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 | SÃO TOMÉ AND PRÍNCIPEgeneral data of the country |
| General useful information |
| Note: some data are of constant value, while other are due to changes, fluctuations etc. |
| Nation and population |
| official name (short form): São Tomé e Príncipe |
| country code ISO: ST //; - FIPS: TP |
| location: West Central Africa |
| time zone: +0 UT |
| surface (land) area: 1001 sq.km = 387 sq.mi //; - area incl. inland waters: sq.km = sq.mi |
| geographical position in extreme co-ordinates: North: 3° N / South: 0° N / East: 8° E / West: 5° E |
| borders (land): none |
| borders (coastline): Gulf of Guinea (part of Atlantic Ocean) |
| climate: tropical |
| Government |
| independent since: 1975-07-12 |
| type of government: republic |
| capital: São Tomé |
| administrative division: concelho (2), those into distrito (7) |
| Population |
| population according to the latest census (1991): 116,998, or: 117,504 |
| total population according to the estimate of midyear 2000: 159,883 /-; 2001: 149,000, or: 165,034 |
| population density: 160 per sq.km = 414 per sq.mi |
| population growth: 2,6% //; - doubling time: 23 years |
| birth rate: 35 - 43 per 1000 |
| death rate: 8 - 9 per 1000 |
| fertility rate: 5 children per female |
| maternal mortality: per 100,000 |
| infant mortality (1-4 years): 62 per 1000 |
| life expectancy: 65,5 years (male: 64; female: 67) |
| age breakdown: 0-14 years: 41% //; - 15-59 years: 50% //; - 60+ years: 9% |
| urbanisation: 47% //; - urbanisation growth: % |
| percentage of urban population in the greatest city: % |
| Ethnic composition, language, religion |
| ethnic groups: mestiços, angolares, forros, serviçais, tongas (these are all kinds of descendants of slaves) |
| languages: Portuguese (official); Creole-Portuguese |
| religious affiliation: Roman Catholic, 89,6%; Protestant 10,4% (predominantly Seventh-day Adventists) |
| Health |
| daily food intake: 2201 calories per capita |
| population with access to safe water: 93% |
| people per physician: 1881 |
| people per hospital bed: |
| Education, literacy |
| school enrolment: primary education 6-11 years: 40% |
| school enrolment: secondary education: 6% |
| school enrolment: tertiary education 20-24 years: 0,3% |
| adult literacy: 54% (male: 70%; female: 39%) |
| Economy and infrastructure |
| Economy and trade |
| currency: Dobra = 100 centimos |
| annual inflation rate: 51% |
| population below poverty line: % |
| Gross Domestic Product: USD 250 per capita |
| GNI USD 290 per capita //; - [ppp: ] |
| GDP growth: -1% |
| income: USD 350 per capita |
| import: USD 30 per capita //; - export: USD 7 per capita |
| trade: USD 200 per capita //; - or 62% of GDP |
| trade partners: PT EU AN |
| human development index: 0,615 //; - position of the country in the world no.: ca 100 |
| female labour force: 32% |
| unemployment: % |
| tourism: 0,005 million |
| Economic activities in agriculture, fisheries, industry, mining, services, energy |
| land use: arable land: 54% //; - grass land: 1% //; - wooded area: 45% //; - arid land and desert: % |
| agriculture: labour force: 54% //; - part of agriculture in GDP: 31% |
| agricultural products: coconuts, bananas, taro, cocoa, cereals, palm kernels, vegetables, melons |
| livestock (1000s): cattle: 3,8-4 / goats: 4,5-4,8 / pigs: 1,9-2,2 / poultry 270-300 / sheep: 2,6-2,9 |
| fish catch: metric tonnes |
| industry: labour force: 6% //; - part of industry in GDP: 11% |
| industrial products: food & beverages, light construction, textiles, soap |
| mining products: of no importance |
| CO2 emission per capita: 0,5 |
| services: labour force: 40% //; - part of services in GDP: 58% |
| energy use (kg per capita): 184 |
| electricity use (per capita): |
| annual water use (per capita): |
| Traffic, communication |
| road network: 380 km //; - of which paved: 68% //; - of which are motorways: 0 km |
| vehicles: 22 per 1000 |
| railways: 0 km //; - railways passenger/km: - |
| navigable inland waterways: 0 km |
| ownership telephone: 19 - 31 per 1000 |
| ownership radio receivers: 232 - 327 per 1000 |
| ownership tv-sets: 154 - 227 per 1000 |
| newspaper circulation: per 1000 |
| persons per post office: 13100 |
| personal computers: per 1000 |
| Some physical landmarks |
| mountains: Pico de São Tomé 2024 m, Pico Kabumbé 1403 |
| lowest point: sea level |
| lakes (natural): none, or unknown |
| lakes (artificial reservoirs): none, or unknown |
| lakes (deepest): unknown |
| rivers: a few small rivers only to drain the mountain slopes |
| canals: none, or unknown |
| waterfalls: none, or unknown |
| caves: longest system: none, or unknown / deepest: |
| islands: see the separate file of the administrative division |
| deserts: none |
| other natural features: |
| Additional remarks, especially on the statistical information |
| other important features: |
| apart from physical landmarks most of the above figures are changeable, in most cases they date from the 1990's |
| primary sources used for the general information: |
| BB CA EV PW WA WB WR, and some national statistical yearbooks |
| particulars concerning population data: |
To the page containing the population growth statistics of the country
To the page containing the historical population growth statistics of the provinces
To the page containing urban historical population statistics
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