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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$:2,941 (2023)
  • GDP, billion current US$:0.7 (2023)
  • GINI index:40.7 (2017)
  • Ease of Doing Business rank:170

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    • Human Development Report, 2023-24 Statistical Update
      March 2024
      Source: United Nations Development Programme
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      Accessed On: 10 April, 2024
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      Data Cited at: UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME, Human Development Data Center The Human Development Index (HDI) is a summary measure of achievements in three key dimensions of human development: a long and healthy life, access to knowledge and a decent standard of living. The HDI is the geometric mean of normalized indices for each of the the three dimensions.
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    • Migration and Remittances Factbook
      September 2024
      Source: Global Knowledge Partnership on Migration and Development
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      Accessed On: 27 September, 2024
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      Migration and Remittances Fact book provides a snapshot of migration and remittances for all countries, regions and income groups of the world, compiled from available data from various sources.
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    • World Development Indicators (WDI)
      July 2025
      Source: World Bank
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      Accessed On: 15 July, 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