- An island country of the Atlantic Ocean west of Senegal. The islands were settled by the Portuguese in the mid-15th century, became a colony in 1495 and an overseas province in 1951, and gained independence in 1975. Praia, on São Tiago Island, is the capital. Population, 296,093.佛得角：大西洋中的一个岛国，位于塞内加尔以西。15世纪中期葡萄牙人在此定居，1495年成为一个殖民地并于1951年成为一个海外省，1975年赢得独立。位于圣地亚哥岛的普拉亚是首都。人口296,093