Cape Verde

Country in Western Africa

Cape Verde is a country in Western Africa, with its capital in Praia. About 527,326 people live there (2025), making it the 168th most populous of the 195 countries. At 4,033 km², it is the 166th largest country by area. It has no land borders.

Cape Verde at a glance

Capital: Praia
Population (2025): 527,326
Area: 4,033 km²
Density: 131 per km²
Official language: Portuguese
Currency: Cape Verdean escudo
People: Cape Verdian
Calling code: +238
Internet domain: .cv
Coast: Surrounded by sea

Where is Cape Verde?

How Cape Verde compares

Population rank

168th of 195

52nd of 54 in Africa

Size rank

166th of 195

50th of 54 in Africa

Crowding

131 per km²

More crowded than 64% of countries

Similar in size: Trinidad and Tobago (5,130 km²).
Similar population: Maldives (529,676).
Cape Verde is the only place that uses the Cape Verdean escudo.
Portuguese is also an official language in 8 other countries: Angola, Brazil, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Mozambique, Portugal and 2 more.

The flag of Cape Verde

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Its outline

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How players do with Cape Verde

Every answer in DodoThinks games is counted anonymously. This is how players have done with Cape Verde so far, from 72 answers up to November 2026.

On the map

40% right

40th hardest of 176 · 72 answers

Players find Cape Verde on the map in 40% of tries, which makes it one of the harder places to find. The most common wrong answer is Sudan.

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Cape Verde has no land borders

Cape Verde shares no land border with another country.

Quick quiz: Cape Verde

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1. Which is the flag of Cape Verde?
2. What is the capital of Cape Verde?
3. Which has more people?

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Questions about Cape Verde

Is Cape Verde a country?

Yes. Cape Verde is an independent country and one of the 193 member states of the United Nations.

What is the capital of Cape Verde?

The capital of Cape Verde is Praia.

Does Cape Verde have any land borders?

No. Cape Verde is surrounded by sea and shares no land border with another country.

How big is Cape Verde?

Cape Verde covers 4,033 km², about the same size as Trinidad and Tobago (5,130 km²).

Is Cape Verde hard to find on a map?

Yes, for many players. On DodoThinks map quizzes, players find Cape Verde in 40% of 72 tries, 40th hardest of 176 places with enough answers to count. The most common wrong answer is Sudan.

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