The Republic of Cape Verde is situated 450 km from the West African coast, far off Senegal, Gambia and Mauritania, stretching between 14 and 17º north and 22 and 25º west. It is composed of 10 Islands.

Cape Verde is a narrow-shaped archipelago of ten islands and eight islets. The total land area is 4,033 km2 divided into two groups. The Barlavento or windward Santo Antão, São Vicente, Santa Luzia, São Nicolau, Sal and Boavista. The Sotavento, or leeward islands, to the south, are Maio, Santiago, Fogo and Brava. Cape Verde has a population of about  484,904 and 80% of this population is half-caste, 17% black and 3% white.

Caught in the Sahel zone, Cape Verde is really a marine extension of the Sahara. The northeast trade wind blows down particularly strongly from December to April. Added to that wind are two other atmospheric factors; the harmattan- dry, hot winds from the Sahara from October to June, laden with brown dust which fills the air like smog and the second factor is the southwest monsoon, which brings the longed-for rains between August and October.

The wild life in Cape Verde is not abundant. It mainly consists of birds, which are about 75 species distributed throughout the Islands. Temperature variation on the islands is small - it remains between 20ºC and 27ºC throughout the year.

The Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) of Cape Verde  stretches for more than 750 000 km2 , characterized by considerable depths and high submarine peaks.

After a long fight for national liberation, Cape Verde finally gained its independence on 5 July, 1975.

In 1991, they settled in for a multi-party system with all the institutions of modern democracy. Today, Cape Verde is rapidly developing and enjoys peace and social stability.

Cape Verde has vast beaches, impressive mountains, high quality fish, various types of seafood and melodious traditional music. The people in Cape Verde are mainly Christians (95%) and the literacy rate is estimated at 70%.