In 2013, the Island nation of Cape Verde changed its name. As what is it now known?

Cabo Verde is a nation made up of ten volcanic islands and a number of smaller islets, around 600 km from the west coast of Africa in the Atlantic Ocean. The rocky islands, now home to about half a million citizens, were uninhabited before they were discovered by Europeans in the mid-1400s. The new name is actually the original name given to their discovery by Portuguese sailors and means green cape. Once a Portuguese territory and hub for slave traders and pirates, Cabo Verde has been an independent, stable representative democracy for decades and despite a lack of natural resources is thriving by focusing on tourism, investment and other service industries. This small nation is now one of the most democratic and developed countries in Africa.