(DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE)
(WIPO code: ST) (latest review April 2021)
by RCF – Protecting Innovation, S.A., Lisbon, Portugal
São Tomé e Príncipe
General Information
Area
1,001 sq. km.
Population
211,000 (estimated July 2020).
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
(estimated 2017): U.S.$ 127.7 million.
Exports
(estimated 2017): U.S.$ 15.6 million.
General Remarks
This former Portuguese colony became independent on July 12, 1975.