About SãoTomé e Príncipe

SãoTomé e Príncipe


SãoTomé e Príncipe are volcanic islands lying in the Atlantic Ocean approx. 200 km south of the Nigerian coast. Their territorial waters are large, encompassing fairly deep waters but with a sediment cover that is unusually thick for such oceanic regions. This thick sediment cover represents the distal prodeltaic sediments of the Cretaceous Ogooué Delta of Gabon and the Niger Delta, the main sediment outlet during the Tertiary.is an archipelago made up by two islands and many islets situated in the Gulf of Guinea, West Africa and is between latitude 1º 45’ north, 0º25’ south and longitude 6º26’ east, 7º30’ west.

Name: Democratic Republic of SãoTomé e Príncipe Distance from continent : 300 kms Total area: 1001 km² Population : 160 000 Capital: São Tomé Other cities: Trindade, Guadalupe, Santana, Angolares, Neves, S. António do Príncipe National currency: Dobras (STD) Exchange Rate: 1 USD=16, 700 1 EURO=22,300 (May 2009) GDP per capita: 547 USD (2001 survey) Cash crops: Cocoa, coffee, coconut, pepper Life expectancy: Women 68,1 years; Men 63 years Literacy rate: 70 % Political regime: Multiparty democracy Arms of Government: President of Republic, National Assembly, Government and Courts
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Last modified ERCL 25 July 2011