GMT - 1. 220 volts AC, 50Hz. Improvements to rural areas are in progress and the islands have around 18,700 telephones. Some calls to and from Cape Verde must still go through the international operator. Postal facilities can be slow with deliveries to Europe normally taking over a week.
Newspapers are in Portuguese.
There are two weekly papers with an average circulation of 5000, two quarterly cultural magazines and one monthly newspaper. From time to time these change. UK Europe WorldWide, excl. North America WorldWide, incl. Inc. All Rights Reserved.