00:00Do you know that absolutely no one has lived in this country before the Colombian Portuguese arrived in 1456?
00:05Today, we are going to discover this fascinating country in our tour of the world of the countries.
00:08The Cape Vert, an archipel of 10 islands, is located in the Atlantic Ocean,
00:12at about 570 km from the coast of the Sénégal.
00:14With a superficie of 4033 km2, its population, of about 560 000 inhabitants,
00:19represents a unique mix of African and Portuguese influences,
00:22visible in its music, dance and cuisine.
00:25The island of Santiago, the biggest, abrite Praia, the capital,
00:28and regrouped almost half of the inhabitants,
00:30reputed for its political stability and its economy in growth,
00:33based mainly on tourism, services and transfers from the diaspora,
00:37which represents about a third of its total population.
00:39And you know what's really exciting about the Cape Vert?
00:42It's that there are more Cape Verts who live abroad than on their own.
00:46Because in 1456, these islands were totally desert,
00:49which made one of the rare places in the world to not have any indigenous population.
00:53This unique story, liée to a rich and vibrant culture,
00:55made the Cape Verts a incontourable destination for the fans of history and cultural diversity.
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