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Location<\/strong><\/p>\n

S\u00e3o Tom\u00e9 and Pr\u00edncipe 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: S\u00e3o Tom\u00e9 and Pr\u00edncipe located about 140 kilometres apart and about 250 and 225 kilometres, off the north-western coast of Gabon.<\/p>\n

S\u00e3o Tom\u00e9, the sizable southern island is situated just north of the equator. It was named in honour of Saint Thomas by Portuguese explorers who arrived at the island on his feast day on the western shores of the island a small village called Anobom.<\/p>\n

Population<\/strong><\/p>\n

S\u00e3o Tom\u00e9 and Pr\u00edncipe is the second-smallest African country with a population of 187,356<\/p>\n

Economy<\/strong><\/p>\n

Since the 19th century, the economy of S\u00e3o Tom\u00e9 and Pr\u00edncipe has been based on plantation agriculture. The main crop on S\u00e3o Tom\u00e9 is cocoa, representing about 95% of exports. Other export crops include copra, palm kernels, and coffee. Domestic food crop production is inadequate to meet local consumption, so the country imports some of its food<\/p>\n

S\u00e3o Tom\u00e9 and Pr\u00edncipe was ranked the 174th safest investment destination in the world in the March 2011 Euro money Country Risk rankings<\/p>\n

Languages<\/strong><\/p>\n

S\u00e3o Tom\u00e9 and Pr\u00edncipe has four official languages: Portuguese, the official language spoken by 95% of the population and the Portuguese-based creoles Forro (85%), Angolar (3%) and Principense (0.1%)<\/p>\n

Religious beliefs<\/strong><\/p>\n

Over 80 percent of the people are Roman Catholic, less than 3 percent are Evangelical Christians and 1 percent is Seventh Day Adventists.<\/p>\n

Climate <\/strong><\/p>\n

The climate<\/em> is tropical with average yearly temperatures of about 27\u00b0C (80\u00b0F)<\/p>\n

General information about Sao Tome and Principe has been summarized to include the following;<\/p>\n

Background and Geography of Sao Tome Principe <\/a><\/span><\/span>
\nEconomy of Sao Tome Principe <\/a><\/span><\/span>
\nMembership of International Organizations <\/a><\/span><\/span>
\nTransport System in Sao Tome<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

For more reading<\/strong><\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.cia.gov\/library\/publications\/the-world-factbook\/geos\/tp.html<\/a><\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.saotome.st\/<\/a><\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-africa-14093493<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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