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| capital | Sao Tome |
| currency | Sao Tome and Principe Dobra (STN) |
| population | 204,327（2017） |
| Power Systems | 220 volts / 50 Hz (European plug, Schuko) |
| country code | 239 |
| Time zone | UTC±00:00 |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Emergency call | 112 |
| Driving direction | right |
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Sao Tome and Principe Democratic Republiclie inAfricaGulf of Guinea in the Midwest, bySao Tome Island、PrincipeIt is composed of some reefs and islands nearby. It covers an area of 1001 square kilometers. With a population of 122,000, about 90% live on the island of Sao Tome. The residents are mainly Bantu, as well as mixed races and Indians.PortugueseIt is an official language and was originally a Portuguese colony. Independence on July 12, 1975, established the Democratic Republic. Sao Tome and Principe is one of the least developed countries in the world.
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history
Sao Tome and Principe was killed between 1469 and 1472PortugalPeople found out. Alvaro Caminha (Alvaro Caminha) successfully established a colony on São Tomé Island in 1493, and he also received this land as a reward. The colonization of Principe began in 1500 under a similar arrangement. Portuguese colonists used the labor of slaves to turn São Tomé and Príncipe into the most important sugar exporter in Africa in the mid-16th century. Sao Tome Island has been directly under the rule of the Kingdom of Portugal since 1522, and Principe has been under the rule of the Kingdom of Portugal since 1573.
The sugar industry declined in the next hundred years. By the middle of the seventeenth century, Sao Tome was just a port of call for supply ships. In the early nineteenth century, two cash crops were introduced: coffee and cocoa. The local fertile volcanic soil is particularly suitable for these new cash crops, so many estates appeared (Portuguese: {{Lang|pt|roça]]). Estates owned by Portuguese companies or non-local landlords occupy almost all the good farmland in the area. By 1908, Sao Tome became the world's largest cocoa producing area, and cocoa is still the country's most important crop.
geography
Sao Tome and Principe is located inAfricaGulf of Guinea. Sao Tome Island is 255 kilometers away from the west coast of Africa, Principe Island is 220 kilometers away from the west coast of Africa, and the two islands are separated by 146 kilometers. It is the second smallest country in Africa (afterSeychelles), both islands are volcanic islands with a total area of 1,001 square kilometers.
Other nearby affiliated islands from north to south include Pedras Tinhosas, Boné de Jóquei, Cabras Isles, and Rolas Isles across the equator.
The island has lush vegetation, crisscrossing streams, and many high mountains, such as Pico de São Tomé (2024 meters), Pinheiro (1613 meters), Calvário (1600 meters), Cabumbé (1403 meters) , Principe Pico do Príncipe (948 meters), and Pico Papagaio (680 meters), etc. In addition, the southern Pico Cão Grande (Pico Cão Grande) is 663 meters high and is a landmark of the Caué district.
The tropical rain forest climate is hot and rainy all year round. The annual precipitation is 1,000 to 3,000 millimeters, and the southwest windward slope of the two islands reaches 5,000 millimeters.
In addition to the city of São Tomé, other important cities on the island of São Tomé include: Neves, Guadalupe, Trindade, Santana, and São João dos Angolares. Santo António is located on the island of Principe.
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area
| Sao Tome Island (Ilha de São Tomé)-Large island (and surrounding islands). |
| Principe (Ilha do Príncipe)-small island (and surrounding islands). |
city
- Sao Tome —
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arrival
Aviation 
PortugalAviation operates every Tuesday, Thursday and SaturdayLisbonTo and fromSao Tome International AirportDirect flights.
