São Tomé & Príncipe
Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe · São Tomé e Príncipe
São Tomé & Príncipe (ST, STP) is a country in Middle Africa, with São Tomé as its capital. The currency is the São Tomé & Príncipe Dobra (STN, STN). The international dialling code is +239; mobile numbers are written like 981 2345. The time zone is Africa/Sao_Tome. Official language: Portuguese.
CurrencySTNSTN
Dial code+239e.g. 981 2345
Time zoneSao TomeUTC+00:00
LanguagePortuguese
CapitalSão Tomé
Population223.6K964 km²
Overview
- Official name
- Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe
- Native name
- São Tomé e Príncipe
- ISO 3166-1 alpha-2
- ST
- ISO 3166-1 alpha-3
- STP
- ISO 3166-1 numeric
- 678
- IOC code
- STP
- Demonym
- Sao Tomean
- Capital
- São Tomé
- Region
- Africa › Middle Africa
- Status
- Independent, UN member
- Groups
- Middle Africa
- United Nations
- Internet domain
- .st
- Coordinates
- 1, 7
- Area
- 964 km²
- Population
- 223,561
- GDP
- $1.3B ($5.7K per person)
- Literacy
- 69.5%
- Landlocked
- No
- Land borders
- None
Currency
São Tomé & Príncipe Dobra STN
- Symbol
- STN narrow Db
- Minor units
- 2 decimals
- Example
- 1234,50 Db
Former currencies: STD
Languages
| Language | Status | Share of population | Writing |
|---|---|---|---|
| Portuguese pt | Official | 85% (190K) | |
| French fr | 20% (44.7K) |
Time zones
| Time zone | Local time | Standard | Daylight saving | Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Africa/Sao_Tome | UTC+00:00 | none | Greenwich Mean Time |
Phone numbers
- Calling code
- +239
- Dial-out prefix
- 00
- Trunk prefix
- none
- National number length
- 7 digits
- Emergency number
- 112 pattern 112
Number types
| Type | National format | International format | Layout | Digits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fixed line | 222 1234 | +239 222 1234 | XXX XXXX | 7 |
| Mobile | 981 2345 | +239 981 2345 | XXX XXXX | 7 |
Show the 1 formatting rules
| Digits pattern | Leading digits | Format | International |
|---|---|---|---|
(\d{3})(\d{4}) | [29] | $1 $2 | $1 $2 |
Address and postal code
No address data.
Calendar, units and conventions
- First day of the week
- Monday
- Weekend
- Saturday to Sunday
- First week of the year
- Contains at least 1 day of the new year
- Hour cycle
- 24-hour (0–23), also hB
- Calendars
- gregorian
- Measurement system
- Metric
- Temperature
- Celsius
- Paper size
- A4
- Locales
Number and date formats
As written by the Portuguese (São Tomé & Príncipe) locale (pt-ST), amounts in STN.
- Number
- 1 234 567,891
- Percent
- 45,7%
- Currency (STN)
- 1 234 567,89 Db
- Accounting
- (1 234 567,89 Db)
- Currency, name
- 1 234 567,89 dobras de São Tomé e Príncipe
- Compact short
- 1,2 M
- Compact long
- 1,2 milhão
- Scientific
- 1,235E6
- Speed
- 88 quilómetros por hora
- Temperature
- 21,5 °C
- Date, full
- sexta-feira, 27 de março de 2026
- Date, long
- 27 de março de 2026
- Date, medium
- 27/03/2026
- Date, short
- 27/03/26
- Time, medium
- 15:04:05
- Time, short
- 15:04
- Date and time
- 27/03/2026, 15:04
- Month and year
- março de 2026
- Weekday
- sexta-feira
- Relative time
- ontem · dentro de 3 dias · há 2 horas
- List: and
- A, B e C
- List: or
- A, B ou C