Which country is Cape Verde?

Cape Verde refers to Cape Verde, a country in Africa.

Located on Cape Verde Islands in the North Atlantic Ocean, more than 500 kilometers east of Cape Verde (in Senegal), it is a transportation hub between Europe and South America and South Africa, including San Antonio, San Nicolas, Sal, boavista, Fogo and Santiago 15 islands, which are divided into two groups: windward islands in the north and leeward islands in the south.

The national language is Creole, covering an area of 4,033 square kilometers. This country is divided into 22 cities. The capital Praia has a population of 546,000 (in 2020), most of whom are Creoles, accounting for 7 1% of the total population. Although Cape Verde lacks natural resources, it has become a comfortable country in Africa due to its small population, political stability and booming tourism, and its quality of life ranks among the best in African countries.

Climatic characteristics of Cape Verde:

Cape Verde has a tropical arid climate. In June, the highest temperature is 3 1 degree 5438+00, the lowest temperature is1degree 5438+00, and the annual average temperature is about 25 degrees. 10-April seawater temperature is165438+20℃; May to 65438+ 10, about 25℃.

Cape Verde has a dry climate, high temperature and great evaporation. The average evaporation of all islands in China is over 65,438 0.800 mm, and the evaporation of Santiago Island and Santo Taoan Island is 65,438 0.865,438 0.4 mm respectively.

The whole year is divided into rainy season and dry season. July ~ 10 is the rainy season, and June ~ 165438 is the dry season. It seldom rains in this country, with an average rainfall of 230mm for many years. There are great differences among islands, with the largest annual rainfall of 495mm in fogo island.

The driest Sal Island has an annual rainfall of only 60mm. The island of Santiago, where the capital is located, has an average annual rainfall of 290 mm. The average annual rainfall of Saint Antoine Island, the largest island in northern windward islands, is 404 mm..

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