Pedro Verona Rodrigues Pires
President

(pronounced "PAY-drow veh-RONE-ah rod-REE-gez PAIR-ez")

"It will never be possible to build the future that we envision for our children without the active participation of the women of Cape Verde. The majority of Cape Verdean heads of households are women."

Cape Verde is a nation made up of ten islands and five islets. The archipelago nation is situated in the Atlantic Ocean approximately 500 km (311 mi) west of Dakar, Senegal. Sao Tiago (Santiago) is the largest island at 922 sq km (356 sq mi); it is also the location of the capital, Cidade de Praia. Mindelo, on the island of Sao Vicente, is the other main population center and the major port of the country. The total population was estimated at 408,760 in 2002. Cape Verde has a high birth rate with an average of 27.8 births...