_#_Organized labor: Trade Unions of Cape Verde Unity Center (UNTC-CS)
_*Government #_Long-form name: Republic of Cape Verde
_#_Type: republic
_#_Capital: Praia
_#_Administrative divisions: 14 districts (concelhos, singular—concelho); Boa Vista, Brava, Fogo, Maio, Paul, Praia, Porto Novo, Ribeira Grande, Sal, Santa Catarina, Santa Cruz, Sao Nicolau, Sao Vicente, Tarrafal
_#_Independence: 5 July 1975 (from Portugal)
_#_Constitution: 7 September 1980; amended 12 February 1981, NA December 1988, and 28 September 1990 (legalized opposition parties)
_#_National holiday: Independence Day, 5 July (1975)
_#_Executive branch: president, prime minister, deputy minister, secretaries of state, Council of Ministers (cabinet)
_#_Legislative branch: unicameral People's National Assembly (Assembleia Nacional Popular)