Sao Tome and Principe | Wikipedia audio article
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Date: 2019-02-21

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00:01:39 1 History
00:05:16 1.1 Independence (1975)
00:08:28 2 Politics
00:09:11 2.1 Political culture
00:09:42 2.2 Foreign relations
00:10:08 2.3 Military
00:10:30 2.4 Administrative divisions
00:11:22 3 Geography
00:12:56 3.1 Climate
00:13:42 3.2 Wildlife
00:14:19 4 Economy
00:18:23 4.1 Petroleum exploration
00:19:18 4.2 Banking
00:19:52 5 Society
00:20:01 5.1 Demographics
00:20:48 5.2 Ethnic groups
00:21:49 5.3 Languages
00:22:31 5.4 Religion
00:22:56 5.5 Health
00:23:08 5.6 Education
00:23:52 6 Culture
00:24:06 6.1 Music
00:24:35 6.2 Cuisine
00:25:07 6.3 Sports
00:25:34 7 See also



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São Tomé and Príncipe (; Portuguese: [sɐ̃w̃ tuˈmɛ i ˈpɾĩsɨpɨ]), officially the Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe, is an island country in the Gulf of Guinea, off the western equatorial coast of Central Africa. It consists of two archipelagos around the two main islands of São Tomé and Príncipe, about 140 kilometres (87 miles) apart and about 250 and 225 kilometres (155 and 140 miles) off the northwestern coast of Gabon, respectively.
The islands were uninhabited until their discovery  by Portuguese explorers in the 15th century. Gradually colonised and settled by the Portuguese throughout the 16th century, they collectively served as a vital commercial and trade center for the Atlantic slave trade. The rich volcanic soil and close proximity to the Equator made São Tomé and Príncipe ideal for sugar cultivation, followed later by cash crops such as coffee and cocoa; the lucrative plantation economy was heavily dependent upon imported African slaves. Cycles of social unrest and economic instability throughout the 19th and 20th centuries culminated in peaceful independence in 1975. São Tomé and Príncipe has since remained one of Africa's most stable and democratic countries.
With a population of 199,910 (2016 estimate), São Tomé and Príncipe is the second-smallest African sovereign state after Seychelles, as well as the smallest Portuguese-speaking country. Its people are predominantly of African and mestiço descent, with most practising Roman Catholicism. The legacy of Portuguese rule is also visible in the country's culture, customs, and music, which fuse European and African influences.