Key facts
Capital: Sao Tome
Location: Central Africa, islands in the Gulf of Guinea, just north of the Equator, west of Gabon
Government: Democratic Republic of Sao Tome and Principe
Currency: dobras (STD)
Area: 964 sq km
Population: 213,948 (July 2021 est.)
Languages: Portuguese 98.4% (official), Forro 36.2%, Cabo Verdian 8.5%, French 6.8%, Angolar 6.6%, English 4.9%, Lunguie 1%, other (including sign language) 2.4%; note - shares sum to more than 100% because some respondents gave more than one answer on the census; other Portuguese-based Creoles are also spoken (2012 est.)
Religion: Catholic 55.7%, Adventist 4.1%, Assembly of God 3.4%, New Apostolic 2.9%, Mana 2.3%, Universal Kingdom of God 2%, Jehovah's Witness 1.2%, other 6.2%, none 21.2%, unspecified 1% (2012 est.)
TimeZone: UTC 0
Tel Code: +239
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