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Vital Statistics
Areal extent: 4,033 sq.km.**
Human Development Index rank/value (1998): 105/0.688
Gender-related Development Index: 0.675*
Population (2002 est.): 408,760**
Population density: 101 per sq. km.
Urban population, % of total (1975/1997): 21.4/59.3*
Population growth (1975-1997/1997-2015): 2.5/1.8**
Life expectancy, female/male (1998): 71.6/65.8*
Fertility rate 2002: 3.91**
Ethnic groups: Creole - 71%, African - 28%, European - 1%**
Capital: Praia
Largest city/population (2002): Praia/105,000
Gross National Product (1998): $500 millions*
GNP per capita (1998): $1,200*
GDP per capita, US $ total/female/male (1998): $3,233/$1,931/$4,731*
GDP per capita annual growth rate (1975-1998): 3.2%*
GNP per capita annual growth rate (1990-1998): 2.2%
External debt, (US $ millions) 1985/1998/as % of GNP: 97/244*
Total debt serice (as % of exports) 1985/1998: 9.5/9.9*
Chief of State: President Pedro Pires (since 22 March 2001)
Head of Government: Prime Minister Jose Maria Pereira Neves (since 1 February 2001)
Cabinet: Council of Ministers appointed by the president on the recommendation of the prime minister
Elections: president elected by popular vote for a five-year term; election last held 11 and 25 February 2001 (next to be held NA February 2006); Prime Minister nominated by the National Assembly and appointed by the President
Election results: Pedro PIRES elected president; percent of vote - Pedro PIRES (PAICV) 49.43%, Carlos VIEGA (MPD) 49.42%; note - the election was won by only twelve votes
Cabinet: Council of Ministers appointed by the President on the proposal of the Prime Minister
* = UNDP Human Development Report 2000
** CIA World Factbook 2002
n.a. = Information not available at present
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