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Sao Tome and Principe, Democratic Republic of Sao Tome and Principe
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Discovered and claimed by Portugal in the late 15th century, the islands'
sugar-based economy gave way to coffee and cocoa in the 19th century - all grown
with plantation slave labor, a form of which lingered into the 20th century.
Although independence was achieved in 1975, democratic reforms were not
instituted until the late 1980s. Though the first free elections were held in
1991, the political environment has been one of continued instability with
frequent changes in leadership and coup attempts in 1995 and 2003. The recent
discovery of oil in the Gulf of Guinea is likely to have a significant impact on
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1. Dependency status: the smallest country in Africa; the two main islands form part of a chain of extinct volcanoes and both are fairly mountainous 2. Government type: republic 3. Location: Western Africa, islands in the Gulf of Guinea, straddling the Equator, west of Gabon 4. Border Countries: none (island) 5. Climate: tropical; hot, humid; one rainy season (October to May) 6. Terrain: volcanic, mountainous 7. Area: 1000 km2 8. Capital: Sao Tome 9. Administrative divisions: 2 provinces; Principe, Sao Tome 10. Population: 181,565 people (July 2004 est.) 11. Languages: Portuguese (official) 12. Religions: Christian 80% (Roman Catholic, Evangelical Protestant, Seventh-Day Adventist) 13. Currency: dobra (STD) 14. Original language: NA |
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