São Tomé and Príncipe

E17077
Portuguese-speaking country island country sovereign state

São Tomé and Príncipe is a small Portuguese-speaking island nation in the Gulf of Guinea off Central Africa, known for its tropical climate, biodiversity, and cocoa production.

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Observed surface forms (3)

Surface form Occurrences
Sao Tome and Principe 6
São Tomé and Príncipe (historically) 1
islands of São Tomé and Príncipe 1

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Portuguese-speaking country ⓘ
island country ⓘ
sovereign state ⓘ
borderedBy Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
callingCode +239 ⓘ
capital São Tomé ⓘ
climate tropical ⓘ
continent Africa ⓘ
countryCodeTopLevelDomain .st ⓘ
currency São Tomé and Príncipe dobra ⓘ
demonym Santomean ⓘ
drivesOnThe right ⓘ
formerColonialPower Portugal ⓘ
formerColonyType Portuguese colony ⓘ
governmentType unitary semi-presidential republic ⓘ
hasCoastlineOn Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
hasIsland Ilhéu das Rolas ⓘ
Príncipe ⓘ
São Tomé ⓘ
hasNationalLanguage Portuguese ⓘ
hasRecognizedLanguage Angolar ⓘ
Forro ⓘ
Principense ⓘ
headOfGovernmentTitle Prime Minister of São Tomé and Príncipe ⓘ
headOfStateTitle President of São Tomé and Príncipe ⓘ
independenceDay 1975-07-12 ⓘ
independenceFrom Portugal ⓘ
ISO3166-1Alpha2Code ST ⓘ
ISO3166-1Alpha3Code STP ⓘ
knownFor biodiversity ⓘ
cocoa production ⓘ
largestCity São Tomé ⓘ
legislature National Assembly of São Tomé and Príncipe ⓘ
locatedIn Gulf of Guinea ⓘ
locatedOffCoastOf Central Africa ⓘ
locatedOn Equator ⓘ
majorReligion Roman Catholicism ⓘ
memberOf African Union ⓘ
Community of Portuguese Language Countries ⓘ
Economic Community of Central African States ⓘ
Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States ⓘ
United Nations ⓘ
officialLanguage Portuguese language ⓘ
surface form: Portuguese
partOf Gulf of Guinea ⓘ
surface form: Gulf of Guinea islands
primaryExport cocoa ⓘ
region Central Africa ⓘ
religionMajority Christianity ⓘ
timeZone UTC+0 ⓘ
UNM49Code 678 ⓘ

Referenced by (41)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Gulf of Guinea → borders → São Tomé and Príncipe ⓘ
Orthographic Agreement of 1990 → cameIntoForceInCountry → São Tomé and Príncipe ⓘ
Portuguese language → coOfficialLanguageOf → São Tomé and Príncipe ⓘ
Tiago → commonInCountry → São Tomé and Príncipe ⓘ
Gulf of Guinea → contains → São Tomé and Príncipe ⓘ
this entity surface form: islands of São Tomé and Príncipe
Sub-Saharan Africa → contains → São Tomé and Príncipe ⓘ
this entity surface form: Sao Tome and Principe
West Africa → containsCountry → São Tomé and Príncipe ⓘ
Parliamentary Assembly of the CPLP → country → São Tomé and Príncipe ⓘ
Permanent Consultation Committee of the CPLP → country → São Tomé and Príncipe ⓘ
FAO Major Fishing Area 34 → coversWatersOf → São Tomé and Príncipe ⓘ
this entity surface form: Sao Tome and Principe
Portuguese Crown → expandedTo → São Tomé and Príncipe ⓘ
CPLP → foundingCountry → São Tomé and Príncipe ⓘ
First Portuguese Republic → hadColony → São Tomé and Príncipe ⓘ
this entity surface form: Sao Tome and Principe
Gulf of Guinea Commission → hasMember → São Tomé and Príncipe ⓘ
Central Africa → hasPart → São Tomé and Príncipe ⓘ
Estado Novo (Portugal) → maintainedColoniesIn → São Tomé and Príncipe ⓘ
CEN-SAD → memberState → São Tomé and Príncipe ⓘ
this entity surface form: Sao Tome and Principe
CPLP → memberState → São Tomé and Príncipe ⓘ
ECCAS → memberState → São Tomé and Príncipe ⓘ
this entity surface form: Sao Tome and Principe
Portuguese language → officialLanguageOf → São Tomé and Príncipe ⓘ
Equator → passesThrough → São Tomé and Príncipe ⓘ
Haredi Jews → populationCenter → São Tomé and Príncipe ⓘ
this entity surface form: Sao Tome and Principe
African Portuguese → region → São Tomé and Príncipe ⓘ
Orthographic Agreement of 1990 → signatoryCountry → São Tomé and Príncipe ⓘ
Fang language → spokenIn → São Tomé and Príncipe ⓘ
Niger–Congo languages → spokenIn → São Tomé and Príncipe ⓘ
Portuguese language → spokenIn → São Tomé and Príncipe ⓘ
Portuguese Empire → territory → São Tomé and Príncipe ⓘ
Estado Novo regime → territoryIncluded → São Tomé and Príncipe ⓘ
subject surface form: Estado Novo (Portugal)
Claudio (Portuguese) → usedInCountry → São Tomé and Príncipe ⓘ
Guilherme → usedInCountry → São Tomé and Príncipe ⓘ
Horácio → usedInCountry → São Tomé and Príncipe ⓘ
Tiagu → usedInCountry → São Tomé and Príncipe ⓘ
West Africa Time (WAT) → usedInCountry → São Tomé and Príncipe ⓘ
subject surface form: West Africa Time
this entity surface form: São Tomé and Príncipe (historically)