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São To·mé and Prín·ci·pe [ sow tō mày ənd prínssəpə ] island country in the Gulf of Guinea, approximately 290 km (180 mi) west of Gabon, West Africa. Formerly Portuguese, the territory became an independent republic in 1975.
Languages: Portuguese.
Currency: dobra.
Capital: São Tomé.
Population: 212,679 (2009 estimate).
Area: 1,001 sq km (386 sq mi)
Official name Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe |
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