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São Tomé and Príncipe
São Tomé and Príncipe, officially the Democratic Republic of Sao Tome and Principe, is an island country in the Gulf of Guinea, off the western equatorial coast of Central Africa.
Summary from Wikipédia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Data refreshed on 2026.10.08 · source: Wikidata
Points to watch 2026.10.09
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The Institute's composite reading
Risque élevé
5.2 /10 risk
- Security 0.0
- Legitimacy 6.4
- Economy 2.8
- Diplomacy 5.0
- Influence 0.0
Security: 0 stable → 10 unstable · others: 0 weak → 10 strong. Computed from V-Dem, FH, CPI, RSF, World Bank, SIPRI, sanctions.
- Capital
- São Tomé
- Population
- 209,607 inh.
- Area
- 964 km²
- Currency
- STN
- Regime
- —
Executive in office
Head of State
Carlos Vila Nova
Head of Government
Américo Ramos
Parliament
Assemblée nationale
55 seats
Inception 1975
Economic indicators World Bank · 2025
GDP
981 M$
GDP / capita
4,084 $
Growth
1.0 %
Inflation
11.0 %
Unemployment
9.1 %
Life expectancy
69.9 yrs
Governance indices V-Dem 2025 · Freedom House 2026 · CPI 2025 · RSF
Democracy (V-Dem)
0.63/1
Freedoms (Freedom House)
84/100
Corruption (CPI)
45/100
Trade dependencies OEC · UN Comtrade · 2023
Exports
0 Md$
Imports
0 Md$
Balance
0 Md$
Top exports
- 61% Cacao
Top imports
- 17% Pétrole raffiné
Diplomatic alignment UNGA 2020-2024 · Bailey-Strezhnev-Voeten
Vote concordance with each power at UN General Assembly.
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USA
31%
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GBR
33%
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FRA
38%
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DEU
38%
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RUS
51%
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CHN
67%
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IND
67%
Abstention: 25%
Political calendar Institute · Wikipedia · 2026-10-08
Last election
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2026-09-27
Movement for the Liberation of São Tomé and Príncipe – Social Democratic Party 24 seats, Independent Democratic Action 23, MCI/PS–PUN 6 (of 55) · turnout 37.3%
Result read from Wikipedia on 2026.10.08 (CC BY-SA)
- 2026-07-19
Society · human UNDP HDI 2023 · World Bank · WID · UNHCR 2025
HDI
0.637/1
Refugees originating
8
National anthem
Independência total
Alliances and organisations Institut · Wikidata
- UN
- Francophonie (OIF)
- CPLP
- African Union
- ECCAS
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Global attention Wikipedia · 90 days
The country's Wikipedia article is usually read 1,852 times a day (French and English). On 2026.10.07: 1,726, or ×0.9.
French + English French usual level 2026.07.10 · 2026.10.07 Wikimedia statistics (CC0), human users
Sources and freshness
- Executive, government, parliament, anthem · Wikidata (CC0) · 2026-10-08
- Economy · World Bank (CC BY 4.0) · 2025
- Indices and figures · V-Dem 2026 (OWID) · Freedom House 2026 (OWID) · Transparency International CPI 2025 · PNUD IDH 2025 (OWID) · UNHCR 2025 · read on 2026-10-08
- Memberships · Wikidata (CC0) · 2026-10-08
- Political calendar · Institute and Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0) · 2026-10-08
- Sanctions · US Treasury (OFAC), SDN and non-SDN lists · list of 2026-10-02 · read on 2026-10-08
- Sanctions · United Kingdom, UK Sanctions List (FCDO) · list of 2026-10-07 · read on 2026-10-08
- Sanctions · European Union, consolidated financial sanctions list · list of 2026-09-22 · read on 2026-10-08
- Institute dossier (sanctions, treaties, visits, capabilities) · as of 2026-05-01
- Summary · Wikipédia (CC BY-SA 4.0)