Basic facts about São Tomé and Príncipe
| Country name: | São Tomé and Príncipe |
| Capital: | São Tomé |
| Country code: | 398 |
| Continent: | Africa |
| Currency name: | São Tomé and Príncipe dobra |
| Independence: | 1975-07-12 00:00:00 |
| Independent from: | from Portugal |
| Total area (km2): | 964 |
| Land area (km2): | 964 |
| Water area (km2): | 0 |
| Population: | 186,817 |
| Population note: | 186,817 (July 2013 est.) |
| Official language: | Portuguese |
| All languages: | Portuguese (official) |
| Time zone: | UTC (UTC+0) |
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| Drive on: | right |
| Calling code: | +239 |
| Domain: | .st |