Large reserves of oil are in the ocean between Nigeria and São Tomé. The discovery has been lamented by some as endangering the nation's political stability and natural environment. In response to these concerns the government of São Tomé and Príncipe has drawn up innovative legislation to ensure the efficient and equitable use of oil revenues over time.
Rainforest trekking is one of the island's attractions.
SaoTome is 50 kilometers (31 mi.) long and 32 kilometers (20 mi.) wide and the more mountainous of the two islands.
SaoTome and Principe were taken over and administered by the Portuguese crown in 1522 and 1573, respectively.
The SaoTome and Principe Mission to the United Nations, which also is the Sao Tomean Embassy to the United States, is located at 400 Park Avenue, 7th floor, New York, NY 10022 (tel.
The first successful settlement of SaoTome was established in 1493 by Alvaro Caminha, who received the land as a grant from the Portuguese crown.
SaoTome and Principe were taken over and administered by the Portuguese crown in 1522 and 1573, respectively.
In 1990, SaoTome became one of the first African countries to embrace democratic reform, and changes to the constitution--the legalization of opposition political parties--led to elections in 1991 that were nonviolent, free, and transparent.
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