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| Country name |
conventional long form: democratic republic of sao tome and principe conventional short form: sao tome and principe local short form: sao tome e principe local long form: republica democratica de sao tome e principe |
| Government type | republic |
| Capital | Sao Tome |
| Administrative divisions | 2 provinces; Principe, Sao Tome note: principe has had self-government since 29 april 1995 |
| Independence | 12 July 1975 (from Portugal) |
| National holiday | Independence Day, 12 July (1975) |
| Constitution | approved March 1990; effective 10 September 1990 |
| Legal system | based on Portuguese legal system and customary law; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction |
| Suffrage | 18 years of age; universal |
| Executive branch |
chief of state: president fradique de menezes (since 3 september 2001) election results: fradique de menezes elected president in sao tome's third multiparty presidential election; percent of vote - na% elections: president elected by popular vote for a five-year term; election last held 29 july 2001 (next to be held na july 2006); prime minister chosen by the national assembly and approved by the president head of government: prime minister damiao vaz de almeida (since 17 september 2004) cabinet: council of ministers appointed by the president on the proposal of the prime minister |
| Legislative branch | unicameral National Assembly or Assembleia Nacional (55 seats; members are elected by direct, popular vote to serve four-year terms)
elections: last held 3 march 2002 (next to be held na march 2006) election results: percent of vote by party - mlstp 39.6%, force for change democratic movement 39.4%, ue-kedadji coalition 16.2%; seats by party - mlstp 24, force for change democratic movement 23, ue-kedadji coalition 8 |
| Judicial branch | Supreme Court (judges are appointed by the National Assembly) |
| Political parties and leaders | Democratic Renovation Party [Armindo GRACA]; Force for Change Democratic Movement [leader NA]; Independent Democratic Action or ADI [Carlos NEVES]; Movement for the Liberation of Sao Tome and Principe-Social Democratic Party or MLSTP-PSD [Manuel Pinto Da COSTA]; Party for Democratic Convergence or PCD [Aldo BANDEIRA]; Ue-Kedadji coalition [leader NA]; other small parties |
| Political pressure groups and leaders | NA |
| International organization participation | ACCT, ACP, AfDB, AU, FAO, G-77, IBRD, ICAO, ICCt (signatory), ICFTU, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM (observer), ITU, NAM, OPCW, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU, WCL, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WToO, WTrO (observer) |
| Diplomatic representation in the US | Sao Tome and Principe does not have an embassy in the US, but does have a Permanent Mission to the UN, headed by First Secretary Domingos Augusto FERREIRA, located at 400 Park Avenue, 7th Floor, New York, NY 10022, telephone [1] (212) 317-0580 |
| Diplomatic representation from the US | the US does not have an embassy in Sao Tome and Principe; the Ambassador to Gabon is accredited to Sao Tome and Principe on a nonresident basis and makes periodic visits to the islands |
| Flag description | three horizontal bands of green (top), yellow (double width), and green with two black five-pointed stars placed side by side in the center of the yellow band and a red isosceles triangle based on the hoist side; uses the popular pan-African colors of Ethiopia |
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