10 things you should know about Sao Time and Principe.

10 things you should know about Sao Time and Principe
  Sao Tome and Principe is officially known as the Democratic republic of Sao Time and Principe which is an island country in the Gulf of Guinea,off the  western equatorial coast of Central Africa.
These islands of Sao Tome and Principe were discovered by the Portuguese sometime between 1469 and 1471.
Before you embark on a journey to Sao Time and Principe, These are 10 basic things you should know.
1. The capital and the largest city in Sao Time and Principe is Sao Tome and the official language is Portuguese. Although other languages such as Forro,Angolar ,Principense are widely spoken ,English language is spoken by 4.6% of the total population.
2.Sao Time and Principe is a unitary ,semi presidential and republic state i.e It is governed as a single power in which the central government is ultimately supreme.Which simply means the government may create or abolish administrative divisions.There is an executive presidency and a separate head of government that leads the rest of the executive, who is appointed by the president and accountable to the legislature
3. They gained independence from the Portuguese on the 12th of July,1975.
4.With a population of 201,800 (2018 official estimate),Sao Tome and Príncipe is the second-smallest African sovereign state after Seychelles, as well as the smallest Portuguese-speaking country.
5.The people are predominantly of African and mestico descent, with most practicing Roman Catholicism.
6. The currency of Sao Time and Principe is Dobra.1 thousand Nigerian naira is equivalent to  69629 Sao Time and Principe Dobra.
7.Freedom of expression, guaranteed by the constitution, is also respected in practice.
The state runs the only radio and TV stations but no law forbids private broadcasting.
8. Sao Time and Principe is a tourist country with an actively working Agriculture and Petroleum sector.
9.Inflation of Sao Tome  andPríncipe is 7.9 with unemployment rate at 55%.
10.Potential sectors: includes energy, construction, finances, telecommunications, health, and education.