São Tomé and Príncipe 圣多美和普林西比
（重定向自Democratic Republic of Sao Tome and Principe）
![Location of São Tomé and Príncipe (dark blue)– in Africa (light blue & dark grey)– in the African Union (light blue)](/Images/godic/202501/08/Location_São_Tomé_and_Príncipe_AU_Africa.svg3359.png")
![The cathedral - Sé - of São Tomé.](/Images/godic/202501/08/Sao_tome_se3359.jpg")
![President Manuel Pinto da Costa in 1986.](/Images/godic/202501/08/Manuel_Pinto_da_Costa3359.jpg")
![A map of São Tomé and Príncipe.](/Images/godic/202501/08/Tp-map3359.png")
São Tomé and Príncipe (/ˌsaʊ təˈmeɪ ən ˈprɪnsᵻpə/ SOW-tə-MAY-ən PRIN-si-pə or /ˈprɪnsᵻpeɪ/ PRIN-si-pay; 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.