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Cape Verde is an archipelago off the west coast
of Africa at 15.02N, 23.34W. It is formed by 10 main
islands and about 8 islets. The main islands are:
- Barlaventos (northern island group)
- Santo Antao Sao
- Vicente Santa Luzia
- Sao Nicolau
- Sal
- Boa Vista
- Sotaventos (southern island group)
Of these, only Santa Luzia and the five islets are
uninhabited. Presently it is a Natural Reserve. All
islands are volcanic, but an active volcano exists
on one of the islands, Fogo. See Mount Fogo. The islets
are Branco, Razo.
Portuguese is Cape Verde's official language,
and the language of instruction in official schools.
However, the Cape Verdean Crioulo languages are also
widely spoken. These are a range of Portuguese-based
creole languages, which vary considerably from island
to island.
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