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Sao Tome and Principe

  • President:Carlos Vila Nova
  • Prime Minister:Américo Ramos
  • Capital city:São Tomé
  • Languages:Portuguese 98.4% (official), Forro 36.2%, Cabo Verdian 8.5%, French 6.8%, Angolar 6.6%, English 4.9%, Lunguie 1%, other (including sign language) 2.4% note: shares sum to more than 100% because some respondents gave more than one answer on the census (2012 est.)
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  • Population, persons:237,888 (2025)
  • Area, sq km:960
  • GDP per capita, US$:3,245 (2024)
  • GDP, billion current US$:0.8 (2024)
  • GINI index:40.7 (2017)
  • Ease of Doing Business rank:170
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    • Global Innovation Index, 2025
      September 2025
      Source: Global Innovation Index
      Uploaded by: Knoema
      Accessed On: 25 September, 2025
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      The Global Innovation Index 2023 captures the innovation ecosystem performance of 132 economies and tracks the most recent global innovation trends.  The GII 2023 tracks global innovation trends against a background of uncertainty caused by slow economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, high-interest rates, and geopolitical conflict, but with the promise of the Digital Age and Deep Science innovation waves and technological progress.  
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    • World Development Indicators (WDI)
      November 2025
      Source: World Bank
      Uploaded by: Alex Kulikov
      Accessed On: 03 November, 2025
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      The primary World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially-recognized international sources. It presents the most current and accurate global development data available, and includes national, regional and global estimates