Sao Tome and Principe
- Official Name:
- Democratic Republic of Sao Tome and Principe (Sao Tome and Principe)
- Area:
- 1.001 km 2
- Population (2007):
- 199.579 inhabitants
- Coastline:
- 209 km
- Capital:
- Sao Tome
- Maritime Ports and terminals:
- Sao Tome
- Maritime claims:
-
- Territorial sea: 12 nm
- Exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
- Political divisions:
- 2 provinces; Principe, Sao Tome Note: Principe has had self government since 29 April 1995
- Language(s):
- Portuguese (official)
- National holiday:
- Independence Day, 12 July (1975)
- Nationality:
- Sao Tomean(s)
- Official time:
- UTC 0.
- Member of:
- ACCT, ACP, AfDB, AU, FAO, G-77, IBRD, ICAO, ICCt (signatory), ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM (observer), IPU, ITU, ITUC, NAM, OIF, OPCW, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNWTO, UPU, WCL, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO (observer)
- Internet country code:
- .st
Economic Profile
- Currency:
-
Dobra (STD) - GDP - per capita (PPP):
- USD1.200 (2003 est.)
- GDP (official exchange rate):
- (2005 est.) USD 71.380.000
- PIB (Real growth rate:
- 4,4% (2006 est.)
- GDP (Composition by sector): (2006 est.)
-
- Agriculture:16,6%
- Industry: 15,3%
- Services: 68,1%
- Labor force:
- 35.050 (1991 est.)
- Labor force - by occupation (2006):
-
- Agriculture ND
- Industry: ND
- Services ND
- Unemployment rate:
- ND
- Inflation rate (Consumer prices):
- 15% (2006 est)
- Investment (Gross Fixed):
- 35,2% del PIB (2006 est.)
- Budget:
-
- Revenues: USD102.1 million
- Expenditures: USD61.43 million
- Public debt:
- ND
- Current account balance:
- USD-24.400.000 (2006 est.)
- Exports:
- USD 9.773.000 FOB (2006 est.)
- Exports - Commodities:
- Cocoa 80%, copra, coffee, palm oil
- Exports - Partners:
- Netherlands 61,7%, Belgium 9,3%, Turkey 5,6%, South Korea 4,1% (2005)
- Imports:
- USD 48.870.000 FOB (2006 est.)
- Imports - Commodities:
- Machinery and electrical equipment, food products, petroleum products
- Imports - partners:
- Portugal 47,6%, US 17,3%, Malaysia 6,2%, Belgium 5,3% (2005)
- Reserves of foreign exchange and gold:
- USD 25.470.000 (2006 est.)
- Debt - external:
- USD 318.000.000 (2002)
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