Cabo Verde

Population Statistics

545,993

Total Population

81,899

Population with a disability

according to World Health Organization’s 15% estimate

Election Dates

10 October 2011

Ratified the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities


Constitution of the Republic of Cabo Verde (1995, last amended 2010)

Updated: June 2015

Article 55, section 1 states:

All citizens have the right to participate in government directly and through freely elected representatives.

 

Excerpt from the Constitution of the Republic of Cabo Verde (1995, last amended 2010)