São Tomé and Príncipe
São Tomé and Príncipe
Capital São Tomé
964 km² · 240,254 people (2025) · São Tomé and Príncipe dobra
Two volcanic islands in the Gulf of Guinea; the equator passes just south of Ilhéu das Rolas, where a stone marker sits on the line. Pico Cão Grande on São Tomé is a volcanic plug rising about 300 m from the forest in a single near-vertical spike.
The facts
- Capital
- São Tomé
- Area
- 964 km² — 372 sq mi
- Population
- 240,254 (2025)
- Density
- 249.2 people per km²
- Currency
- São Tomé and Príncipe dobra (STN, Db)
- Official language
- Portuguese
- Time zone
- UTC+00:00
- Calling code
- +239
- Drives on the
- right
- ISO codes
- ST · STP
- Continent
- Africa
How it compares
- By area
- 176 of 200
- By population
- 179 of 200
Population is the only figure on this page that dates — it is a 2025 estimate and will drift. Area, capital, currency, languages, calling code and driving side change rarely or never.
Countries of a similar size
| Country | Area (km²) | Population |
|---|---|---|
| Mauritius | 2,040 | 1,243,741 |
| Hong Kong | 1,108 | 7,498,900 |
| São Tomé and Príncipe ← | 964 | 240,254 |
| Kiribati | 811 | 136,488 |
| Bahrain | 760 | 1,600,366 |
Common questions
- What is the capital of São Tomé and Príncipe?
- São Tomé
- What currency does São Tomé and Príncipe use?
- The São Tomé and Príncipe dobra (STN).
- How big is São Tomé and Príncipe?
- 964 km², or 372 square miles — 176 of 200 by area.
- Which side of the road does São Tomé and Príncipe drive on?
- The right.
Related pages
Sources
- The World Factbook — Central Intelligence Agency (Public domain (US Government))
- World Bank Open Data — The World Bank (CC BY 4.0)