São Tomé and Príncipe
São Tomé and Príncipe is one of the 193 UN member states, in Middle Africa. UN Tourism counted 33,000 international arrivals there in 2018, rarer than 97% of the 199 places with figures, so its stamp in Globestamp is printed in Mythic.
- International arrivals
- 33,000in 2018, UN Tourism
- Rank by visitors
- 193rd of 199most visited first
- Stamp finish
- Mythicrarer than 97%
- Area
- 1,042 km² (402 sq mi)
- Population
- 215,000Natural Earth estimate
- Regions
- 2in Globestamp’s regions layer
- Airports
- 2with scheduled flights
- World Heritage Sites
- 1on Globestamp’s list
Does São Tomé and Príncipe count as a country?
Yes. São Tomé and Príncipe is one of the 193 UN member states, so every common list counts it: the UN’s 193, Globestamp’s 250 and the Travelers’ Century Club’s 330.
| List | Counts São Tomé and Príncipe? |
|---|---|
| UN member states (193) | Yes, a member |
| Globestamp’s countries and territories (250) | Yes |
| Travelers’ Century Club (330) | Yes, as Sao Tome & Principe |
| European Union | No |
| Schengen area | No |
The São Tomé and Príncipe stamp
Every country in Globestamp has its own stamp, drawn after a real entry stamp. Its finish shows how few travelers get there. São Tomé and Príncipe’s is Mythic: a living finish taken from the place itself, the finish for places with fewer than 50,000 visitors a year. With 33,000 international arrivals in 2018, São Tomé and Príncipe is rarer than 97% of the 199 places with figures. See every stamp on the stamp wall, or the rarest on the least-visited countries.
What counts as a visit to São Tomé and Príncipe
The common rule among travelers is that you set foot there: an airport layover usually doesn’t count, and a port where you went ashore does. Globestamp counts São Tomé and Príncipe when one of your photos was taken on its ground, or just off its coast; a photo taken from a plane never counts. Photos only at an airport make a transit stamp in lighter ink, counted only if you count layovers. Read more in how to count the countries you’ve visited.
Places in São Tomé and Príncipe you can collect
Under the country itself, Globestamp keeps layers of places on your globe, and a photo taken at one ticks it. These are the ones it knows in São Tomé and Príncipe, from 1 World Heritage Site to 1 volcano.
World Heritage Sites 1
The Roças of Sao Tome and Principe: Colonial Agricultural System and Forced Migration (2026). On the bucket list →
Volcanoes 1
Pico de São Tomé. On the bucket list →
Botanical gardens 1
Jardim Botânico do Bom Sucesso. On the bucket list →
Largest cities
| City | People (urban area) |
|---|---|
| São Tomé | 88,219 |
Airports
São Tomé and Príncipe has 2 airports with scheduled flights, 1 of them large. Each is a dot on Globestamp’s airports layer, and every flight you log adds to how far you’ve flown (try the flight distance calculator).
2 regions to fill in
Globestamp goes deeper than countries: its regions layer splits São Tomé and Príncipe into 2 regions (Natural Earth’s first-level divisions), and each one fills in when a photo was taken there.
All 2
Príncipe · São Tomé
Questions people ask
Is São Tomé and Príncipe a country?
Yes. São Tomé and Príncipe is one of the 193 UN member states, so every common list counts it: the UN’s 193, Globestamp’s 250 and the Travelers’ Century Club’s 330.
How many tourists visit São Tomé and Príncipe a year?
UN Tourism (via the World Bank) counted 33,400 international arrivals in São Tomé and Príncipe in 2018, the 193rd most of the 199 places with figures. Countries count arrivals in different ways (some include day-trippers and cruise passengers), so treat it as a rough rank rather than an exact number of tourists.
How rare is a São Tomé and Príncipe stamp in Globestamp?
It is printed in Mythic, the finish for places with fewer than 50,000 visitors a year, rarer than 97% of the places with figures. The fewer travelers a place receives, the rarer its finish, from plain Ink to Mythic.
Does São Tomé and Príncipe count for the Travelers’ Century Club?
Yes. The Travelers’ Century Club counts it as “Sao Tome & Principe”, one of its 330 destinations.
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Sources
- Countries, cities and regions: Natural Earth 10m admin-0 (public domain); lists as of October 2026.
- Visitors: UN Tourism via the World Bank, ST.INT.ARVL (International tourism, number of arrivals), CC BY 4.0, data updated 2026-10-08. Each country's latest year before 2020. Countries count visitors differently; use as a rough rank.
- World Heritage Sites, parks, landmarks and the bucket-list places: Wikidata (CC0), as compiled in the app, October 2026.
- Airports: OurAirports (public domain), airports with scheduled service.
- Travelers’ Century Club: the club’s list of 330 destinations, as of January 2022.