(DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE)
(WIPO code: ST) (latest review February 2022)
by RCF – Protecting Innovation, S.A., Lisbon, Portugal
São Tomé e Príncipe
General Information
Area
1,001 sq. km.
Population
213,948 (estimated July 2021).
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
(2020): U.S.$ 160 million.
Exports
(2020): U.S.$ 50 million.
General Remarks
This former Portuguese colony became independent on July 12, 1975.