Outline of Cape Verde

The location of Cape Verde
A relief map of the Republic of Cape Verde

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Cape Verde:

Cape Verdesovereign country located on an archipelago in the Macaronesia ecoregion of the North Atlantic Ocean, off the western coast of Africa.[1] The previously uninhabited islands were discovered and colonized by the Portuguese in the 15th century (though there may have been earlier discoveries), and attained independence in 1975.

  1. ^ "Cape Verde". The World Factbook. United States Central Intelligence Agency. July 3, 2009. Retrieved July 23, 2009.