Full name: Sao Tome and Principe
Area total: 1,001 sq km water: 0 sq km land: 1,001 sq km
Population: 187,410 (July 2005 est.)
Ethnic groups
mestico angolares (descendants of Angolan slaves) forros (descendants of freed slaves) servicais (contract laborers from Angola, Mozambique, and Cape Verde) tongas (children of servicais born on the islands) Europeans (primarily Portuguese)
Capital: Sao Tome, population 45,000
Largest Cities
Santo Antonio Porto Alegre
Official Language: Portuguese (official)
Religions: Christian 80% (Roman Catholic, Evangelical Protestant, Seventh-Day Adventist)
Political system: republic
GDP: purchasing power parity – $214 million (2003 est.)
GDP per head: purchasing power parity – $1,200 (2003 est.)
Annual growth: 6% (2004 est.)
GDP – composition by sectors
agriculture: 16.5% industry: 15.4% services: 68.1% (2004 est.)
Inflation: 6% (2004 est.)