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Capitale
nome: Sao Tome
coordinate geografiche: 0 20 N, 6 44 E
differenza di tempo: UTC 0 (5 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
etymology: named after Saint Thomas the Apostle
Indipendenza
12 Luglio 1975 (from Portugal)
Festa nazionale
Giorno Di Indipendenza, 12 Luglio (1975)
Costituzione
history: approved 5 Novembre 1975
amendments: proposed by the National Assembly; passage requires two-thirds majority vote by the Assembly; the Assembly can propose to the president of the republic that an amendment be submitted to a referendum; revised several times, last in 2006 (2017)
Suffragio
18 anni; universal
Ramo esecutivo
capo dello stato: Presidente Evaristo CARVALHO (da allora 3 September 2016)
capo di governo: Prime Minister Jorge Bom JESUS (da allora 3 December 2018)
cabinet: Council of Ministers proposed by the prime minister, appointed by the president
elections/appointments: president directly elected by absolute majority popular vote in 2 rounds if needed for a 5-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held on 7 July 2016 and 7 August 2016 (next to be held in July 2021); prime minister chosen by the National Assembly and approved by the president
election results: Evaristo CARVALHO elected president; percent of vote - Evaristo CARVALHO (ADI) 49.8%, Manuel Pinto DA COSTA (independent) 24.8%, Maria DAS NEVES (MLSTP-PSD) 24.1%; note - first round results for CARVALHO were revised downward from just over 50%, prompting the 7 August runoff; however, on 1 August 2016 DA COSTA withdrew from the runoff, citing voting irregularities, and CARVALHO was declared the winner

Fonte: CIA World Factbook - Aggiornato a partire da dicembre 31, 2019