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Sao Tome and Principe

Sao Tome and Principe You will find this fairy-tale island in the Gulf of Guinea, full of tropical jungles, rainforests, volcanic mountains, and of course the most beautiful beaches where you can enjoy the sun and relax. Beeing a former Portuguese colony, you will be able to indulge in a feest of exotic flavours blending with delicious aromas.

Area: 1000 Km²
Population: 165.000 (2001 est.)
Density: 165 pop/Km²

System of government: Republic
Capital: São Tomé (43.000 pop.)
Major cities: Santo Antonio 5000 pop.
Ethnic majority: Creole, African
Border countries: -

Principal mountains: Pico de São Tomé 2024 m
Principal rivers: -
Principal lakes: -
Principal islands: São Tomé 836 Km², Principe 128 Km²
Climate: Equatorial

Language: Portuguese
Religion: Christian 80%, Indigenous Beliefs 20%
Currency: Dobra (STD)

Fixed public holidays: 3/2, 12/7, 25/12
Dialling code: 00239
GMT: 0

World Heritage List: -

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Algeria	Angola	Benin
Botswana	Burkina Faso	Burundi
Cameroon	Cape Verde	Central African Republic
Chad	Comoros	Congo
Congo, Democratic Rep	Cote d Ivoire	Djibouti
Egypt	Equatorial Guinea	Eritrea
Ethiopia	Gabon	Gambia
Ghana	Guinea	Guinea Bissau
Kenya	Lesotho	Liberia
Libya	Madagascar	Malawi
Mali	Mauritania	Mauritius
Morocco	Mozambique	Namibia
Niger	Nigeria	Rwanda
Sao Tome and Principe	Senegal	Seychelles
Sierra Leone	Somalia	South Africa
Sudan	Swaziland	Tanzania
Togo	Tunisia	Uganda
Zambia	Zimbabwe