Sao Tome and Principe ((pt)São Tomé and Príncipe) | |
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Capital city | São Tomé |
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Area | 1 000 km² |
Population | 170 000 hab. (2010) |
Density | 170 inhab./km² |
Cash | dobra (STD) |
Electricity | 220 V/50 Hz, European plug |
Telephone prefix | 239 |
Internet suffix | .st |
Flow direction | Right-hand drive |
Spindle | UTC 0 |
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The archipelago of Sao Tome and Principe (in Portuguese : São Tomé and Príncipe) is a small island country in the South Atlantic Ocean in central Africa located in the Gulf of Guinea at 350 km of the coasts of Gabon and some Equatorial Guinea.
It is made up of two main islands: São Tomé and Príncipe.
Regions
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Cities
- 1 São Tomé – the capital, on the island of São Tomé
- 2 Santo António – the main town of the island of Príncipe
Other destinations
Understand
The islet of Rolas, south of São Tomé, is crossed by the line of the equator.
To go
Formalities
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- Sao Tome and Principe
- Exemption from Visa
- Visa on arrival
- e-Visa
By plane
On the island of São Tomé
- 1 Sao Tome International Airport (IATA : TMS São Tomé International Airport) (5 km north-west of São Tomé) – main airport of the archipelago
- 2 Porto Alegre Airport (IATA : PGP)
On the island of Príncipe
- 3 Principe Airport (IATA : PCP Airport Principe) (3 km north of Santo António)
On a boat
Circulate
On a boat
To speak
To buy
The currency of Sao Tome and Principe is the Santomean dobra (dobra, STD)
Eat
Have a drink / Go out
Housing
To learn
To work
Communicate
Security
![]() | Emergency telephone number: All emergency services:112 |
In general, there is great security in São Tomé and Príncipe, little or no violence ... The capital is quite safe and the inhabitants very friendly. Do not forget that it is a very poor country and therefore avoid what is ostentatious.
Government travel advice
Belgium (Federal Public Service Foreign Affairs, Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation)
Canada (Government of Canada)
France (Ministry of Foreign Affairs)
Swiss (Federal Department of Foreign Affairs)
Health
Compulsory and essential vaccines (yellow fever, hepatitis, DTP) ... as well as treatment against malaria, still endemic ...