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Cape Verde Islands March 30 Independent of Portugal in 1975 as a one-party socialist republic. A revised constitution in 1990 led to multiparty elections and a peaceful change of government. Mauritania North Atlantic Ocean Senegal Praia Cape Verde Islands Republic of Cape Verde Africa Area 4,033 sq km. Fifteen dry, barren islands 600 km off the west coast of Africa. Population 2010 512,582 2020 583,509 2030 644,903 Ann Gr 1.43% 1.26% 0.91% Density 127/sq km 145/sq km 160/sq km Capital Praia 128,000. Urbanites 61.1%. Pop under 15 yrs 36%. Life expectancy 71.1 yrs. Caboverdian Creole (mixed race) 72.8%. African 25.3%. Fula and Balanta from Guinea-Bissau. European 1.9%. Mostly of Portuguese background. Literacy 81.2%. Official language Portuguese. Trade language Portuguese Creole. All languages 2. Languages with Scriptures 1Bi 1NT 1por 1w.i.p. The privileged position of the Catholic Church ended in 1975. A secular state with freedom of religion. Religions Christian Muslim Non-religious Ethnoreligionist Baha’i Jewish Pop % 94.56 3.10 1.17 1.04 0.12 0.01 Population 484,698 15,890 5,997 5,331 615 51 Ann Gr 1.3% 4.3% 2.1% 0.7% 3.2% 1.4% Christians Denoms Pop % Affiliates Protestant 4 6.44 33,000 Independent 6 4.28 22,000 Catholic 1 89.35 458,000 Marginal 2 2.69 14,000 Unaffiliated 2.10 11,000 Doubly affiliated -10.30 -53,000 Churches MegaBloc Congs Members Affiliates Catholic Church C 82 215,023 458,000 Ch of the Nazarene P 52 5,700 15,960 Seventh-day Adventist P 30 5,700 15,600 New Apostolic Church I 28 4,250 10,200 God Is Love Pente Ch I 15 2,920 7,300 Latter-day Saints (Mormon) M 36 5,259 7,100 Jehovah’s Witnesses M 28 1,675 6,700 Univ Ch,Kingdom of God I 30 2,267 3,400 Other denominations[5] 20 921 2,500 Doubly affiliated -52,800 Total Christians[13] 321 243,715 473,960 TransBloc Evangelicals Evangelicals Renewalists Charismatics Pentecostals Pop % Population Ann Gr 6.6 33,840 4.5% 5.6 2.5 28,788 12,870 5.8% 5.9% Arid land means 80% of food must be imported. Heavily dependent on aid and remittances from Caboverdian migrants. Unexploited tourist and fishing potential. HDI Rank 121st /182. Public debt 55% of GDP. Income/person $3,464 (7% of USA). Unemployment 21.1%. Cape Verde Islands Ann Gr 3.9% 5.5% 1.2% 3.5% -3.3% 0.0% Operation World Copyright © 2010 Jason Mandryk and GMI. All Rights Reserved. Printing or redistribution not permitted except subject to DVD or Download license; see www.operationworld.org/eula Challenges for Prayer Economic and ecological problems must be wisely addressed. Scant resources were q poorly managed in the past, intensifying Cape Verde’s poverty. Pray for government leaders who will make good decisions and develop the economy for the betterment of the whole nation. Most Caboverdians are Catholic in name, but in practice are more influenced by w superstitions and African fetishism. Christian literature is lacking in Creole, and most people have only a rudimentary grasp of Portuguese. Newer religious groups are growing rapidly. This includes evangelicals, but also e marginal groups. The Nazarenes have the longest Protestant presence. More recent arrivals feature Pentecostals from Brazil and the USA. Pray that more indigenous leaders and pastors may be trained for these growing groups. Pray that believers might mature and increase despite poverty and geographic isolation. There are 490,000 Caboverdians living in migrant communities; the largest are r in New England, USA (266,000), Portugal (80,000), Angola (46,000), Senegal and France. Their remittances are vital to those living in Cape Verde. Pray that many in these communities may become true disciples of Jesus and be spiritual and economic blessings to their homeland. Cape Verde Islands March 30 Copyright © 2010 Jason Mandryk and GMI. All Rights Reserved. Printing or redistribution not permitted except subject to DVD or Download license; see www.operationworld.org/eula