São Tomé and Príncipe: flag, capital & map
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Country facts
- Capital
- São Tomé
- Region
- Africa
- Subregion
- Middle Africa
- Population (2025, World Bank)
- 240,254
- Area
- 964 km²
- Languages (REST Countries)
- Portuguese
- Currency (CLDR, October 2026)
- São Tomé & Príncipe Dobra (STN)
- Land neighbours
- No land neighbours listed in this snapshot.
São Tomé and Príncipe is a country in Central Africa. Its capital is São Tomé.
Dated population: World Bank; geographic facts: REST Countries; currencies: Unicode CLDR. Sources and dates →
Flag of São Tomé and Príncipe
The flag of São Tomé and Príncipe has three horizontal bands of green, yellow (double-width), and green, with two black five-pointed stars in the center of the yellow band and a red isosceles triangle based on the hoist side.
Where it is
São Tomé and Príncipe is grouped in Middle Africa, within Roam’s Africa region. No land neighbours are listed in the source. The source classifies it as not landlocked.
São Tomé and Príncipe has a recorded area of 964 square kilometres. Among the 10 countries assigned to Middle Africa in this dataset, it ranks 10 by area, from largest to smallest. Equatorial Guinea is immediately above it in that ordering, at 28,051 km². This comparison uses the source’s area figures and subregions, not a ranking of all territories.
The marker shows the atlas location. Small countries may be too small for an outline at this scale. Map boundaries are illustrative.
People, languages and currency
The World Bank records 240,254 people for São Tomé and Príncipe in 2025. This is the latest non-empty annual observation in Roam’s committed 2020–2025 download, rather than a live population counter. Dividing that population by the source area gives approximately 249 people per square kilometre. This calculated average does not describe how evenly people are distributed.
The language entries in the source are Portuguese. They describe the dataset’s listed languages, not every language spoken by residents. The currency listed for this date is São Tomé & Príncipe Dobra (STN). Currency assignments are selected from Unicode CLDR’s date ranges for 23 October 2026; the three-letter codes identify currencies, not countries.
Test yourself
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What is the capital of São Tomé and Príncipe?
Reveal answer
São Tomé. São Tomé and Príncipe is a country in Central Africa. Its capital is São Tomé.
Without looking at the image, how would you describe the flag of São Tomé and Príncipe?
Reveal answer
The flag of São Tomé and Príncipe has three horizontal bands of green, yellow (double-width), and green, with two black five-pointed stars in the center of the yellow band and a red isosceles triangle based on the hoist side.
Which land neighbours of São Tomé and Príncipe are included in this atlas?
Reveal answer
No land neighbours are listed in the source for São Tomé and Príncipe. It is grouped in Middle Africa, within Roam’s Africa region.
Which languages does the source list for São Tomé and Príncipe?
Reveal answer
Portuguese. These are the source’s language entries, not a complete inventory of every language spoken in São Tomé and Príncipe.
Which currency codes are listed for São Tomé and Príncipe?
Reveal answer
São Tomé & Príncipe Dobra (STN). These assignments use Unicode CLDR’s legal-tender date ranges for 23 October 2026.
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