Cape Verde
The original report was published in the USA Today on Thursday, September 20, 2012
 Cabo Verde’s main port, Porto Grande, is being converted into one of the largest deep-water ports in the West Mediterranean and West African regions The Republic of Cape Verde is an archipelago of 10 islands in the Atlantic off the coast of West Africa
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 Before 2001, there were no universities in Cape Verde; today there are several with international agreements with other universities all over the world Literacy rates are up and new high schools and universities have been built to keep ahead of demand in a country hungry for education opportunities. The University of Cabo Verde was established in 2006 and offers Bachelor, Master and Doctorate degrees
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  LOCATION:
Western Africa, group of islands in the North Atlantic Ocean, west of Senegal
AREA:
total: 4,033 sq km
AREA - comparative:
slightly larger than Rhode Island
COASTLINE:
965 km
CLIMATE:
temperate; warm, dry summer; precipitation meager and erratic
TERRAIN:
steep, rugged, rocky, volcanic
NATURAL RESOURCES:
salt, basalt rock, limestone, kaolin, fish, clay, gypsum
LANGUAGES:
Portuguese (official), Crioulo (a blend of Portuguese and West African words)
POPULATION:
523,568 (July 2012 est.)
POPULATION GROWTH RATE:
1.428% (2012 est.)
GOVERNMENT TYPE:
republic
CAPITAL:
name: Praia
LEGAL SYSTEM:
civil law system of Portugal
GDP (official exchange rate):
$1.903 billion (2011 est.)
GDP - real growth rate:
5% (2011 est.)
GDP - composition by sector:
agriculture: 8.4%
industry: 15.7%
services: 75.9% (2011 est.)
AGRICULTURE - products:
bananas, corn, beans, sweet potatoes, sugarcane, coffee, peanuts; fish
INDUSTRIES:
food and beverages, fish processing, shoes and garments, salt mining, ship repair
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