Travel & technology
Electric power
- Plug shape
- Voltage
- 220V, 50Hz
Phone dialing
- Code to call Cape Verde
- +238
What every visitor should know about Cape Verde:
- Money
- The currency is the Cape Verdean escudo (CVE). 10 CVE is worth about US$0.14, or €0.09.
- Crime
- CrimeSafe Travel Score™: 4 out of 5 (Safe)
Areas of concern:
- Mugging
- Armed robbery is rare but occurs
- Capital
- Praia
- Tap water
- Unsafe. Water purification efforts are inadequate to guarantee safe supply. Drink boiled or bottled water whenever possible.
Cape Verde facts and figures:
People
- Population
- 429,474
- Language
- Portuguese, Crioulo (a blend of Portuguese and West African words)
- Ethnicity
- Creole (mulatto) 71%, African 28%, European 1%
Economy
- GDP
- US$4,200 (per capita)