| SAO TOMEAN GEOGRAPHY STATS: |
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Area > Comparative
more than five times the size of Washington, DC |
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Area > Land
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1,001 sq km |
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[178th of 238]
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Source: CIA World Factbook, 22 August 2006
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Area > Total
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1,001 sq km |
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[188th of 250]
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Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008 |
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Capital city with population
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Sao Tome - 43,420 |
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Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008 |
Climate
tropical; hot, humid; one rainy season (October to May) |
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Source: United Nations World Statistics Pocketbook and Statistical Yearbook, City Population, CIA World Factbook, World Gazetteer, Official government websites. |
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Coastline
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209 km |
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[151st of 271]
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Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008 |
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Elevation extremes > Highest point
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Pico de Sao Tome 2,024 m |
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Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008 |
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Forested Land
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28.3% |
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[93rd of 193]
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Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008 |
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Geographic coordinates
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1 00 N, 7 00 E |
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Source: FAO |
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Land use > Arable land
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8.33% |
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[121st of 258]
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Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008 |
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Largest city
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Sao Tome |
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Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008 |
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Largest city population
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57,000 |
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[151st of 174]
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Source: United Nations World Statistics Pocketbook and Statistical Yearbook |
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Largest city with population
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Sao Tome - 43,420 |
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Source: United Nations World Statistics Pocketbook and Statistical Yearbook |
Location
Western Africa, islands in the Gulf of Guinea, straddling the Equator, west of Gabon |
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Source: United Nations World Statistics Pocketbook and Statistical Yearbook, City Population, CIA World Factbook, World Gazetteer, Official government websites. |
Map references
Africa |
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Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008 |
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Natural resources
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fish, hydropower |
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Source: CIA World Factbook, 22 August 2006
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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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Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008 |
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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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Source: Heal The World Foundation. |
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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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Source: World Development Indicators database |
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tallest mountains > Mountain
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Pico de Sao Tome |
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Source: World Development Indicators database |
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