سائو ٽوم ۽ پرنسپي

the islands of the sovereign state جي لاءِ São Tomé Island ڏسو. ٻين استعمالن لاءِ and Príncipe ڏسو. وڌيڪ other usesSão Tomé (disambiguation) ڏسو. وڌيڪ and Principe (disambiguation) ڏسو.

سائو ٽوم ۽ پرنسپي (Sao Tome & Principe) ھڪڙو ننڍڙو ملڪ آھي جنھن ۾ جزائر شامل آھن جیڪا گني جي نار ۾ آفريڪا جي اولهه سامونڊي ڪناري تي واقع آھن. اهو ٻن ٻيٽن تي مشتمل آهي جنهن جي ايراضي 250 ۽ 225 چورس ڪلوميٽر آهي ۽ انهن جي وچ ۾ 140 ڪلوميٽرن جو فاصلو آهي. علائقائي ٻولين کان علاوه، پورچوگيز پڻ سمجهيو ويندو آهي. ان جي گاديءَ جو هنڌ ساؤ ٽوم آهي.

Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe República Democrática de São Tomé e Príncipe  (پورچوگيزي)
جھنڊو نِسبتي نشان
شُعار: '"Unidade, Disciplina, Trabalho" (پورچوگيزي) "Unity, Discipline, Labour"
ترانو: Independência total Total Independence
مڪانيت  سائو ٽوم ۽ پرنسپي  (dark blue) – نقشو Africa  (light blue & dark grey) – in the African Union  (light blue)
گادي جو هنڌ	São Tomé 0°20′N 6°44′E
سڀ کان وڏو شهر	capital
دفتري ٻوليون	Portuguese
تسلیم ٿيل مقامي  ٻوليون	Forro Angolar Principense
مذهب (2020)	81.1% Christianity 13.2% no religion 3.1% folk religions 2.4% others
مقامي آبادي	São Toméan (Sao Tomean) Santomean
حڪومت	Unitary semi-presidential republic
• President	Carlos Vila Nova
• Prime Minister	Patrice Trovoada
مقننه	National Assembly
Independence
• from Portugal	12 July 1975
پکيڙ
• جملي	(171st)
• پاڻي (%)	Negligible
آبادي
• 2023 اندازو	220,372 (175th)
•  گھاٽائي	199.7 /km2 (517.2 /sq mi) (69th)
جِي ڊي پي (مساوي قوت خريد )	2023 لڳ ڀڳ
• ڪل	$962 million
• في سيڪڙو	$4,146
جِي. ڊي. پي  (رڳو نالي ۾ )	2023 لڳ ڀڳ
• ڪل	$674 million

São Tomé and Príncipe (ⁱ/ˌsaʊ təˈmeɪ...ˈprɪns[unsupported input]pə[unsupported input]-peɪ/ sow-_-tə-MAY ... PRIN-sih-PƏ-,_; پورچوگيزي: São Tomé e Príncipe (پورچوگيزي تلفظ: [sɐ̃w tuˈmɛ i ˈpɾĩsɨpɨ] ); English: "Saint Thomas and Prince"), officially the Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe (پورچوگيزي: República Democrática de São Tomé e Príncipe), is an island country in the Gulf of Guinea, the western equatorial coast of Central Africa.

It consists of two archipelagos around the two main islands of São Tomé and Príncipe, about 150 km (93.21 mi) apart and about 250 ۽ 225 km (155 ۽ 140 mi) off the northwestern coast of Gabon. With a population of 201,800 (2018 official estimate), São Tomé and Príncipe is the second-smallest and second-least populous African sovereign state after Seychelles. It is also the smallest Romance-speaking country outside of Europe in terms of population and area.

The islands were uninhabited until their discovery in 1470 by Portuguese explorers João de Santarém and Pedro Escobar. Gradually colonized and settled throughout the 16th century, they collectively served as a vital commercial and trade centre for the Atlantic slave trade. The rich volcanic soil and proximity to the equator made São Tomé and Príncipe ideal for sugar cultivation, followed later by cash crops such as coffee and cocoa; the lucrative plantation economy was heavily dependent upon enslaved Africans. Cycles of social unrest and economic instability throughout the 19th and 20th centuries culminated in peaceful independence in 1975. São Tomé and Príncipe has since remained one of Africa's most stable and democratic countries. According to 2023 V-Dem Democracy indices São Tomé and Príncipe is ranked 56th electoral democracy worldwide and 5th electoral democracy in Africa. São Tomé and Príncipe is a developing economy with a medium Human Development Index.

The people of São Tomé and Príncipe are predominantly of African and mestiço descent, with most practicing Christianity. The legacy of Portuguese rule is also visible in the country's culture, customs, and music, which fuse European and African influences. São Tomé and Príncipe is a founding member state of the Community of Portuguese Language Countries.