Sao Tome and Principe flag information

Flag description: three horizontal bands of green (top), yellow (double width), and green with two black five-pointed stars placed side by side in the center of the yellow band and a red isosceles triangle based on the hoist side; uses the popular pan-African colors of Ethiopia. .

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Additional information about Sao Tome and Principe

Official country name: Democratic Republic of Sao Tome and Principe

Short name: Sao Tome and Principe
Local names (long and short forms): Republica Democratica de Sao Tome e Principe / Sao Tome e Principe
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Nationality noun / adjective: Sao Tomean(s) / Sao Tomean

Languages spoken: Portuguese (official). .

Capital: Sao Tome (GMT 0.0, summertime: )

Government type: republic

Population: 206178 ranked 188, (data 2008)

Geography: the smallest country in Africa; the two main islands form part of a chain of extinct volcanoes and both are mountainous. The lowest point is Atlantic Ocean 0 m and the highest point is Pico de Sao Tome 2,024 m. .

Coastline: Coastline 209 km - . .

Land borders: Sao Tome and Principe has a total of 0 km landborders, bordering to . . .

Administrative divisions: 2 provinces; Principe, Sao Tome

Principe has had self government since 29 April 1995

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Independence: 12 July 1975 (from Portugal)