Reserves of foreign exchange and gold:
$296 million (31 December 2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 124 $284 million (31 December 2009 est.)
Debt - external:
$325 million (2002) country comparison to the world: 169
Exchange rates:
Cape Verdean escudos (CVE) per US dollar - 88.58 (2010), 79.377 (2009), 73.84 (2008), 81.235 (2007), 87.946 (2006)
Communications ::Cape Verde
Telephones - main lines in use:
72,200 (2009) country comparison to the world: 153
Telephones - mobile cellular: