On 24 October 2013, the country's delegation to the United Nations informed it that other countries should no longer use ''Cape Verde'' or any other translations of ''Cabo Verde'' as part of its official name: all countries should use ''Republic of Cabo Verde'' as the country's official name. Speakers of English have used the name ''Cape Verde'' for the archipelago and, since independence in 1975, for the country. In 2013, the Cape Verdean government determined that it would thenceforth use the Portuguese name  for official purposes, including at the United Nations, even when speaking or writing in English.