Sao Tome & Principe

Africa
Western Africa, islands in the Gulf of Guinea, straddling the Equator, west of Gabon.

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President Fradique de Menezes Prime Minister Patrice Trovoada

Capital
São Tomé

Government
Democratic semi-presidential Republic

Religion
Catholic 70.3%, Evangelical 3.4%, New Apostolic 2%, Adventist 1.8%, other 3.1%, none 19.4%.

Population
175,808

Ethnic group
Mestico, angolares (descendants of Angolan slaves), forros (descendants of freed slaves), servicais (contract laborers from Angola, Mozambique, and Cape Verde), tongas (children of servicais born on the islands), Europeans (primarily Portuguese).

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National Day
12 July 1975 (from Portugal)

Anthem
Independência total

Currency
Dobra (STD)

Attractions
Bom Bom Resort,  Climb Pico de São Tomé,  Fort São Sebastião,  Monte Café 

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Art & Cultural

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The Presidential Palace             São Tomé  is the capital city of São Tomé and Príncipe and is by far that nation's largest town. Its name is Portuguese for "Saint Thomas". Important as a port, São Tomé is located on Ana Chaves Bay in the northeast of São Tomé Island, and Ilhéu das Cabras lies nearby offshore. São Tomé is located northeast of Trindade, southeast of Guadalupe and northwest of Santana. It is linked to these towns by various roadways, but especially by the highway encircling the entire island of São Tomé. It is linked to Cape Verde by a weekly ferry. Features of the town include the Presidential Palace, the Cathedral, and a cinema. The city is also home to schools, middle schools, high schools, one polytechnic, two markets, three radio stations, the public television station TVSP, several clinics and hospitals, the country's main airport - São Tomé International Airport (with direct regular scheduled flights to Angola, Gabon and Portugal as well as occasional domestic flights to Príncipe, and many squares (praças). São Tomé also serves as the center of the island's road and bus networks. The town is well known for the Tchiloli play.

Baiha de Ana Chaves