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Country
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Leader
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President: Manuel Pinto da Costa
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Population
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| 186,817
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Life Expectancy
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| 63.860 years
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Capital City
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Largest city
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| (population: ) | Sao Tome (population: 53,300) |
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Human Development Index
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NA
| 0.643
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Literacy Rate
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| 84.9%
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Corruption Perception Index
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NA
| 2.7
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Percentage of Women in Parliament
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NA
| 1.8%
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Death Penalty
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NA
| Abolished
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Political System
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| republic
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Independence date
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| Religions |
| Catholic 70.3%, Evangelical 3.4%, New Apostolic 2%, Adventist 1.8%, other 3.1%, none 19.4% (2001 census)
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| Languages |
| Portuguese (official)
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| Exports |
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| External Debt |
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| Military Budget as percentage of GDP |
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| Beijing Olympics Medal Count |
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| Location |
| Western Africa, islands in the Gulf of Guinea, straddling the Equator, west of Gabon
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| Area |
| 964 km sq
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| Coastline |
| 209 km
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| Climate |
| tropical; hot, humid; one rainy season (October to May)
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