São Tomé and Príncipe (English pronunciation , Portuguese pronunciation // ), officially the Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe , is an island nation in the Gulf of Guinea , off the western equatorial coast of Africa . It consists of two islands: São Tomé and Príncipe , located about 140 km apart and about 250 and 225 km, respectively, off of the northwestern coast of Gabon . Both islands are part of an extinct volcanic mountain range . São Tomé, the sizable southern island, is situated almost exactly on the equator . It is named after Saint Thomas because Portuguese explorers discovered the island on St. Thomas's Day.
History
The islands of São Tomé and Príncipe were uninhabited before the arrival of the Portuguese sometime between 1469 and 1471 . Over these three years, Portuguese navigators explored the islands and decided they would be a good location for bases to trade with the mainland.
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International Network for Higher Education in Africa - Sao Tome and Principe - Provides a brief overview of the history, current enrollment, governance, administration, research and publications of the country's higher education institutions.
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