Irrigated land: 100 sq km (1993 est.)
Natural hazards: NA
Environment - current issues: deforestation; soil erosion and exhaustion
Environment - international agreements: party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Desertification, Environmental Modification, Law of the Sea, Ship Pollution signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements
@Sao Tome and Principe:People
Population: 159,883 (July 2000 est.)
Age structure: 0-14 years: 48% (male 38,588; female 37,624) 15-64 years: 48% (male 37,216; female 39,959) 65 years and over: 4% (male 2,961; female 3,535) (2000 est.)
Population growth rate: 3.16% (2000 est.)
Birth rate: 42.98 births/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Death rate: 7.76 deaths/1,000 population (2000 est.)