Sao Tome and Principe

Official Name:	The Democratic Republic of Sao Tome and Principe
Sovereign Status:	Sovereign Country
Government Type:	Semi-Presidential Republic
Official Name (Local Language):	Republica Democratica de Sao Tome e Principe
ISO Country Codes:	ST : STP
Internet Domain:	.st
Government Web Site:	http://www.parlamento.st/

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Capital:	Sao Tome	Main Airports:	São Tomé International Airport
Language(s):	Portuguese	Population:	217,164
Currency:	Sao Tome Principe Dobra	ISO Currency Code:	STD
Telephone Dial In:	+239	ID Prefix:	00

Country Summaries:

Political & Cultural Organisations:

African Caribbean and Pacific Group of States; African Union; Alliance of Small Island States; Community of Democracies; Comunidade Dos Paises de Lingua Portuguesa; Inter Parliamentary Union; Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie; UN; UNESCO; Union Latina;

Travel Guides:

Lonely Planet;

News Resources:

News Agency

AllAfrica;

Newspaper

Tela Non;

Radio

Radio Nacional de Sao Tome e Principe;

Government Website:	http://www.parlamento.st/
Central Bank:	Central Bank of São Tomé and Príncipe

GDP Composition:

Agriculture:	22.4%	cocoa, coconuts, palm kernels, copra, cinnamon, pepper, coffee, bananas, papayas, beans; poultry; fish
Industry:	10.3%	light construction, textiles, soap, beer, fish processing, timber
Services:	67.4%

Financial & Economic Organisations:

African Development Bank; FAO; IMF; International Labour Organization; Un Economic Commission for Africa; UNIDO; World Bank;

Financial & Economic Profiles:

Financial Exchanges:

No Exchange

National Statistics Office:

Instituto Nacional de Estatísticas de São Tomé e Príncipe;

National Dataset(s):

Trading Economics;

Subject to Country Specific Sanctions? NO

The World Bank’s World Integrated Trade Solution

Business Language(s):	Portuguese
Customs & Excise:	Ministerio das Finanças, Comércio e Economia Azul
Development Bank(s):	African Development Bank;

Competitive Ind’l Performance: N/A	Corruption Perceptions Index: 65/180 (2022 Rank)
Ease of Doing Business: N/A	Enabling Trade Index: N/A
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