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maps of sao tome & principe

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

São Tomé and Príncipe, a country consisting of two islands in the Gulf of Guinea about 150 miles (240 km) off the west African coast.

Guinea has been inhabited since ancient times, but little is known about the region's early history.