São Tomé and Príncipe in numbers

Please note that in Africa and also in São Tomé and Príncipe there is a major challenge with reliable statistics and the available numbers may be outdated or the data of poor quality .

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African statistics have come of age -By: Masimba Tafirenyika

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São Tomé and Príncipe population

São Tomé and Príncipe demographics

São Tomé and Príncipe GDP (per capita)

São Tomé and Príncipe currency

São Tomé and Príncipe currency to usd (sao tome dobra to usd)

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São Tomé and Príncipe capital

São Tomé and Príncipe economy

Area of São Tomé and Príncipe

The total area of all the islands of São Tomé and Príncipe is : 1001 square kilometers

São Tomé: 859 square kilometer - 48 kilometers long and 32 kilometers wide,

Principe- 142 square kilometers - 6 kilometers long and 6 kilometers wide

The Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe is an island state in the Gulf of Guinea, composed of two islands of volcanic origin and with an exclusive economic zone of 125 891 km2 .
São Tomé and Príncipe is the second smallest African country in area and population..
The population density is 179 people per km2 , in a total of 178 739 people, of which 67% reside in urban areas (INE, 2014).
In 2017, according to the Human Development Index (HDI), which assesses the development of a country, in 2015 São Tomé and Príncipe was in position 142 of a total of 188 countries and approximately 30 % of the population lived below the poverty line.