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Sao Tome and Principe
​((pt)São Tomé and Príncipe)
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0 ° 19 ′ 0 ″ N 6 ° 36 ′ 0 ″ E
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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

Map of São Tomé and Príncipe and its regions with color code
São Tomé
(Ilha de São Tomé) - the largest island (and surrounding islets).
Principle
(Ilha do Príncipe) - the smallest island (and surrounding islets)

Cities

  • 1 São Tomé Logo indicating a wikipedia linkLogo indicating a link to the wikidata element – the capital, on the island of São Tomé
  • 2 Santo António Logo indicating a wikipedia linkLogo indicating a link to the wikidata element – 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

  •      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) Logo indicating a wikipedia linkLogo indicating a link to the wikidata element (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) Logo indicating a wikipedia linkLogo indicating a link to the wikidata element (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

Travel warningEmergency 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

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Health

Compulsory and essential vaccines (yellow fever, hepatitis, DTP) ... as well as treatment against malaria, still endemic ...

Respect

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