What every visitor should know about Sao Tome and Principe:

Money
The currency is the São Tomé and Príncipe dobra (STD). 10000 STD is worth about US$0.65, or €0.46.
Crime
CrimeSafe Travel Score™: 4 out of 5 (Safe)

Areas of concern:

  • Mugging
  • Pick-pocketing / bag-snatching
  • Carjacking
Capital
Sao Tome
Tap water
Unsafe. Water purification efforts are inadequate to guarantee safe supply. Drink boiled or bottled water whenever possible.

Sao Tome and Principe facts and figures:

People

Population
212,679
Language
Portuguese (official)
Ethnicity
Mestico, angolares (descendants of Angolan slaves), forros (descendants of freed slaves), servicais (contract laborers from Angola, Mozambique, and Cape Verde), tongas (children of servicais born on the islands), Europeans (primarily Portuguese)

Economy

GDP
US$1,400 (per capita)
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