Make social videos in an instant: use custom templates to tell the right story for your business. These two islands were first inhabited by Portuguese settlers in , who then brought Africans from the mainland as slaves. The majority of the early inhabitants were Jews taken from their parents to be converted to Christianity and degredados convicts and prostitutes who married the slaves. The islands became a prosperous slave and spice trade center and an early producer of sugar.
This Portuguese speaking nation became independent in and has been a multiparty democracy since The two islands are different provinces, and Principe has had its own self-government since Sao Tome and Principe is an isolated and underdeveloped nation due to poor communication and infrastructure.
As a result of drought and the dwindling number of skilled farmers, agriculture is declining. Over half of the population lives below the poverty line, and there are no major industries to provide income to both the people and the economy.
Oil, tourism, and fisheries are growing sectors, but they are far from being fully established. Women can own and run their own business, and they uniquely serve the economy as fish traders. Eighty-seven percent of the population is Christian. The largest segment is Catholicism, but syncretism, especially ancestor worship, is very prevalent in the Church. Appeasing the spirits have become more important than following Christ.
The believers on the islands need to turn away from spiritism and set their eyes completely on Christ.
