Cape Verde is a stable semi-presidential representative democratic republic.It is among the most democratic nations in the world, ranking 31st position in the world, according to the 2014 Democracy Index.
Cape Verde has a population of approximately half a million people. A large proportion (236,000) of Cape Verdeans live on the main island, Santiago.
Cape Verde (formally, the Republic of Cabo Verde) is a group of arid Atlantic islands which are home to a number of birds and reptiles and constitute a unique ecoregion in the World Wildlife Fund classification.