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| SAO TOMEAN GEOGRAPHY STATS: |
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Area > Comparative
more than five times the size of Washington, DC |
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Capital city with population
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Sao Tome - 43,420 |
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Forested Land
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28.3% |
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[93rd of 193]
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Land use > Permanent crops
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48.96 %
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[2nd of 241]
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Largest city
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Sao Tome |
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Largest city population
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57,000 |
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[151st of 174]
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Largest city with population
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Sao Tome - 43,420 |
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Location
Western Africa, islands in the Gulf of Guinea, straddling the Equator, west of Gabon |
Map references
Africa |
Maritime claims
measured from claimed archipelagic baselines |
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Maritime claims > Exclusive economic zone
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200 nm
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[47th of 121]
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Maritime claims > Territorial sea
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12 nm
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[156th of 190]
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Natural resources
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fish, hydropower |
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northernmost point > Latitude
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01°25'N |
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Population density
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154.88 people per sqkm |
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[65th of 256]
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Population density > people per sq. km
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163.04 people/m²
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[55th of 204]
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Rural population density > rural population per sq. km of arable land
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818.88 people/km² of arable lan |
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[25th of 188]
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Surface area > sq. km
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960 km²
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[174th of 206]
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tallest mountains > Mountain
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Pico de Sao Tome |
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Terrain
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volcanic, mountainous |
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SOURCES: CIA World Factbook, 22 August 2006
; United Nations World Statistics Pocketbook and Statistical Yearbook, City Population, CIA World Factbook, World Gazetteer, Official government websites.; FAO; CIA World Factbook, 14 June, 2007
; United Nations World Statistics Pocketbook and Statistical Yearbook; Wikipedia: List of countries by northernmost point
; Heal The World Foundation.; World Development Indicators database; Wikipedia: List of tallest mountains by country
ALTERNATIVE NAMES:
Sao Tome and Principe, Democratic Republic of Sao Tome and Principe, Republica Democratica de Sao Tome e Principe, Sao Tome e Principe , s�o tom� & pr�ncipe, s�o tom� e pr�ncipe, Sao Tome & Principe, São Tomé and Principe, São Tomé & Principe, São Tomé and Príncipe
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