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São Tomé and Príncipe

Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe
Quick facts
Capital
São Tomé
Population
215,000
Area
964 km²
Region
Middle Africa
Languages
Portuguese
Currency
São Tomé and Príncipe dobra (Db)
Demonym
Sao Tomean
UN member
Yes
How São Tomé and Príncipe compares
Economy size$822 M
178th of 178 worldwide · 10th of 10 in Middle Africa
Income per person$3,491
117th of 178 worldwide · 3rd of 10 in Middle Africa
Life expectancy69.9 yrs
123rd of 179 worldwide · 1st of 10 in Middle Africa
Internet access59.1%
125th of 179 worldwide · 3rd of 10 in Middle Africa
Highlights
GDP
$822 M

Gross Domestic Product — the total market value of all goods and services produced in a year, at current prices.

GDP per capita
$3,491

GDP divided by population — a rough measure of average economic output per person.

Population
236,000

Total resident population, mid-year estimate.

Life expectancy
69.9 yrs

Years a newborn would live if current mortality patterns held throughout its life.

Internet users
59.1%

Share of the population that used the internet in the last three months.

Mobile subscriptions
62

Active mobile-cellular subscriptions per 100 people.

Land area
960 km²

Total land area, excluding inland water bodies.

Forest area
52.1%

Share of land area under forest cover.

Resource rents
1.9%

Total natural-resource rents (oil, gas, mineral, forest) as a share of GDP.

Oil rents
0.0%

Value of crude oil production minus extraction cost, as a share of GDP.

The history journey

Empty volcanic islands turned by Portugal into one of the world's first slave-plantation societies — a sugar, then cocoa, economy built on bondage and forced labour, scarred by the 1595 revolt of Rei Amador and the 1953 Batepá massacre, and freed at last in 1975.

Pilot a cinematic, sourced journey through its eras — moment by moment.