Ubicación: Western Africa, group of islands in the North Atlantic Ocean, west of Senegal

Cordenadas Geográficas: 16 00 N, 24 00 W

Referencias en el mapa: World

Area:
total: 4,033 sq km
land: 4,033 sq km
water: 0 sq km

Area - comparativo: slightly larger than Rhode Island

Fronteras: 0 km

Costa: 965 km

Demandas Marítimas: measured from claimed archipelagic baselines
contiguous zone: 24 nm
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
territorial sea: 12 nm

Clima: temperate; warm, dry summer; precipitation meager and very erratic

Terreno: steep, rugged, rocky, volcanic

Extremos de Elevación:
lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m
highest point: Mt. Fogo 2,829 m (a volcano on Fogo Island)

Recursos Naturales: salt, basalt rock, pozzuolana (a siliceous volcanic ash used to produce hydraulic cement), limestone, kaolin, fish

Uso de Tierras:
arable land: 11%
permanent crops: 0%
permanent pastures: 6%
forests and woodland: 0%
other: 83% (1993 est.)

Tierras Irrigadas: 30 sq km (1993 est.)

Peligros Naturales: prolonged droughts; harmattan wind can obscure visibility; volcanically and seismically active

Ambiente - asuntos actuales: overgrazing of livestock and improper land use such as the cultivation of crops on steep slopes has led to soil erosion; demand for wood used as fuel has resulted in deforestation; desertification; environmental damage has threatened several species of birds and reptiles; overfishing

Ambiente - acuerdos internacionales:
party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Desertification, Environmental Modification, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping, Nuclear Test Ban
signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements

Nota - geografía: strategic location 500 km from west coast of Africa near major north-south sea routes; important communications station; important sea and air refueling site