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Cape Verde

1975 – present
Sovereign stateAfrica

Ten-island Atlantic archipelago off the West African coast, uninhabited until Portuguese settlement in the 15th century and a Portuguese colony until independence in 1975.

Survives as the Republic of Cabo Verde, a stable representative democracy since the early 1990s and among the most developed states in Africa, with a large diaspora abroad outnumbering its resident population.

Borders in 2026 · drawn from 1 sourced border frame
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