LOCATION: Western Africa, islands in the gulf of Guinea, straddling the Equator, west of Gabon
AREA: 964 sq km
CAPITAL: Sao Tome
POPULATION - 212,679
BIRTH RATE: 38.54 births/1,000
DEATH RATE: 5.8% deaths/1,000
LIFE EXPECTANCY: 68.32 years
RELIGION: Catholic 70.3%, Evangelical 3.4%, New Apostolic 2%, Adventist 1.8%, other 3.1%, none 19.4%
LANGUAGES: Portuguese (official)
LITERACY RATE: age 15 and above can read and write (Male: 92.2%) (Female: 77.9%)
Sao Tome e Principe
LOCATION: Western Africa, islands in the gulf of Guinea, straddling the Equator, west of Gabon
AREA: 964 sq km
CAPITAL: Sao Tome
POPULATION - 212,679
BIRTH RATE: 38.54 births/1,000
DEATH RATE: 5.8% deaths/1,000
LIFE EXPECTANCY: 68.32 years
RELIGION: Catholic 70.3%, Evangelical 3.4%, New Apostolic 2%, Adventist 1.8%, other 3.1%, none 19.4%
LANGUAGES: Portuguese (official)
LITERACY RATE: age 15 and above can read and write (Male: 92.2%) (Female: 77.9%)