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| Location | Western Africa, group of islands in the North Atlantic Ocean, west of Senegal |
| Geographic coordinates | 16 00 N, 24 00 W |
| Map references | political_world |
| Area |
total: 4,033 sq km water: 0 sq km land: 4,033 sq km |
| Area comparative | slightly larger than Rhode Island |
| Land boundaries | 0 km |
| Coastline | 965 km |
| Maritime claims | measured from claimed archipelagic baselines
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm contiguous zone: 24 nm territorial sea: 12 nm |
| Climate | temperate; warm, dry summer; precipitation meager and very erratic |
| Terrain | steep, rugged, rocky, volcanic |
| Elevation extremes |
lowest point: atlantic ocean 0 m highest point: mt. fogo 2,829 m (a volcano on fogo island) |
| Natural resources | salt, basalt rock, limestone, kaolin, fish |
| Land use |
arable land: 9.68% permanent crops: 0.5% other: 89.82% (2001) |
| Irrigated land | 30 sq km (1998 est.) |
| Natural hazards | prolonged droughts; seasonal harmattan wind produces obscuring dust; volcanically and seismically active |
| Environment - current issues | soil erosion; demand for wood used as fuel has resulted in deforestation; desertification; environmental damage has threatened several species of birds and reptiles; illegal beach sand extraction; overfishing |
| Environment - international agreements |
party to: biodiversity, climate change, desertification, environmental modification, hazardous wastes, law of the sea, marine dumping, ozone layer protection signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements |
| Geography note | strategic location 500 km from west coast of Africa near major north-south sea routes; important communications station; important sea and air refueling site |
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