(DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE)
(WIPO code: ST) (latest review March 2024)
by RCF – Protecting Innovation, S.A., Lisbon, Portugal
São Tomé and Príncipe
General Information
Area
1,001 sq. km.
Population
220,372 (2023).
Capital
São Tomé.
Language
Portuguese (official).
Currency
Dobras
Agriculture
Cocoa, coconuts, palm kernels, copra, cinnamon, pepper, coffee, bananas, papayas, beans, poultry, fish.
Industries
Light construction, textiles, soap, beer, fish processing, timber.
Main exports
Cocoa, copra, coffee, palm oil.
Imports
(2021): U.S.$ 201 million.
Exports
(2021): U.S.$ 75 million.
General Remarks
This former Portuguese colony became independent on July 12, 1975.