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São Tomé and Príncipe

1.0N 7.0E · 25 EVENTS · 8 DOMAINS
INDEPENDENCE FROM PORTUGAL · 12 JULY 1975
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1975 – present · One-party state, democracy and the modern republic
5 EVENTS
December 1975 · One-party socialist state 3 REFS
August 1990 · Multiparty constitution adopted 2 REFS
1950 – 1975 · Batepá, the MLSTP and the road to independence
5 EVENTS
3 February 1953 · The Batepá massacre 3 REFS
12 July 1975 · Independence proclaimed 3 REFS
1700 – 1950 · Cocoa, the roças and the 'cocoa slavery' scandal
5 EVENTS
early 19th century · Coffee and cocoa introduced 2 REFS
c. 1905–1908 · World's largest cocoa producer 3 REFS
1530 – 1700 · Sugar, the slave trade and the revolt of Rei Amador
5 EVENTS
c. mid-16th century · The Angolar maroon community 3 REFS
9 July 1595 · The revolt of Rei Amador 3 REFS
c. 1470 – 1530 · Empty islands and the first plantation society
5 EVENTS
c. 1470–1471 · Portuguese reach the uninhabited islands 3 REFS
early 16th century · The first sugar-slavery plantations 3 REFS
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Quick facts · atlas reference
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
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Economy

GDP
$981 M’25 WB-WDI
GDP per capita
$4,084’25 WB-WDI
GDP growth
1.0%’25 WB-WDI
Inflation
11.0%’25 WB-WDI
Trade openness
46.6%’25 WB-WDI

Society

Population
240,000’25 WB-WDI
Life expectancy
69.9 yrs’24 WB-WDI
Urban population
69.2%’25 WB-WDI
Fertility rate
3.6’24 WB-WDI
Literacy rate
87.4%’19 WB-WDI

Governance

Voice & accountability
59.7’24 WB-WGI
Political stability
74.2’24 WB-WGI
Government effectiveness
37.4’24 WB-WGI
Regulatory quality
40.8’24 WB-WGI
Rule of law
50.9’24 WB-WGI
Control of corruption
51.6’24 WB-WGI

Health

Health spending
5.8%’23 WB-WHO
Physicians
0.46’22 WB-WHO
Under-5 mortality
13.6’24 WB-UNICEF-WHO
Measles immunisation
87.0%’24 WB-UNICEF-WHO
Safe drinking water
36.7%’24 WB-WHO

Education

Adult literacy
87.4%’19 WB-UNESCO
Education spending
5.0%’23 WB-UNESCO
Primary enrolment
110.4%’17 WB-UNESCO
Secondary enrolment
90.4%’17 WB-UNESCO
Tertiary enrolment
12.8%’15 WB-UNESCO

Technology

Internet users
59.1%’24 WB-ITU
Mobile subscriptions
62’24 WB-ITU
High-tech exports
29.3%’23 WB-WDI

Geography

Land area
960 km²’23 WB-WDI
Forest area
52.1%’23 WB-WDI
Agricultural land
44.8%’23 WB-WDI
CO₂ per capita (t)
0.6’24 WB-WDI
Renewable energy
42.5%’22 WB-WDI

Resources

Resource rents
1.9%’21 WB-WDI
Oil rents
0.0%’21 WB-WDI
Mineral rents
0.0%’21 WB-WDI
Forest rents
1.9%’21 WB-WDI
Electricity access
77.7%’24 WB-WDI

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