Explore Sao Tome and Principe in Africa - Sao Tome and Principe Tourism Info

Description and Basic Information

Sao Tome and Principe with its capital São Tomé is located in Africa (Western Africa, islands in the Gulf of Guinea). It covers some 1,002 square kilometres (more than five times the size of Washington, DC) with 205,000 citizens. Portuguese is the language spoken by the majority in Sao Tome and Principe.

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About Sao Tome and Principe

The terrain offers volcanic, mountainous. The average density of population is about 204 per km². The climate in can be described as tropical with hot, humid, one rainy season (October to May). Possible natural disasters include NA.

To reach someone in Sao Tome and Principe dial +239 prior to a number. There are 7,800 installed telephones. And there are 64,000 registered mobile phones. The cellular networks operate on frequencies of 900 Mhz. Websites typically end with the top level domain ".st". If you want to bring electric appliances (e.g. battery charger), keep in mind the local 220V - 50Hz.

The country consists of 2 regions/states which are listed below.

Regions/States of Sao Tome and Principe

Demographic Information

Age Distribution in Sao Tome and Principe

Each pair of bars represents a single age group (male/female). Each group is spanning 5 years. E.g. 0 to 5 years, 5 to 10 etc. and group "0 to 5" being at the left end and "100 +" at the right end of the chart.

Natural Population Growth

Population, Migration and Growth: The population in Sao Tome and Principe is growing at an rate of 2.11% (or by 3,713 citizens). Each year 1,674 people leave this country (or 9.50 per thousand citizens) - making it an emmigration country. This leads to an absolute natural increase rate of the population of 3.06%. Or an total increase of 5,387 citizens.

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Geographic information is based on the data provided by geonames.org, CIA factsbook and Unesco.