São Tomé and Príncipe

About São Tomé and Príncipe

São Tomé and Príncipe, officially the Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe, is a country in Africa, specifically in the Middle Africa subregion. Its capital is São Tomé, and the country is home to roughly 210 thousand people. Portuguese is the main language spoken in São Tomé and Príncipe. The official currency is the São Tomé and Príncipe dobra (Db). Famous for cocoa plantations, lush rainforest and being Africa's second-smallest country.

São Tomé and Príncipe covers approximately 964 km² of land area. It is an island nation with no land borders. Standard time follows UTC. The climate is best described as: equatorial volcanic islands with tropical & humid. Traffic drives on the right side of the road, and the international calling code is +239.

Quick facts

• 🏙️ CapitalSão Tomé
• 📛 Official nameDemocratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe
• 🗣️ Native nameSão Tomé e Príncipe
• 🧑 DemonymSao Tomean
• 📍 RegionCentral Africa
• 🌐 SubregionMiddle Africa
• 📐 Area964 km²
• 👥 Population210 thousand
• 🌡️ ClimateEquatorial volcanic islands · Tropical & humid
• 🗺️ Land borders0
• 💬 LanguagePortuguese
• 💰 CurrencySão Tomé and Príncipe dobra (Db)
• 📞 Calling code+239
• 🌐 Internet TLD.st
• 🚗 Drives onright side
• 🕐 Time zoneUTC

Did you know?

São Tomé and Príncipe sits almost exactly on the equator and the prime meridian — there's a marker in the country at 0°N 0°E — and its cocoa was once the global benchmark for fine chocolate.