official name: Democratic Republic of Sao Tome and Principe capital: Sao Tome head of state: President Fradique de Menezes (2003) state: republic population: 187,410 independence: from Portugal in 1975 languages: Portuguese (official) religion: Christian 80% (Roman Catholic, Evangelical Protestant, Seventh-Day Adventist) currency: dobra (STD) media: NA
legal wise
status of homosexuality: legal age of consent: NA laws covering homosexual activity: No sodomy laws. background information and government attitudes: NA
communication
main lines in use: 4,600 (2000) cellular telephones: 6,942 (1997). Radio broadcast stations: AM 1, FM 5, shortwave 1 (2002). Radios: 38,000 (1997). T elevision broadcast stations: 2 (2002). Televisions: 23,000 (1997). Internet Service Providers (ISPs): 1 (2002). Internet users: 9,000 (2002).
archbishops threaten split November 18, 2005: Rowan Williams, the Archbishop of Canterbury, faced the gravest threat to his authority as leader of the worldwide Anglican communion on Wednesday night, as nearly half the church�s presiding archbishops launched an unprecedented attack on his leadership over the issue of gay clergy. [more]
in defence of mhrrc on homosexuality March 2005: There are some issues that get a lot of reaction from the public and issues of homosexuality is one of them and for a good reason-it's what might be called, 'controversial'. [more]
Cathy Crimmins, author of How the Homosexuals Saved Civilization
