Cape Verde Islands

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Official Name
Republic of Cape Verde
Population Full

550,000 (2019 census)

Principal Languages
Kabuverdianu, Portuguese
Literacy Rate
87% (2015 UNESCO)
International Conventions
ACHPR (1987), CSICH (2016), ICCPR (1993), UNCRPD (2011), UNDRIP (2007)
General References
Lobban 1995; Lobban and Saucier 2007; Holm 1989
Deaf Population
1,550
Language Counts
The number of established languages listed for Cape Verde Islands is 2. All are living languages. Of these, 1 is indigenous and 1 is non-indigenous. Furthermore, 2 are institutional.