Sao Tome and Principe, officially known as the Democratic Republic of Sao Tome and Principe is an island country in the Gulf of Guinea just off the coast of Gabon & Equatorial Guinea. The country was initially part of Portuguese colonization.
The economy is primarily Plantation Agriculture.
Basic Details | |
| Region | Africa |
| Capital City | Sao Tome |
| Government Type | unitary semi-presidential representative democratic republic |
| Official Languages | Portuguese |
| Currency | Sao Tome and Principe dobra, STN |
| Phone Code | +239 |
| Important Cities | Santo Amaro, Neves, Santana, Trindade, Santa Cruz, Pantufo, Guadalupe, Santo António, Santa Catarina, Porto Alegre |
| National Day | Independence Day (Jul-12) |
Economy | |
| Ease of Doing Business Ranking | 170 |
| Primary Industries | Oil Reserves,Agriculture,Economic issues |
| Major Exports | Cocoa and cocoa preparations, Animal or vegetable fats and oils , Ships, boats and floating structures, Coffee, tea, maté and spices, Printed books, newspapers, pictures , Edible fruit and nuts, peel of citrus fruit or melons, Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, Aircraft, spacecraft, Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, Machinery, mechanical appliances, nuclear reactors, boilers, Iron and steel |
| Major Exports to India | Machinery, mechanical appliances, nuclear reactors, boilers, Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk, Cereals, Animal or vegetable fats and oils , Pharmaceutical products, Sugars and sugar confectionery, Paper and paperboard, articles of paper pulp, Zinc and articles thereof, Plastics and articles thereof, Rubber and articles thereof, Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics, Ceramic products |
| Major Imports | Commodities not elsewhere specified, Beverages, spirits and vinegar, Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, Machinery, mechanical appliances, nuclear reactors, boilers, Electrical machinery and equipment , Cereals, Products of the milling industry, malt, starches, inulin, wheat gluten, Printed books, newspapers, pictures, Meat and edible meat offal, Salt, sulphur, earths and stone, Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk |
| Major Imports from India | Live animals, Meat and edible meat offal, Fish and crustaceans, molluscs , Live trees and other plants, bulbs, roots , Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers, Edible fruit and nuts, peel of citrus fruit , Coffee, tea, maté and spices, Cereals, Products of the milling industry, malt, starches, inulin, wheat gluten |
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| Trade Agreements with India | Bilateral trade between India and São Tomé and Príncipe totaled US$1.52 million in 201415. India exported $1.47 million worth of goods to STP and imported $500,000. Trade declined to $930,000 in 201516; India made no imports from STP in that period.[12] The main commodities exported by India to STP are pharmaceuticals, organic chemicals, cotton, and optical, photographic, and medical instruments. São Toméan importers have stated that they would like to import more merchandise from India, but are discouraged by the long shipping time and the high costs involved.[3] |
| Bordering Nations | Gabon, Equatorial Guinea |
| Member of | (African Union), ( Community of Portuguese Language Countries), ( United Nations) |
| Indian Embassy Details for Sao Tome and Principe | H.E. Pratibha Parkar Honourable Ambassador Embassy of India No. 47,Commandante Nzaji Street,Alvalade, Luanda Email: amb.luanda@mea.gov.in Phone: 00-244-941564851 / 941564887 / 941565957 / 941566132 / 931521458 Website: https://www.indembangola.gov.in/ |
| Embassy Details of Sao Tome and Principe in India | H.E. Mr. Chinta Sridhar Hon. Consul Hon. Consulate H. No -18 Green Avenue FarmsVasant Kunj110070 Email: brijesh.tyagi@stpconsulate.com Phone: 011-49496789, 9560966666 (O) |
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