Which country or map area contains Praia?
Praia is shown within Cape Verde in the atlas dataset.
- Country or map area
- Cape Verde
- Region name
- Praia
- Approximate latitude
- 14.9° north
- Approximate longitude
- 23.5° west
- Country capital
- Praia
- Country currency
- Cape Verdean escudo
- World region
- Western Africa
Quick answers about Praia
What kind of place is Praia?
It is shown in this atlas as a first-level state, province or administrative region.
Where is Praia on the globe?
Its approximate map centre is 14.9° north latitude and 23.5° west longitude.
What is the capital of Cape Verde?
The country capital is Praia.
Sources and review
Facts were last reviewed on 13 September 2026. Boundaries and state/province names use Natural Earth. Country reference fields use the Countries dataset. India boundary presentation follows the project’s stated Survey of India reference.