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Flag description:

five unequal horizontal bands; the top-most band of blue - equal to one half the width of the flag - is followed by three bands of white, red, and white, each equal to 1/12 of the width, and a bottom stripe of blue equal to one quarter of the flag width; a circle of 10, yellow, five-pointed stars, each representing one of the islands, is centered on the red stripe and positioned ⅜ of the length of the flag from the hoist side

Economy ::Cape Verde

Economy - overview:

This island economy suffers from a poor natural resource base, including serious water shortages exacerbated by cycles of long-term drought. The economy is service-oriented, with commerce, transport, tourism, and public services accounting for about three-fourths of GDP. Although nearly 70% of the population lives in rural areas, the share of food production in GDP is low. About 82% of food must be imported. The fishing potential, mostly lobster and tuna, is not fully exploited. Cape Verde annually runs a high trade deficit, financed by foreign aid and remittances from emigrants; remittances supplement GDP by more than 20%. Economic reforms are aimed at developing the private sector and attracting foreign investment to diversify the economy. Future prospects depend heavily on the maintenance of aid flows, the encouragement of tourism, remittances, and the momentum of the government's development program. Cape Verde became a member of the WTO in July 2008.

GDP (purchasing power parity):

$1.63 billion (2008 est.) country comparison to the world: 190 $1.545 billion (2007 est.)

$1.446 billion (2006 est.)

note: data are in 2008 US dollars

GDP (official exchange rate):

$1.744 billion (2008 est.)

GDP - real growth rate:

5.5% (2008 est.) country comparison to the world: 73 6.9% (2007 est.)

10.8% (2006 est.)

GDP - per capita (PPP):

$3,800 (2008 est.) country comparison to the world: 157 $3,600 (2007 est.)

$3,400 (2006 est.)

note: data are in 2008 US dollars

GDP - composition by sector:

agriculture: 9.1%

industry: 16.6%

services: 74.4% (2008 est.)

Labor force:

196,100 (2007) country comparison to the world: 165

Unemployment rate:

21% (2000 est.) country comparison to the world: 167

Population below poverty line:

30% (2000)

Household income or consumption by percentage share:

lowest 10%: NA%

highest 10%: NA%

Investment (gross fixed):

41.6% of GDP (2008 est.) country comparison to the world: 2

Budget:

revenues: $508 million

expenditures: $540.2 million (2008 est.)

Inflation rate (consumer prices):

6.8% (2008 est.) country comparison to the world: 113 4.4% (2007 est.)

Central bank discount rate:

7.5% (31 December 2008) country comparison to the world: 50 8.5% (31 December 2007)

Commercial bank prime lending rate:

9.99% (31 December 2008) country comparison to the world: 78 10.55% (31 December 2007)

Stock of money:

$563.4 million (31 December 2008) country comparison to the world: 92 $574 million (31 December 2007)

Stock of quasi money:

$721.3 million (31 December 2008) country comparison to the world: 102 $689 million (31 December 2007)

Stock of domestic credit:

$1.153 billion (31 December 2008) country comparison to the world: 106 $1.049 billion (31 December 2007)

Agriculture - products:

bananas, corn, beans, sweet potatoes, sugarcane, coffee, peanuts; fish

Industries:

food and beverages, fish processing, shoes and garments, salt mining, ship repair

Industrial production growth rate:

5% (2008 est.) country comparison to the world: 49

Electricity - production:

250 million kWh (2007 est.) country comparison to the world: 171

Electricity - consumption:

232.5 million kWh (2007 est.) country comparison to the world: 172

Electricity - exports:

0 kWh (2008 est.)

Electricity - imports:

0 kWh (2008 est.)

Oil - production:

0 bbl/day (2008 est.) country comparison to the world: 195

Oil - consumption:

2,000 bbl/day (2008 est.) country comparison to the world: 184

Oil - exports:

0 bbl/day (2007 est.) country comparison to the world: 194

Oil - imports:

1,619 bbl/day (2007 est.) country comparison to the world: 180

Oil - proved reserves:

0 bbl (1 January 2009 est.) country comparison to the world: 184

Natural gas - production:

0 cu m (2008 est.) country comparison to the world: 193

Natural gas - consumption:

0 cu m (2008 est.) country comparison to the world: 194

Natural gas - exports:

0 cu m (2008) country comparison to the world: 64

Natural gas - imports:

0 cu m (2008 est.) country comparison to the world: 184

Natural gas - proved reserves:

0 cu m (1 January 2009 est.) country comparison to the world: 191

Current account balance:

-$259 million (2008 est.) country comparison to the world: 95 -$132.6 million (2007 est.)

Exports:

$105 million (2008 est.) country comparison to the world: 192 $76.5 million (2007 est.)

Exports - commodities:

fuel, shoes, garments, fish, hides

Exports - partners:

Japan 37.5%, Spain 28.5%, Portugal 17.5%, Morocco 4.8% (2008)

Imports:

$864 million (2008 est.) country comparison to the world: 174 $743.6 million (2007 est.)

Imports - commodities:

foodstuffs, industrial products, transport equipment, fuels

Imports - partners:

Portugal 40.3%, Netherlands 11.8%, Spain 6.7%, UK 6.5%, Cote d'Ivoire 4.6%, Brazil 4.1% (2008)

Reserves of foreign exchange and gold:

$258 million (31 December 2008 est.) country comparison to the world: 143 $281 million (31 December 2007 est.)

Debt - external:

$325 million (2002) country comparison to the world: 172

Exchange rates:

Cape Verdean escudos (CVE) per US dollar - 73.84 (2008 est.), 81.235 (2007), 87.946 (2006), 88.67 (2005), 88.808 (2004)

Communications ::Cape Verde

Telephones - main lines in use:

72,000 (2008) country comparison to the world: 155

Telephones - mobile cellular:

277,700 (2008) country comparison to the world: 169

Telephone system:

general assessment: effective system, extensive modernization from 1996–2000 following partial privatization in 1995

domestic: major service provider is Cabo Verde Telecom (CVT); fiber-optic ring, completed in 2001, links all islands providing Internet access and ISDN services; cellular service introduced in 1998; broadband services launched in 2004

international: country code - 238; landing point for the Atlantis-2 fiber-optic transatlantic telephone cable that provides links to South America, Senegal, and Europe; HF radiotelephone to Senegal and Guinea-Bissau; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) (2007)

Radio broadcast stations:

AM 0, FM 22 (plus 12 repeaters), shortwave 0 (2001)

Television broadcast stations:

1 (plus 7 repeaters) (2001)

Internet country code:

.cv

Internet hosts:

24 (2009) country comparison to the world: 214

Internet users:

102,800 (2008) country comparison to the world: 153

Transportation ::Cape Verde

Airports:

10 (2009) country comparison to the world: 156

Airports - with paved runways:

total: 9

over 3,047 m: 1

1,524 to 2,437 m: 3

914 to 1,523 m: 3

under 914 m: 2 (2009)

Airports - with unpaved runways:

total: 1

under 914 m: 1 (2009)

Roadways:

total: 1,350 km country comparison to the world: 178 paved: 932 km

unpaved: 418 km (2000)

Merchant marine:

total: 8 country comparison to the world: 125 by type: cargo 2, chemical tanker 1, passenger/cargo 5

foreign-owned: 2 (Spain 1, UK 1) (2008)

Ports and terminals:

Porto Grande

Military ::Cape Verde

Military branches:

People's Revolutionary Armed Forces (FARP): Army, Coast Guard (includes maritime air wing) (2007)

Military service age and obligation:

18 years of age (est.) for selective compulsory military service; 14-month conscript service obligation (2006)

Manpower available for military service:

males age 16–49: 103,650

females age 16–49: 103,553 (2008 est.)

Manpower fit for military service:

males age 16–49: 84,967

females age 16–49: 90,154 (2009 est.)

Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually:

male: 5,471

female: 5,349 (2009 est.)

Military expenditures:

0.7% of GDP (2005) country comparison to the world: 152

Transnational Issues ::Cape Verde

Disputes - international:

none

Illicit drugs:

used as a transshipment point for Latin American cocaine destined for Western Europe, particularly because of Lusophone links to Brazil, Portugal, and Guinea-Bissau; has taken steps to deter drug money laundering, including a 2002 anti-money laundering reform that criminalizes laundering the proceeds of narcotics trafficking and other crimes and the establishment in 2008 of a Financial Intelligence Unit (2008)

page last updated on November 11, 2009

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@Cayman Islands (Central America and Caribbean)

Introduction ::Cayman Islands

Background:

The Cayman Islands were colonized from Jamaica by the British during the 18th and 19th centuries and were administered by Jamaica after 1863. In 1959, the islands became a territory within the Federation of the West Indies. When the Federation dissolved in 1962, the Cayman Islands chose to remain a British dependency.

Geography ::Cayman Islands

Location:

Caribbean, three-island group (Grand Cayman, Cayman Brac, Little Cayman) in Caribbean Sea, 240 km south of Cuba and 268 km northwest of Jamaica

Geographic coordinates: