Flag of São Tomé and Príncipe
What the flag means
- Green, yellow, red — Pan-African colors
- Two black stars — the two islands; yellow = cocoa and the sun
Design set by: Constituição da República Democrática de São Tomé e Príncipe (2003), Artigo 14.º, n.º 1 · Adopted 1975
Highlights
- 🏝️ Volcanic "Chocolate Islands"
- 🍫 Home of rich, fine cocoa
- 🌋 Towering Cão Grande peak
- 🐠 Pristine equatorial seas
- 🌳 Lush rainforest and birds
Quick facts
- Region
- Africa · Middle Africa
- Status
- Sovereign state
- Population
- 240,254 people (2025)
- Area
- 964 km²
- Capital
- Sao Tome
- Languages
- Portuguese, Kabuverdianu
- Currency
- São Tomé and Príncipe dobra (STN)
- Organizations
- United Nations, African Union
Similar flags
Pan-African colors
Data Sources
- What the flag means: Constituição da República Democrática de São Tomé e Príncipe (2003), Artigo 14.º, n.º 1
- Population: Population, total (SP.POP.TOTL), latest available value
- Area: World countries in JSON, CSV, XML and YAML
- Organizations: Membership of Principal UN Organs
- Organizations: Member States