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São Tomé and Príncipe, [ a ] officially the Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe, [ b ] is an island country in the Gulf of Guinea, off the western equatorial coast of Central Africa. It consists of two archipelagos around the two main islands of São Tomé and Príncipe, about 150 km (93.21 mi) apart and about 250 and 225 km (155 ...
FIFA ranking; Current: 191 1 (18 July 2024) [1]: Highest: 115 (March 2012) Lowest: 200 (September – October 2007) First international Gabon 6–1 São Tomé and Príncipe (Libreville, Gabon; 2 May 1976)
List of number ranges in São Tomé and Príncipe. LIST OF NUMBER RANGES [2] Telephone Number. Area/City. 222 0000 to 222 0199. Santo Amaro. 222 1000 to 222 8999. Água Grande. 223 1000 to 223 1199.
The Portuguese explorers João de Santarém and Pêro Escobar discovered the islands around 1470, [ 1] which they found uninhabited. [ 2] The São Tomé island was named by the Portuguese in honor of Saint Thomas, as they discovered the island on his feast day, while the Príncipe island (Prince's island) was named in honor of Afonso, Prince of ...
São Tomé and Príncipe's score is shown first in each case. A: São Tomé and Príncipe played their home match in qualifying for the 2000 African Cup of Nations in Libreville, Gabon. B: Due to security concerns, Libya played their home matches in qualifying for the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations in Cairo, Egypt and Radés, Tunisia.
History of Portuguese São Tomé and Príncipe. The first successful settlement of São Tomé was established in 1493 by Álvaro Caminha, who received the land as a grant from the crown. Príncipe was settled in 1500 under a similar arrangement. Attracting settlers proved difficult, however, and most of the earliest inhabitants were ...
São Tomé and Príncipe, officially the Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe, is an island country in the Gulf of Guinea, the western equatorial coast of Central Africa. It consists of two archipelagos around the two main islands of São Tomé and Príncipe, about 150 km (93.21 mi) apart and about 250 and 225 km (155 and 140 mi) off ...
The official and national language of São Tomé and Príncipe is Portuguese. It is spoken by virtually all of the population. Locally developed restructured varieties of Portuguese or Portuguese creoles are also spoken: Forro, Angolar and Principense. [ 2] Cape Verdean Creole is spoken by 8.5% and it is also a Portuguese creole.