SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE
\sˈa͡ʊ tˈə͡ʊm and pɹˈɪnsa͡ɪp], \sˈaʊ tˈəʊm and pɹˈɪnsaɪp], \s_ˈaʊ t_ˈəʊ_m a_n_d p_ɹ_ˈɪ_n_s_aɪ_p]\
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island nation in the South Atlantic off the West coast of Africa; achieved independence from Portugal in 1975
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island nation in the South Atlantic off the West coast of Africa; achieved independence from Portugal in 1975; has enormous offshore oil reserves
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Widely scattered islands in the Atlantic Ocean as far north as the AZORES and as far south as the South Sandwich Islands, with the greatest concentration found in the CARIBBEAN REGION. They include Annobon Island, Ascension, Canary Islands, Falkland Islands, Fernando Po (also called Isla de Bioko and Bioko), Gough Island, Madeira, Sao Tome and Principe, Saint Helena, and Tristan da Cunha.
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