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Sao Tome and Principe

Capital São Tomé
Population ~223,000
Currency Dobra (STN)

Quick Facts

Languages
Portuguese
Religion
Christianity (Catholic majority)
Climate
Tropical; hot and humid

Culture & History

Known for: chocolate production, biodiversity, and Portuguese colonial architecture

Also famous for: being Africa's second smallest country, potential oil reserves, and equatorial location

Food: Calulu (fish stew)

Brief History

Uninhabited before Portuguese colonization; sugar then cocoa plantations; independence 1975; stable democracy