where is sao tome and principe located on the world map
São Tomé and Príncipe São Tomé and Príncipe (/ˌsaʊ təˈmeɪ ən ˈprɪnsɪpə, -ˈprɪnsɪpeɪ/ SOW tə-MAY ən PRIN-sip-ə, -PRIN-sip-ay;[7] Portuguese: [sɐ̃w tuˈmɛ i ˈpɾĩsɨpɨ]), officially the Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe, is a Portuguese-speaking island nation in the Gulf of Guinea, off the western equatorial coast of Central Africa. It consists of two archipelagos around the two main islands: São Tomé and Príncipe, located about 140 kilometres (87 miles) apart and about 250 and 225 kilometres (155 and 140 miles), respectively, off the northwestern coast of Gabon.
Western Hemisphere Below is a list of the countries which are in both the Western and Eastern Hemispheres along the 180th meridian, in order from north to south:
Samoa Coordinates: 13°35′S 172°20′W﻿ / ﻿13.583°S 172.333°W﻿ / -13.583; -172.333
São Tomé and Príncipe The islands of São Tomé and Príncipe were uninhabited when the Portuguese arrived sometime around 1470. The islands were discovered by João de Santarém and Pêro Escobar. Portuguese navigators explored the islands and decided that they would be good locations for bases to trade with the mainland.