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Sao Tome and Principe (nation) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 01 00 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 1.0000 decimal degrees |
| Long: 007 00 00 E degrees minutes |
Long: 7.0000 decimal degrees |
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Note: Comprises two islands in the Gulf of Guinea on the equator; first visited by Portuguese 1469-1472; became important producer of sugar; was port of call for ships sailing to the East Indies; violent resistance to Portuguese rule culminated in riots 1953; official language is Portuguese. |
Names: |
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| São Tomé e Príncipe (preferred,C,V,Portuguese-P,U,N)
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| República Democrática de São Tomé e Príncipe (C,V,O,Portuguese,U,N)
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| República democrática de São Tomé e Príncipe (C,V,Portuguese,U,N)
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| Sao Tome and Principe (C,O,English-P,U,N)
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| Democratic Republic of Sao Tome and Principe (C,O,English,U,N)
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| Sao Tomé-et-Principe (C,O,French-P,U,N)
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| République démocratique de Sao Tomé (C,O,French,U,N)
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| République démocratique de Sao Tomé-et-Principe (C,O,French,U,N)
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| Santo Tomé y Príncipe (C,O,Spanish-P,U,N)
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| República Democrática de Santo Tomé y Príncipe (C,O,Spanish,U,N)
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| Сан-Томе и Принсипи (C,O,Russian-P,U)
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| Демократическая Республика Сан-Томе и Принсипи (C,O,Russian,U)
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| 圣多美和普林西比 (C,O,Chinese-P,U)
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| 圣多美和普林西比民主共和国 (C,O,Chinese,U)
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| سان ثومي وبرً سً بُي (C,O,Arabic-P,U)
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| جُهور ةً سان ثومي وبرً سً بُي الدّيملراط ةَ (C,O,Arabic,U)
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| STP (C,O,ISO3L)
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| ST (C,O,ISO2L)
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| ISO678 (C,O,ISO3N)
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| TP00 (C,O,FIPS)
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| Sao Tomean (C,O,English,U,A)
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| São Toméan (C,V,English,U,A)
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Place Types: |
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| nation (preferred, C) |
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gained independence July 1975 |
| primary political unit (C) |
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| independent sovereign nation (C) |
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| republic (C) |
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established 1975 |
| former territory/colony/dependent state (C) |
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| province (H) |
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Portuguese, until 1975 |
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Related geographic places: |
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| capital is .... |
São Tomé .......... (inhabited place) |
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(World, Africa, Sao Tome and Principe, São Tomé) [1092484] |
| member of .... |
United Nations .......... (organization) |
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(World) [7029605] |
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joined organization in 1975 |
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Sources and Contributors: |
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| Демократическая Республика Сан-Томе и Принсипи.......... |
[VP] |
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UNGEGN Working Paper 54 (2011) accessed 30 July 2013 |
| جُهور ةً سان ثومي وبرً سً بُي الدّيملراط ةَ.......... |
[VP] |
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UNGEGN Working Paper 54 (2011) accessed 30 July 2013 |
| Democratic Republic of Sao Tome and Principe.......... |
[VP] |
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ISO Handbook (1988) 771 |
| República Democrática de Santo Tomé y Príncipe.......... |
[VP] |
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UNGEGN List of Country Names (2007) accessed 28 July 2009 |
| République démocratique de Sao Tomé-et-Principe.......... |
[VP] |
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ISO Handbook (1988) 783 |
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