| Climate Cape Verde :
| temperate; warm, dry summer; precipitation meager and very erratic
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| Terrain Cape Verde :
| steep, rugged, rocky, volcanic
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| Elevation extremes lowest Cape Verde :
| Atlantic Ocean 0 m
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| Elevation extremes highest Cape Verde :
| Mt. Fogo 2,829 m (a volcano on Fogo Island)
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| Natural resources Cape Verde :
| salt, basalt rock, limestone, kaolin, fish
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| Land use arableland Cape Verde :
| 9,68%
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| Irrigated land Cape Verde :
| 30 sq km (1998 est.)
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| Natural hazards Cape Verde :
| prolonged droughts; seasonal harmattan wind produces obscuring dust; volcanically and seismically active
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| Environment current issues Cape Verde :
| soil erosion; demand for wood used as fuel has resulted in deforestation; desertification; environmental damage has threatened several species of birds and reptiles; illegal beach sand extraction; overfishing
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| Geography note Cape Verde :
| strategic location 500 km from west coast of Africa near major north-south sea routes; important communications station; important sea and air refueling site
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