The flag of Sao Tome and Principe contains of a red triangle located at the hoist, with three flat green, yellow and green stripe charged with two five-pointed black stars at the middle. Sao Tome and Principe flag was approved in 1975 to substitute the flag of Portugal from the colonial retro, it has been the flag of the Democratic Republic of Sao Tome and Principe since the nation achieved freedom in that same year.
The design of the present Flag of Sao Tome and Principe was inspired by and is nearly identical to the flag of the Movement for the Liberation of Sao Tome and Principe.
The Portuguese occupied the islands of Sao Tome and Principe throughout the 16th period and combined them into their colonial empire. Four periods later, the Batepá massacre in 1953 stoked nationalistic sentimentality and spurred a fight for freedom. This was led by the Movement for the Liberation of Sao Tome and Principe, which were recognized seven years later. The Portuguese refused to fund and sustained to fight on until the Carnation Revolution happened in 1974. The new government obvious to withdraw from their remaining colonies, and transferred on a roadmap for freedom. Several proposals for a new flag were made by utilizing the colors of the Pan-Africanist movement. The flag is almost indistinguishable to the flag of the MLSTP, and though they mislaid their monopoly of power in 1990, the flag continued unchanged.
The colors and ciphers of the flag transmit cultural, political, and regional senses. The green refers to the plentiful flora of the nation, while the yellow represents for the steamy sun and cocoa, a key agricultural crop for the nation. The red suggests the "struggle for independence", and equality. The two stars on the yellow stripe signify the two islands that make up the nation.
Sao Tome and Principe is the Democratic Republic and an archipelago of volcanic origin. The population of the island is population 0.2 million and population density is 222 per Km2 (576 people per mi2).
Sao Tome and Principe is a framework of a unitary semi-presidential representative democratic republic. The official language of Sao Tome and Principe is Portuguese and the currency is Dobra. Sao Tome and Principe comprises of two letters Sao Tome and Principe code i.e. ST and its three letters Sao Tome and Principe code is STP and in digits it is 678 . The calling code is +239 and the UTC i.e. standard time followed in Sao Tome and Principe is UTC +1 hours.
Being a federal republic, Sao Tome and Principe is divided into seven administrative districts since 1980. It has no provinces or states.
| Country | Sao Tome and Principe |
|---|---|
| Continent | Africa |
| Official languages | Portuguese |
| Capital | São Tomé |
| Currency | São Tomé and Príncipe dobra Db (STD) |
| CAT | UTC+00:00 |
|---|---|
| CEST | UTC+00:00 |
| Internet TLD | ST |
|---|---|
| Three-letter country code | STP |
| Three-digit country code | 678 |
| Calling code | +239 |