The archipelago of Cape Verde consists of 10 islands and 5 islets, divided into two groups:

• Barlavento (windward) islands
• Sotavento (leeward) islands

The islands in the Barlavento group are Santo Antão, São Vicente, Santa Luzia, São Nicolau, Sal, and Boa Vista. The islands in the Sotavento group are Maio, Santiago, Fogo, and Brava. All but Santa Luzia are inhabited.

Below is a sortable list of the islands of Cape Verde. Population figures are of 2000.

Island	Population	%	Density
Santiago	236,717	54.5%	238.9
São Vicente	67,163	15.5%	295.9
Santo Antão	47,124	10.8%	60.5
Fogo	37,421	8.6%	78.6
Sal	14,816	3.4%	68.6
São Nicolau	13,661	3.1%	303.6
Brava	6,804	1.6%	106.3
Maio	6,754	1.6%	25.1
Boa Vista	4,209	1.0%	6.8
Santa Luzia	0	0.0%	0.0
Cape Verde	434,669	100%	116.8

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