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title: "São Tomé and Príncipe — capital, area, population and currency"
description: "São Tomé and Príncipe: capital São Tomé, area 964 km², population 240,254 (2025), currency São Tomé and Príncipe dobra. Languages, time zones and calling code."
url: https://atoneplace.net/country/sao-tome-and-principe/
site: "At One Place"
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# 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

- [Mauritius](https://atoneplace.net/country/mauritius/)
- [Hong Kong](https://atoneplace.net/country/hong-kong/)
- [Kiribati](https://atoneplace.net/country/kiribati/)
- [Bahrain](https://atoneplace.net/country/bahrain/)
- [Nigeria](https://atoneplace.net/country/nigeria/)
- [Ethiopia](https://atoneplace.net/country/ethiopia/)
- [Egypt](https://atoneplace.net/country/egypt/)
- [Democratic Republic of the Congo](https://atoneplace.net/country/democratic-republic-of-the-congo/)
- [Tanzania](https://atoneplace.net/country/tanzania/)
- [South Africa](https://atoneplace.net/country/south-africa/)
- [Kenya](https://atoneplace.net/country/kenya/)
- [Sudan](https://atoneplace.net/country/sudan/)

## Sources

- The World Factbook — Central Intelligence Agency (https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/) [Public domain (US Government)]
- World Bank Open Data — The World Bank (https://data.worldbank.org/) [CC BY 4.0]