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Country : Democratic Republic of Sao Tome and Principe
Capital : Sao Tome
Total Area : 386.49 sq mi
1,001.00 sq km
(more than five times the size of Washington, DC)
Population : 165,034 (July 2001 est.)
Estimated Population in 2050 : 502,489
Languages : Portuguese (official)
Literacy : 73.0% total, 85.0% male, 62% female (1991 est.)
Religions : Christian 80% (Roman Catholic, Evangelical Protestant, Seventh-Day Adventist)
Life Expectancy : 64.15 male, 67.07 female (2001 est.)
Government Type : Republic
Currency : 1 dobra (Db) = 100 centimos
GDP (per capita) : $1,100 (2000 est.)
Industry : Light construction, textiles, soap, beer; fish processing; timber
Agriculture : Cocoa, coconuts, palm kernels, copra, cinnamon, pepper, coffee, bananas, papayas, beans; poultry; fish
Arable Land : 2%
Natural Resources : Fish, hydropowermethane, hydropower, arable land
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