| Country (long form) |
Democratic Republic of Sao Tome and Principe |
| Capital |
Sao Tome |
| Total Area |
386.49 sq mi
1,001.00 sq km
(more than five times the size of Washington, DC) |
| Population |
165,034 (July 2001 est.) |
| Estimated Population in 2050 |
502,489 |
| Languages |
Portuguese (official) |
| Literacy |
73.0% total, 85.0% male, 62% female (1991 est.) |
| Religions |
Christian 80% (Roman Catholic, Evangelical Protestant, Seventh-Day Adventist) |
| Life Expectancy |
64.15 male, 67.07 female (2001 est.) |
| Government Type |
republic |
| Currency |
1 dobra (Db) = 100 centimos |
| GDP (per capita) |
$1,100 (2000 est.) |
| Industry |
light construction, textiles, soap, beer; fish processing; timber |
| Agriculture |
cocoa, coconuts, palm kernels, copra, cinnamon, pepper, coffee, bananas, papayas, beans; poultry; fish |
| Arable Land |
2% |
| Natural Resources |
fish, hydropower |
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