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SAO TOME PRINCIPE [11 records]

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Record 1 2022-10-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Inhabitant Names and Names of Peoples
DEF

A native or long-term resident of Sao Tome and Principe.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Noms d’habitants et noms de peuples
DEF

Personne née à Sao Tomé-et-Principe ou qui y habite.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Nombres de habitantes y nombres de pueblos
DEF

Persona nativa o habitante de Santo Tomé y Príncipe.

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Record 2 2021-06-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Place Names (outside Canada)
Universal entry(ies)
ST-P
classification system code, see observation
OBS

An autonomous region of Sao Tome and Principe.

OBS

ST-P: code recognized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Toponymes (hors Canada)
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
ST-P
classification system code, see observation
OBS

Région autonome de Sao Tomé-et-Principe.

OBS

ST-P : code reconnu par l'ISO.

Spanish

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Record 3 2017-03-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Place Names (outside Canada)
Universal entry(ies)
ST
classification system code, see observation
STP
classification system code, see observation
OBS

A country of central Africa, located on the Equator in the Gulf of Guinea.

OBS

Capital: Sao Tome.

OBS

Inhabitant: Sao Tomean.

OBS

Sao Tome and Principe : common name of the country.

OBS

ST; STP: codes recognized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Toponymes (hors Canada)
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
ST
classification system code, see observation
STP
classification system code, see observation
OBS

État insulaire d'Afrique situé dans l'Atlantique (golfe de Guinée), au large des côtes du Gabon.

OBS

Capitale : Sao Tomé.

OBS

Habitant : Santoméen, Santoméenne.

OBS

Sao Tomé-et-Principe : nom usuel du pays.

OBS

ST; STP : codes reconnus par l'ISO.

OBS

On n'utilise jamais l'article défini devant le nom «Sao Tomé-et-Principe».

PHR

aller à Sao Tomé-et-Principe, visiter Sao Tomé-et-Principe

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Topónimos (fuera de Canadá)
Entrada(s) universal(es)
ST
classification system code, see observation
STP
classification system code, see observation
OBS

Capital: Sao Tome.

OBS

Habitante: santotomense.

OBS

Santo Tomé y Príncipe: nombre usual del país.

OBS

ST; STP: códigos reconocidos por la ISO.

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Record 4 2017-03-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Place Names (outside Canada)
OBS

Capital of Sao Tome and Principe.

OBS

Inhabitant: Sao Tomean.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Toponymes (hors Canada)
OBS

Capitale de Sao Tomé-et-Principe.

OBS

Habitant : Santoméen, Santoméenne.

OBS

Le nom d'une entité habitée adopte le genre de son générique, par exemple ville, village.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Topónimos (fuera de Canadá)
OBS

Capital de Santo Tomé y Príncipe.

OBS

Habitante: santotomense.

OBS

El nombre de un lugar habitado adopta, en general, el género de su genérico, por ejemplo, "ciudad".

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Record 5 2006-02-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Place Names (outside Canada)
CONT

São Tomé and Principe : An African country consisting of two mountainous, fertile volcanic islands in the East Gulf of Guinea with offshore islets. [...] São Tomé became a Portuguese colony in 1522 and Principe in 1573. The islands were a Portuguese overseas territory from 1951 until they achieved their independence in 1975.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Toponymes (hors Canada)
CONT

île du Prince ou «ilha do Príncipe» : Île du golfe de Guinée, à peu près à égale distance de Bioco et de São Tomé. Chef-lieu : São Antonio, port sur la côte nord. L'île fut découverte par les Portugais en 1471.

OBS

Toponyme qui fait partie de l'État de Sao Tomé-et-Principe. C'est pourquoi l'expression «île du Prince» est devenue plus rare. Île du golfe de Guinée qui, avec l'île de São Tomé, forme un État souverain, São Tomé-et-Principe.

OBS

Principe : Toponyme qui n'est jamais précédé d'un article.

OBS

Le générique du nom d'une île prend la minuscule dans un texte suivi, et la majuscule dans une liste, sur une carte géographique ou un panneau de signalisation.

Spanish

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Record 6 2002-07-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • International Bodies and Committees
  • Economic Co-operation and Development
OBS

ECCAS was established on 18 October 1983 by the UDEAC members and the members of the Economic Community of the Great Lakes States(CEPGL)(Burundi, Rwanda and the then Zaire) as well as Sao Tome and Principe. ECCAS began operations in 1985, but has been inactive since 1992, mainly due to the non-payment of membership fees by the member states. ECCAS aims to promote regional economic co-operation and establish a Central African Common Market.

Key term(s)
  • Economic Community of the States of Central Africa

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités internationaux
  • Coopération et développement économiques

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Organismos y comités internacionales
  • Cooperación y desarrollo económicos
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Record 7 1999-08-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Summit Titles
  • International Relations
OBS

7th held at Maputo, May 21-22, 1987.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de sommets
  • Relations internationales

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Títulos de cumbres
  • Relaciones internacionales
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Record 8 1997-11-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Summit Titles
OBS

7th held at Maputo, 21-22 May 1987.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de sommets
Key term(s)
  • Conférence au sommet des chefs d'État de l'Angola, du Cap-Vert, de la Guinée-Bissau, du Mozambique et de Sao Tomé et Principe

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Títulos de cumbres
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Record 9 1997-11-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Meetings
  • International Relations
OBS

First meeting held at Brasilia on February 9 and 10, 1994, with the participation of Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde, Guinea-Bissau, Mozambique, Portugal and Sao Tome and Principe.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Réunions
  • Relations internationales

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Reuniones
  • Relaciones internacionales
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Record 10 1997-11-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • International Bodies and Committees
OBS

Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde, Guinea-Bissau, Mozambique, Portugal and Sao Tome and Principe.

Key term(s)
  • Community of Portuguese Speaking Countries

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités internationaux

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Organismos y comités internacionales
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Record 11 1997-05-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Currency and Foreign Exchange
DEF

The basic monetary unit of Sao Tome and Principe.

OBS

Plural: dobras.

OBS

STD: standardized code for the representation of this currency.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Politique monétaire et marché des changes
OBS

Unité monétaire (Sao Tomé-et-Principe).

OBS

Pluriel : dobras.

OBS

STD : code normalisé pour la représentation de cette monnaie.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Política monetaria y mercado de cambios
OBS

Moneda de Santo Tomé y Príncipe. Unidad fraccionaria: 100 centavos.

OBS

Plural: dobras.

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