Geography - note:
the smallest country in Africa; the two main islands form part of a
chain of extinct volcanoes and both are fairly mountainous
People Sao Tome and Principe
Population:
193,413 (July 2006 est.)
Age structure:
0-14 years: 47.5% (male 46,478/female 45,302)
15-64 years: 48.8% (male 45,631/female 48,661)
65 years and over: 3.8% (male 3,368/female 3,973) (2006 est.)
Median age:
total: 16.2 years
male: 15.6 years
female: 16.8 years (2006 est.)
Population growth rate:
3.15% (2006 est.)
Birth rate:
40.25 births/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Death rate:
6.47 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Net migration rate:
-2.32 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.03 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.94 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.85 male(s)/female
total population: 0.98 male(s)/female (2006 est.)