 | The Courier - N°158 - July - August 1996 Dossier Communication and the media - Country report Cape Verde (ec158e) source ref: ec158e.htm |
 |  | Meeting point |
|  | Robert Ménard, Director of 'Reporters sans frontières' |
| | ACP |
| | The economy of Cameroon: Better prospects but still a long way to go |
| | Jacques Santer commends regional initiative |
| | CTA - moving with the times |
| | Bananas, Hamlet and the Windward IsIands |
| | British beef overshadows Development Council |
| | Country report |
| | Cape Verde |
| | Making the best of history |
| | The economy: too weak to worsen |
| | Interview with President Antonio Mascarenhas Monteiro |
| | A portrait of towns and cities with atmosphere |
| | Cape Verd-EU Cooperation |
| | Profile |
| | Europe |
| | The Lomé Convention in focus |
| | The content of chocolate |
| | Minority businesses in the UK |
| | Dossier |
| | Communication and the media |
| | Aidan White of the IFJ |
| | Freedom of expression: the first freedom |
| | Commission support for democratisation through the media |
| | Images of Africa in the Western media |
| | A message of hope on the Burundi airwaves |
| | Catholic radio in Southern Africa |
| | The Voice of the Disabled in Chad! |
| | TV documentaries and development |
| | The Internet and the South |
| | The press in Africa as a tool in the democratic process |
| | Benin's press on parole? |
| | Current media in the English-speaking Caribbean |
| | 'Doctoring' the image |
| | Analysis |
| | Broadening the debate |
| | 'Re-compromising' development aid for the future |
| | The effects of corruption on development |
| | Close-up |
| | National park restoration in Chad: luxury or necessity ? |
| | Developing World |
| | European NGOs look ahead at annual meeting in Brussels |
| | Africans seek bigger share of tourist dollar |
| | Culture and society |
| | Dak'Art 96 |
| | On creativity... in Africa and elsewhere |
| | The works of Ainsley Yearwood: Bombarded with colour |
| | CTA-Bulletin |
| | Fairness on the livestock field of play |
| | The Courier’s Mailbag |
| | Bibliography |
| | News round-up |
| | Aknowlegments |
Profile
General information
Area: 4 033 km2 Population: 390 000 (1990) Population density: 97 per km2
Population growth rate: 2.8 % (forecast for the period 19922000)
Capital: Praia (pop. 75 000)
Other main town: Mindelo (pop. 65 000)
Languages: Portuguese, Creole
Currency: Cape Verde Escudo (CVE). In May 1996,1 ECU was worth CVE 104 ($1 = CVE 83 approx.)
Politics
Government: Mixed presidential/parliamentary system. The President is not the head of the executive but he represents the country and is guarantor of national unity and the Constitution. Unicameral Parliament.
President: Antonio Mascarenhas Monteiro (elected in 1991 and reselected at the beginning of this year)
Prime Minister: Carlos Veiga (since 1991)
Political parties represented in Parliament:
Movimento pare a Democracia (MPD)
Partido Africano pare a Independencia de Cabo Verde (PAICV)
Partido da Convergencia Democratica (PCD) - formed as a result of a break away from the MPD
Party representation in Parliament: MPD 50, PAICV 21, PCD 1
Economy
(1992 figures)
GDP: CVE 23.9 billion
GDP per capita: US $840
Origin of GDP by sector: agriculture 13%, industry 17%, services 70%
Real GDP growth (estimate 1995): 4% Balance of payments: deficit of CVE 11.9 billion
Main trade partners: Portugal, Spain, Netherlands, Brazil.
Annual inflation rate: 9.1%
Social indicators
Life expectancy at birth: 64.7
Infant mortality per 1000 live births: 56 Adult literacy: 66.4%
Enrolment in education (primary, secondary and tertiary): 59%
Human Development Index rating: 0.536 (123rd out of 174)
Sources: UNDP Human Development Report, 1995; Economic Intelligence Unit 1995; 'Etat et société aux iles du Cap Vert, by Michel Lesourd.
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