Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe
República Democrática de
São Tomé e Príncipe (Portuguese) |
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Motto: "Unidade, Disciplina, Trabalho" (Portuguese)
"Unity, Discipline, Work" |
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Location of São Tomé and Príncipe (dark blue)
– in Africa (light blue & dark grey) |
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Capital and largest city |
São Tomé 0°20′N 6°44′E / 0.333°N 6.733°E |
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Official languages | Portuguese | ||||
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Demonym |
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Government | Unitary semi-presidential republic | ||||
Evaristo Carvalho | |||||
Patrice Trovoada | |||||
Legislature | National Assembly | ||||
Independence | |||||
• from Portugal
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12 July 1975 | ||||
Area | |||||
• Total
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964 km2 (372 sq mi) (171th) | ||||
• Water (%)
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Negligible | ||||
Population | |||||
• 2014 estimate
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190,428 | ||||
• 2013 census
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192,993 | ||||
• Density
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187.17/km2 (484.8/sq mi) (69th) | ||||
GDP (PPP) | 2016 estimate | ||||
• Total
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$694 million | ||||
• Per capita
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$3,344 | ||||
GDP (nominal) | 2016 estimate | ||||
• Total
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$351 million | ||||
• Per capita
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$1,690 | ||||
Gini (2010) | 33.9 medium |
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HDI (2014) |
0.555 medium · 143rd |
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Currency | Dobra (STD) | ||||
Time zone | GMT (UTC+0) | ||||
Drives on the | right | ||||
Calling code | +239 | ||||
ISO 3166 code | ST | ||||
Internet TLD | .st |
Coordinates: 1°N 7°E / 1°N 7°E
– in Africa (light blue & dark grey)
– in the African Union (light blue)
São Tomé and Príncipe (/ˌsaʊ təˈmeɪ ən ˈprɪnsᵻpə/ SOW-tə-MAY-ən PRIN-si-pə or /ˈprɪnsᵻpeɪ/ PRIN-si-pay;Portuguese: [sɐ̃w tuˈmɛ i ˈpɾĩsɨpɨ]), officially the Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe, is a Portuguese-speaking island nation in the Gulf of Guinea, off the western equatorial coast of Central Africa. It consists of two archipelagos around the two main islands: São Tomé and Príncipe, located about 140 kilometres (87 miles) apart and about 250 and 225 kilometres (155 and 140 miles), respectively, off the northwestern coast of Gabon.