Sao Tome and Principe (São Tomé and Príncipe)

Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe Capital: São Tomé Nationality: Sao Tomean Population: 194,006(2015) Currency: Dobra Off. Lang: Portuguese Area: 923,768 sq km Internet DM: st GDP: $663.7 mil. Life Exp: 64.58 yr. Literacy: 74.9% Location: 0 20 N 6 44 E Calling Code: 239 Sao Tome & Principe is an island country in the Atlantic Ocean east of Gabon, Located 0 20 N, 6 44 E. São Tomé is the capital. Portuguese is the official language.  Demographics Sao Tome and Principe has a population of 179,506 with a life expectancy of 63.11 years. Ethnic breakdown is as follows:79.5% Mestiços (black- white mixture), 7.6% Angolares (descendants of runaway slaves) , 1.9% European (primarily Portuguese), Forros (native Creoles, descendants of freed slaves), Serviçais (former contract laborers from Angola, Mozambique, Cape Verde and their children born on the islands called Tongas), Asians and others. Sao Tomeans are 70.3% Catholic, 3.4% Evangelical , 2% New Apostolic, 1.8% Adventist , 3.1% other, and 19.4% none. 84.9% of the island can read and write, 92.2% male and 77.9% female.   Index  Value  Mo Ibrahim Governance Index  59.1(2015)  Corruption Perception Index  n/a  Ease of Doing Business  166(2015)  Human Development Index  .555(2015)  World Press Freedom  n/a