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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  • National statistics office
  • Population, persons:237,888 (2025)
  • Area, sq km:960
  • GDP per capita, US$:2,941 (2023)
  • GDP, billion current US$:0.7 (2023)
  • GINI index:40.7 (2017)
  • Ease of Doing Business rank:170

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    • October 2024
      Source: International Monetary Fund
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      Accessed On: 28 October, 2024
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      The global growth is projected at 3.6 percent in 2022 and 2023—0.8 and 0.2 percentage points lower than in the January forecast, respectively. The downgrade largely reflects the war's direct impacts on Russia and Ukraine and global spillovers. North Africa, and sub-Saharan Africa are most affected. The food and fuel price increases will hurt lower-income households globally
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