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          AREA ................................................
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          1.001 
                kmq 
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            POPULATION ..................................
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          181.565 in. 
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            DENSITY .........................................
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          181,4 in/kmq 
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            CAPITAL ..........................................
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          Sao Tomè 
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            LANGUAGES ....................................
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          Portuguese (official)
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            RELIGIONS ......................................
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          Catholic 70.3%, Evangelical 3.4%, New Apostolic 2%, Adventist 1.8%, other 3.1%, none 19.4% (2001 census)
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            CURRENCY ......................................
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          Dobra (STD)
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           GDP per CAPITA .............................
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          1231 $ (2004)
          
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           HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDEX ..
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          0,454 (122th place)
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              LOWEST POINT ...............................
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          Atlantic Ocean 0 m
         
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            HIGHEST POINT ..............................
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          Pico de Sao Tome 2024 m
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             INDEPENDENCE ...............................
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          12 July 1975 (from Portugal)
          
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             INSTITUTIONAL FORM ...................
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          Republic
          
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             WEB DOMAIN ..................................
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            .st
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                  COUNTRY CODE ..............................
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          +239
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