Sao Tome and Principe
São Tomé · Central Africa
Sao Tome and Principe is a country in Africa. Its capital city is São Tomé, the official currency is the Dobra, and the main language is Portuguese.
With a population of roughly 230,000 people spread over 964 km², Sao Tome and Principe is the 175th most populous country in the world and the 171st largest by area. That works out at about 239 people per square kilometre.
Sao Tome and Principe has no land borders with any other country. Its largest urban centres are São Tomé, Santo António and Neves. The highest point in the country is Pico de São Tomé, at 2,024 metres.
For scale, it covers almost exactly the same area as Kiribati, while its population is closest to that of Samoa.
- Capital
- São Tomé
- Region
- Central Africa
- Population
- 230,000
- Area
- 964 km²
- Currency
- Dobra
- Main language
- Portuguese
- Highest point
- Pico de São Tomé
2,024 m - Land borders
- 0
Sao Tome and Principe: things worth knowing
- São Tomé and Príncipe is the second smallest African country and sits almost on the equator.
- The islands were uninhabited before Portuguese arrival in the 1470s.
- Once the world's largest cocoa producer, it still relies heavily on the crop.
Sao Tome and Principe in context
Africa has 54 sovereign countries in total. Sao Tome and Principe ranks 53rd among them by population.
See the full list of Africa countries, or browse all 195 countries.