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São Tomé & Príncipe travel essentials: advice, plugs, emergency numbers

Before you visit São Tomé & Príncipe: travel advice level, plug type C/F, 220V, emergency 112, currency STN.

📷 São Tomé · wsrolim · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Travel advice (UK FCDO)

No advice against travel Updated 2025-12-10

Latest change (original, English)
New information about dual nationals returning to the UK (‘Entry requirements’ page).

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⚠️ This is the UK government’s assessment. Rules for your passport (visa, entry) can be different — check your own government’s official travel advice too.

CapitalSão Tomé
CurrencySTN
LanguagesPortuguese
Calling code+239
Emergency numbers112
Plug typesType C, Type F
Voltage220 V
Driving sideRight
Population204K
Type CType F

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📷 Photos

Chuck Moravec · CC BY 2.0 · Commons
SpaceEconomist192 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Commons
Helena Van Eykeren from Gent, Belgium · CC BY 2.0 · Commons
Ben Sutherland from Crystal Palace, London, UK · CC BY 2.0 · Commons
Ji-Elle · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Commons
Ji-Elle · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Commons
Ji-Elle · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Commons
Helena Van Eykeren from Gent, Belgium · CC BY 2.0 · Commons

About this data

Safety levels and entry notes are based on the UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) travel advice published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence, checked every day. Capitals, languages, currencies, time zones and photos come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons.

Advice is written for British travellers; your own government’s advice, visa rules and insurance terms may differ. Always check your foreign ministry and the destination’s embassy before you travel.

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