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São Tomé and Principe
| Location |
Gulf of Guinea in the Equatorial Atlantic Ocean, W of
Gabon |
| Latitude and longitude |
1 00 N, 7 00 E |
| Sovereignty |
Independent |
| United Nations member? |
Yes |
| Political status notes |
Officially, "Democratic Republic of São Tomé and
Principe" |
| Population |
159,883 |
| Census notes |
est. July 2000 |
| Land area in square kilometers |
1,001 |
| Capital |
São Tomé |
Fundamental legal document(s) online
|
Constituição
da República Democrática de São Tomé e Príncipe |
Other legal documents online
|
| Diário da
Repûblica (Portuguese; parts of this site are
available without charge; other parts are available only by
subscription) |
Sources and other useful websites
|
| Country
profile: Sao Tome and Principe,
from the BBC News |
| Description du droit national,
from Droit Francophone |
| Fishery
Country Profile--La Républica Démocratique
de Sao Tomé-et-Principe, from the Food and Agriculture
Organization (French) |
| Independent
States in the World, Office of the Geographer and Global Issues,
Bureau of Intelligence and Research, U.S. Department of State,
Washington, D.C. |
| Sao
Tome and Principe, Background Notes, from the U.S. Department of
State (2003) |
| Sao
Tome and Principe, from the World Bank Group |
| United Kingdom, Foreign & Commonwealth Office, Country
Profile: Sao Tome and Principe |
| U.S. Central Intelligence Agency, The
World Factbook |
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