Sao Tome and Principe is an island country in the Gulf of Guinea, off the western equatorial coast of Central Africa, comprising two main islands about 81 nautical miles apart. It gained independence from Portugal on 12 July 1975. Its capital is Sao Tome. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Population2023 estimate, from Sao Tome and Principe's own Wikipedia infobox; a 2018 official estimate recorded 201,800. Population Estimate Year Area (sq km) Independence or Founding YearSao Tome and Principe gained independence from Portugal on 12 July 1975. Income Group Government Type Classification
Sovereignty Status São Tomé and Príncipe
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The Central Bank of São Tomé and Príncipe (Portuguese: Banco Central de São Tomé e Príncipe or BCSTP) is the central bank of São Tomé and Príncipe, a Portuguese-speaking island nation off the western equatorial coast of Central Africa.
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Cour suprême du Sao Tomé-et-Principe
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Country distribution Angola · Benin · Botswana · Cameroon · Central African Republic · Chad · Comoros · Democratic Republic of the Congo · Equatorial Guinea · Eswatini · Ethiopia · Gabon · Gambia · Ghana · Kenya · Madagascar · Malawi · Mauritius · Mayotte · Mozambique · Namibia · Nigeria · Republic of the Congo · Réunion · Senegal · Seychelles · Sierra Leone · Somalia · South Africa · South Sudan · Sudan · São Tomé and Príncipe · Tanzania · Togo · Uganda · Zambia · Zimbabwe · Burundi? · Cote d'Ivoire? · Guinea? · Liberia? · Mali? · Mauritania? · Rwanda?
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Country distribution São Tomé and Príncipe
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Sudan · São Tomé and Príncipe · Tanzania
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It is endemic to São Tomé and Príncipe.
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São Tomé and Príncipe
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1. Member States of the United Nations (Wikipedia)
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The United Nations comprise 193 sovereign states and the world's largest intergovernmental organization.
2. Sao Tome and Principe (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationInfobox, capital
Sao Tome
Infobox, area
964 km2 (372 sq mi)
Infobox: population_estimate
220,372
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Cycles of social unrest and economic instability throughout the 19th and 20th centuries culminated in peaceful independence in 1975 as a one-party communist state, which would remain in place until 1990.
Introduction
an island country in the Gulf of Guinea, off the western equatorial coast of Central Africa
View the Source 3. CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive): The World Factbook archive: São Tomé and Príncipe
CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive)Geography, Coastline
209 km
Government, Government type
semi-presidential republic
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"name": "Sao Tome and Principe", "region": { "id": "SSF", "iso2code": "ZG", "value": "Sub-Saharan Africa " }, "adminregion": { "id": "SSA", "iso2code": "ZF", "value": "Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)" }, "incomeLevel": { "id": "LMC", "iso2code": "XN", "value": "Lower middle income" }
Wikidata: Sao Tome and Principe
São Tomé (Wikipedia)
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São Tomé and Príncipe
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São Tomé is the capital and largest city of the Central African island country of São Tomé and Príncipe
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