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**CAPE VERDE!**

**The Flag** **National Anthem** **Timeline of Events** **The People** **Geography** **Leader, Capital, Government** **Currency** **Ecomomy** **Religion and Beliefs** **Tourism** **Recipe** **Fun Facts** **Works Cited**

**The Flag ** 

The Cape Verde flag is blue with a horizontal white stripe at the bottom of the flag with a red stripe running through the white. It also had a circle of 10 gold stars. The stars represent unity, blue is the sea and the sky, red is effort and white is peace. **Independence: ** 5 July 1975 (from Portugal)

**National Anthem ** Cape Verde's national anthem is “Freedom Song" and was adopted in 1996. **Portuguese and the English Translation ** canta meu irmão que a Liberdade é hino e o Homem a certeza. Com dignidade, enterra a semente no pó da ilha nua No despenhadeiro da vida a esperança é do tamanho do mar que nos abraça Sentinela de mares e ventos perseverante entre estrelas e o Atlântico entoa o cântico da Liberdade Canta, irmão canta meu irmão que a Liberdade é hino e o Homem a certeza. || Sing, brother Sing, my brother For Freedom is a hymn And Man a certainty With dignity, bury the seed In the dust of the naked island In life's precipice Hope is as big as the sea Which embraces us Sentinel of the seas and winds Unwavering between stars and the Atlantic sing the Chant of Freedom Sing, brother sing, my brother for Freedom is a hymn and Man a certainty. || **Timeline of Events ** 1450s-Portugese explorers discovered the islands of Cape Verde. The Portugese settled there immediately. <span style="color: #000080; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">1500s-A lot of slave trading. The islands prospered. <span style="color: #000080; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">1600s-The slave trading declined. <span style="color: #000080; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Mid-1800s-Economic conditions improved slightly because Mindelo became an important refueling port for ships crossing the Atlantic. <span style="color: #000080; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">1576-1879-Portugal ruled Cape Verde and Guinea-Bissau as a single province. <span style="color: #000080; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">1869-Portugal granted the provincial government greater autonomy (self-rule). <span style="color: #000080; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">1956-A group called the African Party for the Independence of Guinea and Cape Verde formed. <span style="color: #000080; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">1975-Cape Verde became independent. <span style="color: #000080; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">1990-The PAICV was no longer the onlypolitical party because that year the Constitution was amended to allow a multiparty system. <span style="color: #000080; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">1991-The MPD became the ruling party. <span style="color: #000080; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">1995-The MPD is still in power after elections. <span style="color: #000080; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">2001-The PAICV regained control. <span style="color: #000080; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">2006-The PAICV is still in power after elections. <span style="color: #000080; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">**<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">The People ** <span style="color: #000080; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Population: 508,659 <span style="color: #000080; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">The most populated islands are Santiago (48%), São Vicente (13%), Santo Antão (13%), and Fogo (10%). The largest cities are Praia (about 200,000 inhabitants) and Mindelo (nearly 80,000). <span style="color: #000080; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Caboverdians (71%) are descendants of a mixture of Black Africans and Portuguese. The remainder are Black African (28%) and European (1%). <span style="color: #000080; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Population Growth Rate: 1.5% annually. <span style="color: #000080; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Net Migration Rate: -11.67 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.) <span style="color: #000080; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Infant Mortality Rate: 41 per 1,000 births <span style="color: #000080; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">The average family has five or six children. <span style="color: #000080; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Life Expectancy: 68 (male); 74 (female) <span style="color: #000080; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Literacy: 89% (male); 79% (female) <span style="color: #000080; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Language: <span style="color: #000080; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Official-Portugese <span style="color: #000080; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Most use-own language of Crioulo <span style="color: #000080; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Crioulo is a mixture of Portugese, African and other languages. <span style="color: #000080; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Some educated people speak English and French, as well. <span style="color: #000080; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Education: <span style="color: #000080; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Enrollment in primary schools (ages 7-12) is cumpolsory. 85% of children attend. <span style="color: #000080; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">About 48 percent of the school-age population attends secondary schools. <span style="color: #000080; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">1 percent of Caboverdians hold a college degree. <span style="color: #000080; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Cape Verde has no university. <span style="color: #000080; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Dropout rates in primary and secondary schools are high: <span style="color: #000080; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">classes are taught in Portuguese, creating a learning barrier. <span style="color: #000080; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">it is difficult for rural people to appreciate the value of education. <span style="color: #000080; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Economic constraints further compound the situation. <span style="color: #000080; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">HIV/AIDS: around 775 people are livig with it. <span style="color: #000080; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Suffrage: 18 years of age. <span style="color: #000080; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">People Using the Internet: <span style="color: #000080; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Cape Verde vs. United States of America <span style="color: #000080; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;"> <span style="color: #000080; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">**<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Geography ** <span style="color: #000080; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Location: 278 miles off the West African coast. It has 10 principal islands. There are two island groups. It borders the Atlantic Ocean and it just outside Senegal and Gambia. <span style="color: #000080; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Land Area: 1,557 miles. (Just slightly bigger than Rhode Island). <span style="color: #000080; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">**<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Latitude: ** 14.55 <span style="color: #ff0000; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">**Health and Safety Tips for When You Travel:** <span style="color: #000080; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">See a health-care provider at least 4–6 weeks before your trip to allow time for your vaccines to take effect. <span style="color: #000080; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Vaccine Recommendations- <span style="color: #000080; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Routine (measles/mumps/rubella (MMR) vaccine, diphtheria/pertussis/tetanus (DPT) vaccine, poliovirus vaccine, etc.) <span style="color: #000080; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Hepatitis A <span style="color: #000080; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Hepatitis B <span style="color: #000080; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Typhoid <span style="color: #000080; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Yellow Fever <span style="color: #000080; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Be careful because of Malaria! There are only limited cases in Saõ Tiago Island, but it's better to be safe than sorry. The best was to protect yourself from Malaria is to protect yourself from Mosquito bites. <span style="color: #000080; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;"> Dessert <span style="color: #000080; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Papaya Candy <span style="color: #000080; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Ingredients: 2 1/2 pounds firm papaya 2 pounds sugar 1 grated lemon peel Directions: <span style="color: #000080; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;"> <span style="color: #000080; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">**<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Fun Facts ** <span style="color: #000080; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Illicit Drugs-used as a transshipment point for Latin American cocaine destined for Western Europe. <span style="color: #000080; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Twice as many Caboverdians live abroad as live in Cape Verde. <span style="color: #000080; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">The national dish is cachupa, a stew made of corn, manioc, and meat or fish.
 * Canta, irmão
 * <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Longitude: ** -23.31 <span style="color: #000080; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Islands: arid and of volcanic origin. One island, Fogo, has a 9,280 foot volcano that erupted last in 1995. the high rate of soil erosion does not favor plant life. Vegetation is most prevalent in Brava, Santo Antão, and parts of Fogo, Santiago, and Maio. Many of the islands are mountainous. <span style="color: #000080; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Climate: Tropical, high temperatures, humid. Moderated by ocean breezes. The dry season spans November to July, while the rainy season begins in August and ends in October. <span style="color: #000080; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Average year-round temp.: 75°F <span style="color: #000080; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">4.48 inches of rain in September (the rainiest month). Rainfall is very irregular and sometimes there are droughts that last as long as several years. <span style="color: #000080; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Harmattan winds from Africa's deserts blow dust and dry air. This is during January-March. <span style="color: #000080; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Natural Resources: salt, basalt rock, limestone, kaolin, fish, clay, gypsum. <span style="color: #000080; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">[[image:cape_verde.gif width="284" height="295" align="left"]] <span style="color: #000080; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">[[image:africa_and_cape_verde.gif width="324" height="297"]] <span style="color: #000080; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">**<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Leader, Capital, Government ** <span style="color: #000080; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">**<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Capital: ** Praia
 * <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Leader: **President- Pedro Pires and Prime Minister- José Maria Pereira Neves <span style="color: #ff0000; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">**Government:** <span style="color: #000080; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Leaders serve five-year terms. <span style="color: #000080; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">President is directly elected. <span style="color: #000080; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Prime Minister is selected by the National People's Assembly(72 directly elected members). <span style="color: #000080; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">6 members are elected by and represent citizens living abroad. <span style="color: #000080; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Voting age: 18 <span style="color: #000080; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">**<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Currency: ** Cape Verdean escudo and the exchange rate is 1 US Dollar=83.27253 Cape Verde Escudo and 1 Cape Verde Escudo (CVE)=0.01201 US Dollar (USD). <span style="color: #000080; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">[[image:http://ts1.mm.bing.net/images/thumbnail.aspx?q=253416319560&id=52f2788940ed482a95105b08b1cc7209&url=http%3a%2f%2fwww.geocities.com%2fscottishmoney%2fbanknotes%2fcapeverde%2fcapeverde20dtl.jpg width="152" height="161" align="left"]] <span style="color: #000080; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">**<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Economy: ** <span style="color: #000080; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Considered as a poor country. <span style="color: #000080; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">2/3 of the people are considered wage earners, but the money they earn is still not enough to meet basic needs. <span style="color: #000080; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Unemployment is very high. <span style="color: #000080; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Industries: fishing and lobster harvesting suffer from limited or underdeveloped resources. <span style="color: #000080; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Exports: Clothing, fish, bananas, hides, and salt <span style="color: #000080; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Imports: Country's food and consumer items <span style="color: #000080; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Rural People: work in construction or live from fishing or subsistence farming. <span style="color: #000080; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Urban People: mainly government employees, small retail-business owners, or fishermen. <span style="color: #000080; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Without foreign aid, the standard of living would be a lot lower. <span style="color: #000080; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">GDP per capita: $3,041 <span style="color: #000080; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">**<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Religion and Beliefs ** <span style="color: #000080; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Nearly all are Christian. <span style="color: #000080; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">80% belong to the Roman Catholic Church. <span style="color: #000080; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">12% Protestant. <span style="color: #000080; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Rest are other. <span style="color: #000080; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Very religious and sometimes religion is brought up in normal conversations. <span style="color: #000080; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">On Sundays, churches are very crowded and one must come early to get a seat. <span style="color: #000080; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Every town and county has a patron saint, whom the residents honor with an annual three-day festival around the saint's name day. <span style="color: #000080; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">**<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Tourism ** <span style="color: #000080; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Scenery is a mixture of Portugese and West African culture. <span style="color: #000080; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Made up of 10 volcaninc islands and 5 tiny islets. <span style="color: #000080; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Amazing mountain ranges with deserted beaches. <span style="color: #000080; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Each island has its own character. For example, Santiago is lush and lively and Boa Viste is a quiet diving islet. <span style="color: #000080; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">[[image:http://ts4.mm.bing.net/images/thumbnail.aspx?q=242273757675&id=edb2ed40f9c2ab5ca52ba1bfab65ba7c&url=http%3a%2f%2fcache.virtualtourist.com%2f2921329-Travel_Picture-Cape_Verde.jpg width="215" height="171" align="left"]] <span style="color: #000080; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Islands have the best windsurfing conditions in the world. And if you like diving then you are in for a treat because the bottom of the ocean floor is covered with 16th century shipwrecks. <span style="color: #000080; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Your first impression of Cape Verde will come through the mournful songs of Cesaria Evoria, the island's best known singer. <span style="color: #000080; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Music is a key component of life on Cape Verde. <span style="color: #000080; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Several islands stage exuberant carnivals and the best known is the Baia das Gatas Festival.
 * <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Recipe **
 * 1) Cut the papaya into fine strips, and then peel and wash well.
 * 2) Put papaya, lemon peel, and sugar on a slow fire until the sugar dissolves.
 * 3) Cook for 10 minutes and then set aside for a half hour.
 * 4) Reheat at higher heat until the mixture becomes sugar-like or crystallized.
 * 5) Remove from heat, and, using a spoon and fork, mold into different shapes.

<span style="color: #000080; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">**<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Works Cited ** <span style="color: #000080; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Moore, Clement Henry. "Cape Verde". __The World Book Encyclopedia__. Volume 3. Chicago. World Book Inc. 2007. <span style="color: #000080; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">[|http://online.culturegrams.com] <span style="color: #000080; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">[] <span style="color: #000080; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">__ [] __ <span style="color: #000080; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">[] <span style="color: #000080; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">National Anthem: [] <span style="color: #000080; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Cape Verde Map: [|http://www1.iwon.com] <span style="color: #000080; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Africa Map: [|http://www.volunteersforprosperity.gov] <span style="color: #000080; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Landform: [|http://watercharity.org] <span style="color: #000080; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Chart and Flag: [|http://online.culturegrams.com] <span style="color: #000080; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Papaya: [|http://chezluce.com] <span style="color: #000080; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Tourist Picture: [|http://members.virtualtourist.com] <span style="color: #000080; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">People: __<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">http:// __[|www.worldofstock.com] <span style="color: #000080; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Currency: [|http://www.cointalk.com]

**By: Jessica Martin** **Period: 4**