São Tomé and Príncipe

Africa · Middle Africa

Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe
Africa · Middle Africa · Capital: São Tomé

Quick facts about São Tomé and Príncipe

Official name	Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe
Capital	São Tomé
Continent & subregion	Africa · Middle Africa
Population	230,871 people (world rank 180)
Area	964 km²
Density	239 people/km²
Share of world population	0.003% of 8,037,699,775
GDP (nominal)	US$0.7 billion
Urbanisation	68.6% urban population
Life expectancy	69.7 years
Currency	São Tomé and Príncipe dobra (Db) — STN
Languages	Portuguese
Internet domain	`.st`
Calling code	+239
Status	Sovereign state

Development & environment in numbers

GDP per Capita	US$2,991 · see world ranking
Internet Users	58.7% · see world ranking
Fertility Rate	3.6 children per woman · see world ranking
Infant Mortality	9.5 per 1,000 births · see world ranking
CO₂ Emissions per Capita	0.6 tonnes CO₂ · see world ranking
Forest Cover	57.5% · see world ranking

These come from the World Bank Open Data 2023 series, the same source behind the world indicator rankings. A blank simply means São Tomé and Príncipe did not report that figure.

Neighbours (land borders)

No land borders — an island country or a remote territory.

The geographic position is roughly 1°, 7°.

Flags: flagcdn.com; population, GDP, urbanisation, life expectancy and every development indicator above: World Bank Open Data (2023 series); base data: the open-source world-countries package — all of it free, with no registration.