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Overview - Sao Tome and Principe

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Overview

Capital:
Sao Tome
Area:
1,001 km²
Population:
193,413 (2006 estimate)
Language(s):
Portuguese (official).
Religion(s):
Catholic - 70.3%, Evangelical - 3.4%, New Apostolic - 2%, Adventist - 1.8%, others - 3.1%, none - 19.4%.
Ethnic Group(s):
Mestico, Angolares, Forros, Servicais, Tonga, Europeans (Portuguese).