Cape Verde has about 600,000 people. More than half live on Santiago Island. The country is made up of ten Atlantic islands. Nine of these have people living on them. Around a quarter of the population lives in poverty. Remittances from abroad make up a large part of the economy. The official language is Portuguese. Kriolu is spoken widely. The World Cup put a light on the nation after Argentina beat Cape Verde on Saturday. Few knew the tiny nation before that game.