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sao tome and principe

about sao tome and principe

official name: Democratic Republic of Sao Tome and Principe
capital: Sao Tome
head of state: President Miguel Trovoada
state: multi party democracy
population: 165, 000
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

mainline telephones: 3,000 (1997)
cellular telephones: 6,942 (1997)
internet country code: .st
internet service providers: 2 (2000)
internet users: 500 (2000)

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