São Tomé and Príncipe

**São Tomé and Príncipe**, officially de **Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe**, be an island country insyd de Gulf of Guinea, off de western equatorial coast of Central Africa. E dey consist of two archipelagos around de two main islands of São Tomé den Príncipe, about  apart den about  off de northwestern coast of Gabon. Plus a population of 201,800 (2018 official estimate), São Tomé and Príncipe be de second-smallest den second-least populous African sovereign state after Seychelles.

De people of São Tomé and Príncipe be predominantly of African den *mestiço* descent, wey chaw dey practice Christianity. De legacy of Portuguese rule sanso be visible insyd de country ein culture, customs, den music, wich dey fuse European den African influences. São Tomé and Príncipe be a founding member state of de Community of Portuguese Language Countries.

## Politics

### Administrative divisions
Insyd 1977, two years after independence, na dem divide de country into two provinces (São Tomé Province den Príncipe Province) den six districts. Since na dem adopt de new constitution insyd 1990, dem abolish de provinces, den de districts be de administrative subdivisions per. Since 29 April 1995, na de island of Príncipe be an autonomous region, coterminous plus de district of Pagué. Dem divide de larger island of São Tomé into six districts den Príncipe island into one:

**São Tomé Island**

*Água Grande
*Cantagalo
*Caué
*Lembá
*Lobata
*Mé-Zóchi

**Príncipe Island**

*Pagué

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## Read further

* Chabal, Patrick (ed.) 2002. *A history of postcolonial Lusophone Africa.* London: C. Hurst.  – Overview of the decolonization of Portugal's African colonies, and a chapter specifically about São Tomé and Príncipe's experience since the 1970s.
* Eyzaguirre, Pablo B. "The independence of São Tomé e Príncipe and agrarian reform." *Journal of Modern African Studies* 27.4 (1989): 671–678.
* Frynas, Jędrzej George, Geoffrey Wood, and Ricardo MS Soares de Oliveira. "Business and politics in São Tomé e Príncipe: from cocoa monoculture to petro‐state." *African Affairs* 102.406 (2003): 51–80. online
* Hodges, Tony, and Malyn Dudley Dunn Newitt. *São Tomé and Príncipe: from plantation colony to microstate* (Westview Press, 1988).
* Keese, Alexander. "Forced labour in the 'Gorgulho Years': Understanding reform and repression in Rural São Tomé e Príncipe, 1945–1953." *Itinerario* 38.1 (2014): 103–124.
* Tomás, Gil, et al. "The peopling of Sao Tome (Gulf of Guinea): origins of slave settlers and admixture with the Portuguese." *Human biology* 74.3 (2002): 397–411.
* Weszkalnys, Gisa. "Hope & oil: expectations in São Tomé e Príncipe." *Review of African Political Economy* 35.117 (2008): 473–482. online
## External links

* Country Profile from BBC News
* São Tomé and Príncipe. *The World Factbook*. Central Intelligence Agency.
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* São Tomé e Príncipe—Tourist information
* Key Development Forecasts for São Tomé and Príncipe from International Futures

**Government**
* Página Oficial do Governo de São Tomé e Príncipe – Official Page of the Government of São Tomé and Príncipe (insyd Portuguese)
* Presidência da República Democrática de São Tomé e Príncipe – President of the Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe (official site) (insyd Portuguese)
* Assembleia Nacional de São Tomé e Príncipe – National Assembly of São Tomé and Príncipe (official site) (insyd Portuguese)
* Instituto Nacional de Estatística Archived 13 November 2009 at the Wayback Machine– National statistics institute (insyd Portuguese)
* Central Bank of São Tomé and Príncipe
* Chief of State and Cabinet Members