Praia

Praia
Port. /prdduy"ah/; Eng. /pruy"euh/, n.
the capital of Cape Verde, in the S Atlantic Ocean, on S São Tiago Island. 39,000.

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City (pop., 2000: 94,757), port, and capital of Cape Verde.

It is located on the southern shore of São Tiago (Santiago) Island, in the Atlantic Ocean, about 400 mi (640 km) off the western African bulge. It ships agricultural products, including bananas, coffee, and sugarcane, and it is a submarine cable station.

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 port city and capital of Cape Verde on the south shore of São Tiago (Santiago) Island, in the Atlantic Ocean, about 400 miles (640 km) off the West African bulge. The port ships agricultural products (bananas, coffee, sugarcane, castor beans) and is a submarine cable station. Pop. (1990 prelim.) 61,797.

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