Capital: São Tomé Area: 964 sq km / 372 sq ml Language: Portuguese, Fang (a Bantu language) Currency: Dobra Population: 175,883 Life expectancy: 62 (men), 62 (women) Literacy rate: 63% Religions: 80% Roman Catholic, animist Physical features: Two main islands and several smaller ones all volcanic, thickly forested and fertile Ethnic distribution: Mainly native Africans Exports: Cocoa, copra, coffee, palm oil, kernals, bananas