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