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About PINTOMAP Cape Verde (Africa / Western Africa)The Republic of Cape Verde or Cape Verde (Portuguese: Cabo Verde, pron. /) is a republic located on an archipelago in the Macaronesia ecoregion of the North Atlantic Ocean, off the western coast of Africa. Concelho do Sal (Africa / Western Africa / Cape Verde)Cidade Velha (Africa / Western Africa / Cape Verde)Cidade Velha (Portuguese for "old city"), or Razo (Africa / Western Africa / Cape Verde)For razó as literary genre, see Razó (Occitan literary form). Branco, Cape Verde (Africa / Western Africa / Cape Verde)Branco (Portuguese for "white") is a small island in the Barlaventos archipelago of Cape Verde. It is uninhabited except by birds and is known for its guano and surrounding marine life. Mindelo (Africa / Western Africa / Cape Verde)Mindelo (Mindelu in Santiago Crioulo, and Mindel' in São Vicente Crioulo), is a port town on the Cape Verde in the northern part of the island of São Vicente. Mindelo is also the seat of the parish of Nossa Senhora da Luz, and this island's municipality. Porto Novo, Cape Verde (Africa / Western Africa / Cape Verde)Porto Novo (Portuguese for "new port") is officially the westernmost municipality in Cape Verde and all of Africa but not the mainland. It is a town and a municipality in the island of Santo Antão of Barlavento. Maio (Africa / Western Africa / Cape Verde)Maio is the easternmost of the Sotavento islands of Cape Verde. Maio is located south of the islands of Boa Vista and east of Santiago It is named for its first sighting by Europeans on May 1 1460. Mount Fogo (Africa / Western Africa / Cape Verde)| Topographic map = Santo Antão (Africa / Western Africa / Cape Verde)Santo Antão (Portuguese for "Saint Anthony"), Santa Luzia, Cape Verde (Africa / Western Africa / Cape Verde)Santa Luzia (Portuguese for Saint Lucia) is an island of the Barlavento archipelago in Cape Verde located between São Nicolau and São Vicente. The area is 35 km² (some reads 34 km²). Praia (Africa / Western Africa / Cape Verde)Praia (Portuguese for "beach"), population 113,664 (2005), is the capital of Cape Verde, an island nation in the Atlantic Ocean west of Senegal. Praia is also the largest city in Cape Verde after Mindelo and municipally Santa Catarina. São Vicente, Cape Verde (Africa / Western Africa / Cape Verde)São Vicente (Portuguese for "Saint Vincent"), also Sanvicente or Sanvcênt in Capeverdean Crioulo, is one of the Barlavento islands of the Cape Verde. It is separated by the São Vicente Channel in the northwest separating the island of Santo Antão. Boa Vista, Cape Verde (Africa / Western Africa / Cape Verde)Boa Vista (Portuguese meaning "good view") is a desert island in the Barlaventos archipelago of Cape Verde and is also the easternmost. It economy was originally based on agriculture, but desertification led to salt collection becoming more important. Sal, Cape Verde (Africa / Western Africa / Cape Verde)Sal (Portuguese for "salt" -- from the mines at Pedra de Lume) is an island in the archipelago of Cape Verde, and the municipality of the same name. The island is around 30 km long by 12 km wide. Brava, Cape Verde (Africa / Western Africa / Cape Verde)see also Brava (Disambiguation) Fogo, Cape Verde (Africa / Western Africa / Cape Verde)| Topographic map = São Nicolau (Africa / Western Africa / Cape Verde)São Nicolau (Portuguese meaning Saint Nicholas) is one of the Barlavento islands of Cape Verde. It is located between the major islands of São Vicente and Sal Its population is 12,864, the area is 388 km². Santiago, Cape Verde (Africa / Western Africa / Cape Verde)Santiago (Portuguese for "Saint James"), or Santiagu in the local Bádiu language, is the largest island of Cape Verde, its most important agricultural centre and home to half the nation's population. 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