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General Resources: Cape Verde

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The sites listed below were chosen for their utility in providing information (either brief or extensive) as well as directories and more extensive portal pages concerning aspects of Cape Verdean life and culture.

For Library of Congress contact information and materials, consult the Cape Verde Country page of the African Section of the African and Middle Eastern Division. The Library of Congress Online Catalog is available at http://catalog.loc.gov. To track bills and other Congressional materials having to do with the topic, consult the Library’s Thomas Legislative Information page at: http://thomas.loc.gov .


AdmiNet - Africa (http://www.adminet.com/africa/)
Links to: government, business, culture, etc.

Africa In Sight (http://www.africainsight.org)
Useful homework and ready reference site for basic information, statistical data, and highlights about a country. Provides a quiz, articles, news, etc.

Afrika.no: the Index on Africa (The Norwegian Council for Africa) (http://afrika.no/)
Links to news, information, annotated resources on African countries. Sponsored by the Norwegian Council for Africa.

Afrol News (http://www.afrol.com/)
A portal link to vast resources for sub-Saharan African countries.

CIA -- The World Factbook (https://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/index.html)
An annual publication of the CIA, contains up-to-date information on all aspects of the political, social and military history of a particular country.

CNN Interactive -- Africa (http://www.cnn.com/)
Current information on weather, business, science, tourism, etc.

Cabo Verde -- The Embassy of the Republic of Cape Verde to the United States of America

(http://www.virtualcapeverde.net/capeverdeusaembassy/index.htm)
Official site.

Cabo Verde 24 (http://www.caboverde24.com)
Portal site to Cape Verde with links to music, art news, etc.

Cabo Verde Community Weblog
(http://www.virtualcapeverde.net/weblog/)
An initiative of The Friends of the Republic of Capo Verde. Inc., and a new component of the Virtual Cape Verde Country Portal. The Weblog is a place for the Cabo Verdiano Nation to meet and exchange views and ideas about their participation in building the Homeland and connecting the Global Caboverdiano Nation.

Cape Verde Home Page (Unofficial) (http://www.umassd.edu/SpecialPrograms/caboverde/capeverdean.html)
“Connecting with the Worldwide Capeverdean Community.” On-line since May 1, 1995, this is a collaborative project hosted at the University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth.

Cape Verdeans in Cyber Space
(http://www.umassd.edu/SpecialPrograms/caboverde/cybercvs.html)
“These are web sites and home pages of people and institutions of Cabo Verde, of those who were born in the islands, of people of Cape Verdean ancestry living around the world, and of those who have a special relationship to the islands and to the Cape Verdean people.”

Country Reports about ... (http://www.countryreports.org/)
Offers links to sites about many countries by such subjects as government, the military, economy, the weather, etc.

CountryWatch (http://www.countrywatch.com/)
Useful site for general data.

Development Gateway Country Overview (http://www.developmentgateway.org/)
“The Development Gateway helps communities, organizations, and individuals build partnerships, share ideas, and work together to reduce poverty.” Search by development projects as well as by country to identify additional web sites and documents.

Embassy of Cape Verde (http://www.capeverdeusa.org/)
The official site of the Embassy of Cape Verde to the USA. Links to sites for the Cape Verdean Community in the United States.

Encyclopedia.com (http://www.encyclopedia.com)
From the Electronic Library, searching the Encyclopedia.com by country provides numerous narrative articles on its history, culture, politics.

Infoplease (http://www.infoplease.com/)
Part of the electronic Learning Network, this homepage allows searches by country which yield articles in almanacs, dictionaries, encyclopedias, biographical works, etc. Additional reference links are provided as well.

Jornal de Notícias (http://jn.sapo.pt/)
Online journal.

Links To Essential Web Sites for International Organizations (http://www.usemb.org.zm/wwwhint.htm)
Site of the Information Resource Center in Lusaka, Zambia. Links to parastatals such as Red Cross, Red Crescent, ICRC, IMF, NATO, OAS, OECD, World Bank, WHO, WTO, International Studies Association, and International Communications Union.

Lonely Planet - Destinations (http://www.lonelyplanet.com/destinations/)
Search by country to find information on travel, attractions, history, culture, and environment. of that location.

Mbendi, Information for Africa
(http://www.mbendi.co.za)
“Africa's leading business website and one of the world's top mining, energy and international trade websites. The site has been designed to assist business-people to identify and research business opportunities in the country and industry sectors of their choice.” Provides the economic profile, investment and information, such as visa requirements and currency exchange rates.

National Anthem -- Africa (http://www.thenationalanthems.com/africa.htm)
Provides the national anthem in the official language and in English translation, and the local time.

NewAfrica.com (http://www.newafrica.com)
Useful site for general data.

OneWorld.net (http://www.oneworld.net/)
Searchable by country, regions and topics. Includes current headlines and special reports.

U.S. Department of State
(http://state.gov/)
Numerous documents concerning diplomatic and international relations, travel advice and warnings relating to the countries of the world are available on the State Department’s official site by searching under a particular country’s name.

U.S. Department of State - Background Notes
(http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/)
Background Notes are factual publications that contain information on all the countries of the world with which the United States has relations. They include facts on the country's land, people, history, government, political conditions, economy, and its relations with other countries and the United States.

United Nations
(http://www.un.org)
The official site of the United Nations provides articles, reports, etc. in several languages on all aspects of the initiatives and mission of that organization as well as on the contemporary life, culture, society, international relations, etc. of all the countries and peoples of the world.

United Nations ReliefWeb (http://www.reliefweb.int/w/rwb.nsf/ByCountry/)
“ReliefWeb is a project of the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA)... serving the information needs of the humanitarian relief community” Offers news updates to crisis situations around the world and includes information about refugee camps and other relief efforts.

United States. Agency for International Development. Development Experience Clearinghouse (DEC) (http://www.dec.org)
“The purpose of the DEC is to strengthen USAID's development projects, activities, and programs by making ... development experience documents available to USAID offices and mission staff, PVO's, NGO's, universities and research institutions, developing countries, and the public worldwide.”

United States. Department of State (http://www.state.gov)
Numerous documents concerning diplomatic and international relations, travel advice and warnings relating to the countries of the world are available on the State Department’s official site by searching under a particular country’s name.

United States. Library of Congress. Virtual Reference Shelf (http://www.loc.gov/rr/askalib/virtualref.html)
The Library of Congress has mounted this useful site on its home page to give scholars and researchers access to common online sources which are excellent for initial stages of research. These online tools are organized by subject and format, e.g., "Almanacs and Fast Facts," "Directories," "Libraries," etc.

Websites of U.S. embassies and consulates
(http://usembassy.state.gov/)
Provides information on US government mission and services, and public and private sector information on each country.

World Desk Reference (http://uk.dk.com/)
Searchable by country, this is the online version of the handbook with more than 5000 illustrations and maps.

World News Network - WN.com (http://www.wn.com)
Useful site for general data for all of Africa.

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