Administrative divisions
22 · First-level (ADM1)Boundaries shown do not imply endorsement.
Boa VistaBravaMaioMosteirosPaulPorto NovoPraiaRibeira BravaRibeira GrandeRibeira Grande de SantiagoSalSanta CatarinaSanta Catarina do FogoSanta CruzSão DomingosSão FilipeSão Lourenço dos ÓrgãosSão MiguelSão Salvador do MundoSão VicenteTarrafalTarrafal de São Nicolau
Source: geoBoundaries CGAZ (ADM1)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Total area | 4,030 km²World Bank WDI [2023] |
| Exclusive economic zone (EEZ) | 801,900 km²Marine Regions [2024] |
| Administrative divisions (ADM1) | 22 divisionsgeoBoundaries [2026] |
| Location | Western Africa, group of islands in the North Atlantic Ocean, west of SenegalCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
| Coastline | 965 kmCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
| Land boundaries | 0 kmCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
| Bordering countries | No authoritative open source found |
| Terrain | steep, rugged, rocky, volcanicCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
| Climate | temperate; warm, dry summer; precipitation meager and erraticCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
| Natural resources | salt, basalt rock, limestone, kaolin, fish, clay, gypsumCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
| Highest point | Mt. Fogo (a volcano on Fogo Island) 2,829 mCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
| Lowest point | Atlantic Ocean 0 mCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
| Mean elevation | No authoritative open source found |
| Area (comparative) | slightly larger than Rhode IslandCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
| Natural hazards | prolonged droughts; seasonal harmattan wind produces obscuring dust; volcanically and seismically active volcanism: Fogo (2,829 m), which last erupted in 1995, is Cabo Verde's only active volcanoCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
| Maritime claims | territorial sea: 12 nm; contiguous zone: 24 nm; exclusive economic zone: 200 nm; note: measured from claimed archipelagic baselinesCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
