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Cape Verde Geography - 1989 https://theodora.com/wfb1989/cape_verde/cape_verde_geography.html SOURCE: 1989 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK Total area: 4,030 km2
Comparative area: slightly larger than Rhode Island Land boundaries: none Coastline: 965 km Maritime claims: (measured from claimed archipelagic baselines)
Climate: temperate; warm, dry, summer precipitation very erratic Terrain: steep, rugged, rocky, volcanic Natural resources: salt, basalt rock, pozzolana, limestone, kaolin, fish Land use: 9% arable land; NEGL% permanent crops; 6% meadows and pastures; NEGL% forest and woodland; 85% other; includes 1% irrigated Environment: subject to prolonged droughts; harmattan wind can obscure visibility; volcanically and seismically active; deforestation; overgrazing Note: strategic location 500 km from African coast near major
north-south sea routes; important communications station; important sea and air
refueling site
NOTE: The information regarding Cape Verde on this page is re-published from the 1989 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Cape Verde Geography 1989 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Cape Verde Geography 1989 should be addressed to the CIA. |