Highways: total: 1,350 km paved: 932 km unpaved: 418 km (2000)
Ports and harbors:
Mindelo, Praia, Tarrafal
Merchant marine:
total: 5 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 5,395 GRT/6,614 DWT
by type: cargo 2, chemical tanker 1, passenger/cargo 2
foreign-owned: 1 (United Kingdom 1) (2005)
Airports: 7 note: 3 airports are reported to be nonoperational (2004 est.)
Airports - with paved runways: total: 6 over 3,047 m: 1 914 to 1,523 m: 5 (2004 est.)
Airports - with unpaved runways:
total: 1
under 914 m: 1 (2004 est.)
Military Cape Verde
Military branches:
People's Revolutionary Armed Forces (FARP): Army, Coast Guard
(includes maritime air wing)
Manpower available for military service:
males age 18-49: 84,641 (2005 est.)
Manpower fit for military service:
males age 18-49: 65,614 (2005 est.)