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Customer Service Catalog Request American Flag Etiquette Product Index View Cart/Checkout » Custom Flags, Banners & Signs » US Flags - Nylon » US Flags - Polyester » US Flags - Cotton » US Flags - Interment » Indoor/Parade Flag Sets & Poles » State & Territory Flags - Nylon » State & Territory Flags - Polyester » Military Service Flags » US Government Agency Flags » Nautical Flags & Pennants » Religious Flags » Residential Flagpoles » Fiberglass Flagpoles » Historic Flags, Bunting, Books » International Flags » Texas State Flags » Government Buyers » Flag Construction Facts » American Flag Etiquette » History of the Stars & Stripes » Speaking Engagements » Visit our Newest Location! Epic Flags is a Proud Member of the Better Business Bureau Click the BBB logo below to view our information on file with the Better Business Bureau. Home > International Flags > Sao Tome & Principe Flag 3' X 5' Sao Tome & Principe Flag 3' X 5', Outdoor 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 Introduction Sao Tome and Principe Background: Discovered and claimed by Portugal in the late 15th century, the islands' sugar-based economy gave way to coffee and cocoa in the 19th century - all grown with plantation slave labor, a form of which lingered into the 20th century. Although independence was achieved in 1975, democratic reforms were not instituted until the late 1980s. Though the first free elections were held in 1991, the political environment has been one of continued instability with frequent changes in leadership and coup attempts in 1995 and 2003. The recent discovery of oil in the Gulf of Guinea is likely to have a significant impact on the country's economy. Geography Sao Tome and Principe Location: Western Africa, islands in the Gulf of Guinea, straddling the Equator, west of Gabon Geographic coordinates: 1 00 N, 7 00 E Map references: Africa Area: total: 1,001 sq km land: 1,001 sq km water: 0 sq km Area - comparative: more than five times the size of Washington, DC Land boundaries: 0 km Coastline: 209 km Maritime claims: measured from claimed archipelagic baselines territorial sea: 12 nm exclusive economic zone: 200 nm Climate: tropical; hot, humid; one rainy season (October to May) Terrain: volcanic, mountainous Elevation extremes: lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m highest point: Pico de Sao Tome 2,024 m Natural resources: fish, hydropower Land use: arable land: 6.25% permanent crops: 48.96% other: 44.79% (2001) Irrigated land: 100 sq km (1998 est.) Natural hazards: NA Environment - current issues: deforestation; soil erosion and exhaustion Environment - international agreements: party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Desertification, Endangered Species, Environmental Modification, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements Geography - note: the smallest country in Africa; the two main islands form part of a chain of extinct volcanoes and both are fairly mountainous Sao Tome & Principe Flag 3' X 5' 4632051 Related Products Rwanda Flag 3' X 5' | Rwanda Flag 4' X 6' | St. Kitts and Nevis Flag 3' X 5' | St. Kitts and Nevis Flag 4' X 6' | St. Lucia Flag 3' X 5' | St. Lucia Flag 4' X 6' | St. Vincent & Grenadines Flag 3' X 5' | St. Vincent & Grenadines Flag, 4' X 6' | San Marino Flag 3' X 5' | San Marino Flag 4' X 6' | Sao Tome & Principe Flag 3' X 5' | Sao Tome & Principe Flag 4' X 6' | Saudia Arabia Flag, 3' X 5' | Saudia Arabia Flag, 4' X 6' | Senegal Flag 3' X 5' | Senegal Flag 4' X 6' | Serbia Flag 3' X 5' | Serbia Flag 4' X 6' | Seychelles Flag 3' X 5' | Seychelles Flag 4' X 6' | Sierre Leone Flag 3' X 5' < Return To Previous Page      ^ Return to Top of Page We Accept:          [Customer Service] [Contact Us] [Catalog Request] [View Flag Index] [View Cart/Checkout] [Main Page] Epic Flags offers High Quality American Flags, Flags for the 50 States, Flag Sets for Parades, Armed Services Flags, UN Member Flags, Religious Flags, Flag Poles and more. All world rights reserved ©2002-2008 Unauthorized duplication is unlawful. [Privacy Policy] [Security Policy]