_#_National holiday: Independence Day, 12 July (1975)
_#_Executive branch: president, prime minister, Council of Ministers (cabinet)
_#_Legislative branch: unicameral People's National Assembly (Assembleia Popular Nacional)
_#_Judicial branch: Supreme Court
_#_Leaders:
Chief of State—President Miguel TROVOADA (since 4 April 1991);
Head of Government—Prime Minister Daniel Lima Dos Santos DAIO (since 21 January 1991)
_#_Political parties and leaders:
Party for Democratic Convergence-Reflection Group (PCD-GR),
Prime Minister Daniel Lima Dos Santos DAIO, secretary general;
Movement for the Liberation of Sao Tome and Principe (MLSTP),
Carlos da GRACIA;
Christian Democratic Front (FDC), Alphonse Dos SANTOS;
Democratic Opposition Coalition (CODO), leader NA; other small parties
_#_Suffrage: universal at age 18
_#_Elections: