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Written by Dietrich Köster © June 2012 by Dietrich Köster, D-53113 Bonn
Cape Verde
Official name: Republic of Cape Verde
Capital city: Praia
Language: The official language is Portuguese, besides Creole is spoken.
Population: 530,000
Area: 4,036 sq km
Currency: Cape Verde Escudo (CVE)
Independence Day: 05 July 1975
Guinea-Bissau
Official name: Republic of Guinea-Bissau
Capital city: Bissau
Language: The official language is Portuguese, in addition, among others Creole, Mandjaco and Mandinga are spoken.
Population: 1,696,000
Area: 36,100 sq km
Currency: West African CFA franc (XOF)
Independence Day: 10 September 1974
Equatorial Guinea
Official name: Republic of Equatorial Guinea
Capital city: Malabo
Language: The official languages are Spanish, French and Portuguese, in addition Fang, Bube and Anobonense are spoken.
Population: 676,000
Area: 28,050 sq km
Currency: Central African CFA franc (XAF)
Independence: 12 October 1968
São Tomé and Príncipe
Official name: Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe
Capital city: São Tomé
Language: The official language is Portuguese, besides Creole is spoken.
Population: 158,000
Area: 1,001 sq km
Currency: Dobra (STD)
Independence Day: 12 July 1975
Angola
Official name: Republic of Angola
Capital city: Luanda
Language: The official language is Portuguese, in addition particularly Umbundo, Kimbundo, Kikongo and Tchokwe are spoken.
Population: 16,949,000
Area: 1,246,000 sq km
Currency: Kwanza (AOA)
Independence Day: 11 November 1975
Mozambique
Official name: Republic of Mozambique
Capital city: Maputo
Language: The official language is Portuguese. There are many national languages: Changane, Lomu, Shona, Tsonga, Chicheva, Macua.
Population: 21,372,000
Area: 799,000 sq km
Currency: Metical (MZN)
Independence Day: 25 June 1975
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Compiled with the database of the Community of Portuguese Language Countries (CPLP) and Fischer Weltalmanach 2010 and by own knowledge. See also: Data on the independence of Portuguese colonies.
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