| | Geographic Coordinates: | 1 00 N, 7 00 E | | Location: | Western Africa, islands in the Gulf of Guinea, straddling the Equator, west of Gabon | | Area: | total: 1,001 sq km
land: 1,001 sq km
water: 0 sq km | | Area - comparative: | more than five times the size of Washington, DC | | Land boundaries: | 0 km | | Coastline: | 209 km | | Terrain: | volcanic, mountainous | | Elevation extremes: | lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m
highest point: Pico de Sao Tome 2,024 m | | Capital: | 2 provinces; Principe, Sao Tome
note: Principe has had self-government since 29 April 1995 |
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