Ambassador: Mr. Wu Yuanshan
Address: Achada Do Santo Antonio, Praia, Cape Verde (P. O. Box 8)
Tel: +238-623027, 623028 
Fax: +238-623047 
Email: emchina@cvtelecom.cv 

 Economic & Commercial Counselor's Office
Tel: +238-623029
Fax: +238-623007
Website: http://cv.mofcom.gov.cn/ (Portuguese)

 Brief Intro
Situated in the Atlantic Ocean, Cape Verde consists of eighteen islands which are all formed by volcanoes. It is about 500 kilometers off the westernmost coast of Denegal. With a tropical dry climate, the country has an annual average temperature of 24℃ (about 75℉), and the rainfall is 100-200 millimeters (about 3.9-7.9 inches), no more than 400 millimeters (about 15.7 inches) of a year at most. August to October is the rainy season basically without any rains at the rest time.
Land Area: about 4,033 square kilometers (1,557 square miles) with an over 2,000-kilometer (1,243-mile) long coastline
Capital: Praia   
Time: It is 1 hour later than GMT and 9 hours later than Beijing Time. 
Official Language:Portuguese (Creole is widely spoken by the locals.)
Major Religions: Roman Catholic
Currency: centavos, Cape Verde escudo, conto

 Major Holidays:
New Year's Day (January 1); National Heroes' Day (January 20); Labor Day (May 1); Independence Day (July 5); Assumption (August 15); All Saints' Day (November 1); Christmas (December 25)

 Notices for Going to Cape Verde
1. Visa types, entry and other relative policies are in line with common international practices. There are not special regulations on custom, exit and entry control, and no on-site visa too.
2. Vegetable and fruit are especially expensive in the country. Cars are the main means of transportation on islands. Taxis and buses also can be found among streets and lanes. There are airplanes and small motor ships among islands.  
3. Take good care of your valuables while in the crowds.

 Please contact Embassy of Cape Verde in China if nationals of Cape Verde are in troubles there. 

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                                                             China Embassy in Moroni, Comoros