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Country name: Democratic Republic of Sao Tome and Principe. Independence: 12 July, 1975. Capital: City of Sao Tome. Location: Guinea Gulf; West Africa. Population: 137.000 (est. 2003). Language: Portuguese (official), forro, angolar and lunguye. Currency: Dobra (Db).
political structure Form of State: Unitary Republic. Political System: Semi-presidential. Head of State (President of the Republic): Fradique Bandeira Melo de Menezes; elected by direct universal suffrage vote to serve for a five-year term. Legislative: National Assembly (unicameral); 55 members elected by direct universal suffrage vote to serve a four-year term. Government: (Vested on 21 June, 2008) Prime Minister: Joaquim Rafael Branco Minister of Foreign Affairs, Cooperation and Communities: Carlos Tiny Minister of National defence: Elsa Teixeira Pinto Minister of Health: Arlindo de Carvalho Minister of Justice, State Reform and Parliamentary Affairs: Justino Veiga Minister of Plan and Finances: Ângela Viegas Minister of Public Works, Infrastructures, Transports and Communications: Benjamim Vera Cruz Minister of Territory Administration and Civil Protection: Raul Cravid Minister of Natural Resources, Energy and Enviroment: Agostinho Rita Minister of Agriculture, Rural and Fisheries Development: Xavier Mendes Minister of Education and Culture: Jorge Bom Jesus Minister of MIDIA, Youth and Sports: Maria de Cristo Carvalho Minister of Commerce, Industry and Tourism: Celestino Andrade Minister of Labour: Maria Tomé
Judicial: Supreme Court (judges appointed by the National Assembly), First Instance Court, Regional Court, and Auditing Court (Tribunal de Contas). The Constitution provides for a Constitutional Court. Legal system: Constitution approved in 1975 and amended in January, 2003; and legislation based on Portuguese legal system.
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