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São Tomé And PrÃncipe
São Tomé and PrÃncipe (; pt, São Tomé e PrÃncipe (); English: " Saint Thomas and Prince"), officially the Democratic Republic of São Tomé and PrÃncipe ( pt, República Democrática de São Tomé e PrÃncipe), is a Portuguese-speaking 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 PrÃncipe, about apart and about off the north-western coast of Gabon. With a population of 201,800 (2018 official estimate),Instituto Nacional de EstadÃstica de São Tomé e PrÃncipe, as at 13 May 2018. São Tomé and PrÃncipe is the second-smallest and second-least populous African sovereign state after Seychelles.
The islands were uninhabited until their discovery by Portuguese explorers in the 15th century. Gradually colonized and settled throughout the 16th century, they collectively served as a vital commercial and trade centre for the Atlantic slave trade. The ri ...
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