)
Location Oceania, atoll in the North Pacific Ocean, about half way between Hawaii and Australia Western Africa, group of islands in the North Atlantic Ocean, west of Senegal
Map references Oceania World
Maritime claims exclusive economic zone: 200 NM


territorial sea: 12 NM		 measured from claimed archipelagic baselines

contiguous zone:
24 NM

exclusive economic zone:
200 NM

territorial sea:
12 NM
Merchant marine - total:
5 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 9,523 GRT/11,798 DWT

ships by type:
cargo 4, chemical tanker 1 (2000 est.)
Military - note defense is the responsibility of the US; visited annually by the US Coast Guard -
Military branches - Army, Coast Guard/Marines
Military expenditures - dollar figure - $4 million (FY96)
Military expenditures - percent of GDP - 1.8% (FY96)
Military manpower - availability - males age 15-49:
89,543 (2001 est.)
Military manpower - fit for military service - males age 15-49:
50,615 (2001 est.)
National holiday - Independence Day, 5 July (1975)
Nationality - noun:
Cape Verdean(s)

adjective:
Cape Verdean
Natural hazards the narrow fringing reef surrounding the island can be a maritime hazard prolonged droughts; harmattan wind can obscure visibility; volcanically and seismically active
Natural resources guano (deposits worked until 1891), terrestrial and aquatic wildlife salt, basalt rock, pozzuolana (a siliceous volcanic ash used to produce hydraulic cement), limestone, kaolin, fish
Net migration rate - -12.37 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2001 est.)
Political parties and leaders - African Party for Independence of Cape Verde or PAICV [Jose Maria NEVES, chairman]; Democratic Alliance for Change or ADM [Dr. Eurico MONTEIRO] (a coalition of PCD, PTS, and UCID); Democratic Renovation Party or PRD [Jacinto SANTOS, president]; Movement for Democracy or MPD [Antonio Gualberto do ROSARIO, president]; Party for Democratic Convergence or PCD [Dr. Eurico MONTEIRO, president]; Party of Work and Solidarity or PTS [Dr. Oresimo SILVEIRA, president]; Social Democratic Party or PSD [Joao ALEM, president]; Union for an Independent Democratic Cape Verde or UCID [Antonio MONTEIRO, president]
Political pressure groups and leaders - NA
Population uninhabited


note: American civilians evacuated in 1942 after Japanese air and naval attacks during World War II; occupied by US military during World War II, but abandoned after the war; public entry is by special-use permit from US Fish and Wildlife Service only and generally restricted to scientists and educators; a cemetery and remnants of structures from early settlement are located near the middle of the west coast; visited annually by US Fish and Wildlife Service (July 2002 est.)		 405,163 (July 2001 est.)
Population below poverty line - NA%
Population growth rate - 0.92% (2001 est.)
Ports and harbors none; offshore anchorage only; note - there is one small boat landing area along the middle of the west coast Mindelo, Praia, Tarrafal
Radio broadcast stations - AM 0, FM 11 (and 14 repeaters), shortwave 0 (1998)
Radios - 73,000 (1997)
Railways - 0 km
Religions - Roman Catholic (infused with indigenous beliefs); Protestant (mostly Church of the Nazarene)
Sex ratio - at birth:
1.03 male(s)/female

under 15 years:
1.02 male(s)/female

15-64 years:
0.91 male(s)/female

65 years and over:
0.64 male(s)/female

total population:
0.93 male(s)/female (2001 est.)
Suffrage - 18 years of age; universal
Telephone system - general assessment:
effective system, being improved

domestic:
interisland microwave radio relay system with both analog and digital exchanges; work is in progress on a submarine fiber-optic cable system which was scheduled for completion in 1998

international:
2 coaxial submarine cables; HF radiotelephone to Senegal and Guinea-Bissau; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean)
Telephones - main lines in use - 45,644 (2000)
Telephones - mobile cellular - 19,729 (1997)
Television broadcast stations - 1 (1997)
Terrain low, nearly level coral island surrounded by a narrow fringing reef steep, rugged, rocky, volcanic
Total fertility rate - 4.05 children born/woman (2001 est.)
Transportation - note there is a day beacon near the middle of the west coast -
Unemployment rate - 24% (1999 est.)
Waterways none none
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