Cabo Verde

Key facts

How Cabo Verde ranks

• One of 40 countries on Earth with no land border at all.

Every ranking is computed from the facts above — see the full record tables.

Which countries border Cabo Verde?

Cabo Verde shares no land border with another sovereign state.

Cabo Verde in the game

Every puzzle gives three clues that exactly one country satisfies. Cabo Verde is a deep cut — answers this obscure only show up in hard puzzles. These are the 25 clues from the pool that are true of Cabo Verde, rarest first — the fewer countries share a clue, the harder it works for you on the board.

• Has Portuguese as an official language1 of 9
• Its capital city's name begins with “P”1 of 17
• Its name begins with “C”1 of 17
• Is an archipelago1 of 28
• Has an area smaller than 10,000 km²1 of 32
• Its name has more than one word1 of 32
• Has fewer than 1 million people1 of 37
• Has no land borders1 of 40
• Is an island nation1 of 47
• Lies entirely in the western hemisphere1 of 49
• Is in Africa1 of 54
• Its flag features a star1 of 67
• Has an area smaller than 50,000 km²1 of 69
• Has fewer people than Ireland1 of 74
• Borders fewer than 3 countries1 of 84
• Its flag contains yellow or gold1 of 85
• Is smaller than Portugal1 of 86
• Has an area smaller than 100,000 km²1 of 88
• Is smaller than Iceland1 of 89
• Lies entirely within the tropics1 of 90
• Its flag contains blue1 of 99
• Has fewer than 10 million people1 of 100
• Has exactly one official language1 of 130
• Drives on the right1 of 141
• Has an area smaller than 500,000 km²1 of 144

Common questions about Cabo Verde

Which countries border Cabo Verde?

Cabo Verde shares no land border with another sovereign state.

What is the capital of Cabo Verde?

The capital of Cabo Verde is Praia.

Is Cabo Verde landlocked?

No — Cabo Verde is an island nation.

What language is spoken in Cabo Verde?

Cabo Verde has one official language, Portuguese.