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Sao Tome & Principe

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São Tomé and Príncipe is an archipelago of just over 1,000 square kilometers in the Gulf of Guinea and one of the smallest economies in Africa.

Population
162,755
GDP per capita
1,171
GDP growth
4.0 %
Life Expectancy
66
Income Level
Lower middle
Poverty Ratio
53.8%
Country Portfolio
Active Bank projects 2
Proposed Bank projects 1
Start of Bank partnership Sept 1977
Total Bank Investment $108 (millions)

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Country Data
year 2009
89% in 2009
Literacy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15 and above)
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