CABO VERDE

TRANSPORT FACT SHEET

1. COUNTRY: CABO VERDE
2. CAPITAL: PRAIA
3. GDP GROWTH RATE: 5.7%
4. MAJOR COMMERCIAL CITIES: Praia, Mindelo, Santa Maria, Cova Figueira, Espargos.
5. MAJOR INTERNATIONAL AIRPORTS:
   • Aristides Pereira International Airport(BVC),
   • Amílcar Cabral International Airport (SID),
   • Nelson Mandela International Airport (RAI).
6. MAJOR SEAPORTS:  Mindelo on São Vicente is the main port for cruise liners and the terminus for the ferry service to Santo Antão. 
7. RAIL AND ROADWAYS: total: 10,000 km including unpaved tracks accessible only to four-wheel drive vehicles.
8. EXPORT GOODS: fuel, shoes, garments, fish, hides
9. EXPORT PARTNERS: Spain, Portugal, Netherlands
10. MPORT GOODS: foodstuffs, industrial products, transport equipment, fuels
11. IMPORT PARTNERS: Portugal, Spain, France, China, Russia