Cape Verde 🇨🇻
Cape Verde is part of Africa with main city at
Praia. Its Developing country with a
population of 531K people. The main currency is Cabo Verde Escudo. The languages
spoken are Portuguese. the Republic of Cabo Verde is the formal name of Cape Verde Get useful information like travel advice, temperatures, rainfall, socket plugs,
languages spoken, SIM cards, ATM, currencies, road rules and emergency numbers.
👍 Developing 🌤️ ~21.24 °C 🌧 ~15.20 mm 👨👩👦👦 531K people
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General
🔌 Sockets
Cape Verde uses 230V, 50Hz with sockets and plugs Type C and Type F.
🌐 Languages
The languages that are typically spoken are Portuguese
💱 Currencies Used
Cape Verde uses the Cape Verdean escudo (symbol: $), code CVE.Banknotes come in denominations of 5000, 2000, 1000, 500 and 200 escudos. Escudo is subdivided into 100 centavos. Coins come in denominations of 200, 100, 50, 20, 10, 5 and 1 escudos.
🏧 ATMs
Automatic teller machines are common in Cape Verde. You can usually find them in both large & small cities.You do not need a chip & PIN card to use an ATM — your standard magnetic card will work fine.
📡 Internet
Internet speed in Cape Verde is on average 4.5 Mbps. WiFi coverage in Cape Verde is low. It is not as easy to find one.
📱 Phones
You can buy a SIM card for about 1,809.95 CVE, which includes 6 GB of data plan. You can choose from 2 telecoms: CV Móvel or t+ (Unitel T-Mais). Cape Verde uses GSM mobile networks GSM 900 and GSM 1800. If you don't want to buy SIM card in Cape Verde upon arrival, make sure to check the roaming charges with your telecom provider before your departure so there are no surprises when you return home.
📞 Calling
To call Cape Verde, dial +, then 238 (the country code for Cape Verde), then the area code and the local number. For local calls within Cape Verde, start with the area code. In the case above area code is 2 .
🆘 Emergency
Police
922
Ambulance
933
Fire department
999
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