Sao Tome and Principe
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| Basic Facts |
| Country name |
conventional long form: Democratic Republic of Sao Tome and Principe
conventional short form: Sao Tome and Principe local long form: Republica Democratica de Sao Tome e Principe local short form: Sao Tome e Principe |
| Gevernment type | republic |
| Capital |
name: Sao Tome
geographic coordinates: 0 12 N, 6 39 E time difference: UTC 0 (5 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time) |
| Flag description | three horizontal bands of green (top), yellow (double width), and green with two black five-pointed stars placed side by side in the center of the yellow band and a red isosceles triangle based on the hoist side; uses the popular pan-African colors of Ethiopia |
| Currency | dobra (STD) |
| Internet country code | .st |
| Ports and terminals | Sao Tome |
| Agriculture products | cocoa, coconuts, palm kernels, copra, cinnamon, pepper, coffee, bananas, papayas, beans; poultry; fish |
| Industries | light construction, textiles, soap, beer, fish processing, timber |
| Geography |
| Location | Western Africa, islands in the Gulf of Guinea, straddling the Equator, west of Gabon |
| Coordinates | 1 00 N, 7 00 E |
| Continent | Africa |
| Area |
total: 1,001 sq km
land: 1,001 sq km water: 0 sq km |
| Boundaries | 0 km |
| Coastline | 209 km |
| Climate | tropical; hot, humid; one rainy season (October to May) |
| Terrain | volcanic, mountainous |
| Natural resources | fish, hydropower |
| Natural hazards | NA |
| People |
| Population | 193,413 (July 2006 est.) |
| Ethnic groups | mestico, angolares (descendants of Angolan slaves), forros (descendants of freed slaves), servicais (contract laborers from Angola, Mozambique, and Cape Verde), tongas (children of servicais born on the islands), Europeans (primarily Portuguese) |
| Religions | Catholic 70.3%, Evangelical 3.4%, New Apostolic 2%, Adventist 1.8%, other 3.1%, none 19.4% (2001 census) |
| Languages | Portuguese (official) |
