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Sao Tome and Principe

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Sao Tome and Principe's most famous landmark is the Pico Cão Grande (Portuguese for "Great Dog Peak"), a needle-shaped volcanic plug peak in the Obo National Park. The volcanic plug was formed 3.5 million years ago when magma solidified in the vent of an active volcano.

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Geography

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People and Society

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Median age

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Birth rate

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Death rate

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Net migration rate

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Maternal mortality ratio

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Infant mortality rate

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Total fertility rate

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Tobacco use

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Education expenditures

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Environment

Revenue from coal

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Government

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Real GDP per capita

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Labor force

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Unemployment rate

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Public debt

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Current account balance

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Exports

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Imports

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Debt - external

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Roadways

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Merchant marine

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