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Название: The 1999 CIA World Factbook

Автор: United States. Central Intelligence Agency

Издательство: Bookwire

Жанр: Социология

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СКАЧАТЬ Portuguese and

       West African words)

      Literacy:

       definition: age 15 and over can read and write

       total population: 71.6%

       male: 81.4%

       female: 63.8% (1995 est.)

      Government

      Country name:

       conventional long form: Republic of Cape Verde

       conventional short form: Cape Verde

       local long form: Republica de Cabo Verde

       local short form: Cabo Verde

      Data code: CV

      Government type: republic

      Capital: Praia

      Administrative divisions: 14 districts (concelhos,

       singular—concelho); Boa Vista, Brava, Fogo, Maio, Paul, Praia, Porto

       Novo, Ribeira Grande, Sal, Santa Catarina, Santa Cruz, Sao Nicolau,

       Sao Vicente, Tarrafal

       note: there may be a new administrative structure of 16 districts

       (Boa Vista, Brava, Maio, Mosteiros, Paul, Praia, Porto Novo, Ribeira

       Grande, Sal, Santa Catarina, Santa Cruz, Sao Domingos, Sao Nicolau,

       Sao Filipe, Sao Vicente, Tarrafal)

      Independence: 5 July 1975 (from Portugal)

      National holiday: Independence Day, 5 July (1975)

      Constitution: new constitution came into force 25 September 1992

      Legal system: derived from the legal system of Portugal

      Suffrage: 18 years of age; universal

      Executive branch:

       chief of state: President Antonio MASCARENHAS Monteiro (since 22

       March 1991)

       head of government: Prime Minister Carlos Alberto Wahnon de Carvalho

       VEIGA (since 13 January 1991)

       cabinet: Council of Ministers appointed by the president on the

       recommendation of the prime minister from among the members of the

       National Assembly

       elections: president elected by popular vote for a five-year term;

       election last held 18 February 1996 (next to be held NA February

       2001); prime minister nominated by the National Assembly and

       appointed by the president

       election results: Antonio MASCARENHAS Monteiro elected president;

       percent of vote—Antonio MASCARENHAS Monteiro (independent) 80.1%

      Legislative branch: unicameral National Assembly or Assembleia

       Nacional (72 seats; members are elected by popular vote to serve

       five-year terms)

       elections: last held 17 December 1995 (next to be held NA 2000)

       election results: percent of vote by party—MPD 59%, PAICV 28%, PCD

       6%; seats by party—MPD 50, PAICV 21, PCD 1

      Judicial branch: Supreme Tribunal of Justice or Supremo Tribunal

       de Justia

      Political parties and leaders: Movement for Democracy or MPD

       Eurico MONTEIRO, president]; Party of Work and Solidarity or PTS

      International organization participation: ACCT, ACP, AfDB, CCC,

       ECA, ECOWAS, FAO, G-77, IBRD, ICAO, ICFTU, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC,

       IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Intelsat, Interpol, IOC, IOM (observer), ITU,

       NAM, OAU, OPCW, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU, WCL, WHO, WIPO, WMO,

       WTrO (applicant)

      Diplomatic representation in the US:

       chief of mission: Ambassador Ferdinand Amilcar Spencer LOPES

       chancery: 3415 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20007

       consulate(s) general: Boston

      Diplomatic representation from the US:

       chief of mission: Ambassador Lawrence Neal BENEDICT

       embassy: Rua Abilio Macedo 81, Praia

       mailing address: C. P. 201, Praia

      Flag description: three horizontal bands of light blue (top, double width), white (with a horizontal red stripe in the middle third), and light blue; a circle of 10 yellow five-pointed stars is centered on the hoist end of the red stripe and extends into the upper and lower blue bands

      Economy

      Economy—overview: Cape Verde's low per capita GDP reflects a poor natural resource base, including serious water shortages exacerbated by cycles of long-term drought. The economy is service-oriented, with commerce, transport, and public services accounting for almost 70% of GDP. Although nearly 70% of the population lives in rural areas, the share of agriculture in GDP in 1995 was only 8%, of which fishing accounts for 1.5%. About 90% 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 constitute a supplement to GDP of more than 20%. Economic reforms, launched by the new democratic government in 1991, are aimed at developing the private sector and attracting foreign investment to diversify the economy. Prospects for 1999 depend heavily on the maintenance of aid flows, remittances, and the momentum of the government's development program.

      GDP: purchasing power parity—$581 million (1998 est.)

      GDP—real growth rate: 7% (1998 est.)

      GDP—per capita: purchasing power parity?$1,450 (1998 est.)

      GDP—composition by sector: agriculture: 8% industry: 18% services: 74% (1996 est.)

      Population below poverty line: NA%

      Household income or consumption by percentage share:

       lowest 10%: NA%

       highest 10%: NA%

      Inflation rate (consumer prices): 4.3% (1998)

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