| Official name | Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe |
| Name in local language | República Democrática de São Tomé e Príncipe (pt) |
| Continent | Africa |
| Subcontinent | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| Population (ranking: 197e) | 201,770 inhabitants (2018) |
| Population growth | 2.06 % / year |
| Area | 1,001 km² |
| Density | 201.57 inhabitants / km² |
| GDP (ranking: 240e) | 0.422 billions $USD (2018) |
| GDP/capita (ranking) | 2,001 $USD (2018) |
| GDP growth | 2.70 % / year (2018) |
| Life expectancy (ranking) | 70.20 years (2018) |
| Birth rate | 26.30 ‰ (2017) |
| Fertility rate | 3.00 children / woman (2017) |
| Death rate (ranking) | 6.10 ‰ (2017) |
| Infant mortality rate (ranking) | 34.00 ‰ (2017) |
| Literacy rate | 90.10 % (2017) |
| Official languages | Portuguese |
| Currency | Dobra (STD) |
| HDI (ranking: 175e) | 0.609 / 1 (2018) |
| EPI (ranking) | 54.01 (2018) |
| Government | Unitary semi-presidential republic |
| Head of State | President Evaristo Carvalho |
| National Day | 12 July (independence of 1975) |
| ISO Codes | ST, STP |
| Demonym | São Toméan, Santomean |
| Tourists (ranking) | 29,000 people (2016) |
200,000 inhabitants
São Tomé and Príncipe is an island country in the Gulf of Guinea, off the western equatorial coast of Central Africa. It consists of two archipelagos around the two main islands of São Tomé and Príncipe, located about 140 kilometres apart and about 250 kilometres off the northwestern coast of Gabon, respectively.
It is an archipelago of volcanic relief and equatorial climate, and is one of the smallest countries in Africa. It has oil resources still little exploited and should help it out of chronic underdevelopment. In 2018, the country has reached 200,000 inhabitants.
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Urban areas (2014)
| Urban areas | Population |
|---|---|
| São Tomé | 71,385 inhabitants |