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São Tomé and Príncipe

	São Tomé e Príncipe

Português	São Tomé e Príncipe - República Democrática de São Tomé e Príncipe ARepública Democrática de São Tomé e Príncipe é um estado insular localizado no Golfo da Guiné, composto por duas ilhas principais (São Tomé e Príncipe) e várias ilhotas, num total de 964 km², com cerca de 120 mil habitantes. Estado insular, não tem fronteiras terrestres, mas situa-se relativamente próximo das costas do Gabão, Guiné Equatorial, Camarões e Nigéria.
English	São Tomé and Príncipe - Democratic Republic of Sao Tome and Principe TheDemocratic Republic of Sao Tome and Principe is an island nation in the Gulf of Guinea, off the western equatorial coast of Africa. It consists of two islands: São Tomé and Príncipe, located about 140 kilometres apart and about 250 and 225 kilometres respectively, off of the northwestern coast of► Gabon. Both islands are part of an extinct volcanic mountain range. São Tomé, the sizable southern island, is situated almost exactly on the equator. It is named after Saint Thomas by Portuguese explorers who discovered the island on his feast day. Sao Tome and Principe is the second smallest (in terms of population) African country (larger only than Seychelles). A neighboring island nation is► Equatorial Guinea.

Short name	São Tomé and Príncipe
Official name	Democratic Republic of Sao Tome and Principe
Status	Independent country since 1975
Location	Central Africa
Capital	São Tomé
Population	210,240 inhabitants
Area	964 square kilometres (372 sq mi)
Major languages	Portuguese (official) and Forro
Major religions	Roman Catholicism
More information	São Tomé and Príncipe,Geography of São Tomé and Príncipe,History of São Tomé and Príncipe andPolitics of São Tomé and Príncipe
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General maps

Map of Sao Tome and Principe

Gulf of Guinea

Maps of divisions

This section holds maps of the administrative divisions.

Districts

Água Grande District
Cantagalo District
Caué District
Lembá District
Lonatá District
Mé-Zóchi District
Pagué District

Satellite maps

Satellite map

Notes and references

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