São Tomé and Príncipe

Everything Everywhere Daily

Gary Arndt

History, Education

4.8 • 1.8K Ratings

🗓️ 3 September 2023

⏱️ 13 minutes

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Located in the Gulf of Guinea, off the west coast of Africa, lies the island nation of São Tomé and Príncipe. São Tomé and Príncipe have the distinction of being one of the smallest countries in Africa by both population and area, and as such, it is a country that many people have never heard of. Despite its small size, its geography and history make it a country, unlike any other country in Africa. Learn more about the nation of São Tomé and Príncipe and how it came to be on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. Sponsors Newspapers.com Newspapers.com is like a time machine. Dive into their extensive online archives to explore history as it happened. With over 800 million digitized newspaper pages spanning three centuries, Newspapers.com provides an unparalleled gateway to the past, with papers from the US, UK, Canada, Australia and beyond. Use the code “EverythingEverywhere” at checkout to get 20% off a publisher extra subscription at newspapers.com. Noom Noom is not just another diet or fitness app. It’s a comprehensive lifestyle program designed to empower you to make lasting changes and achieve your health goals. With Noom, you’ll embark on a personalized journey that considers your unique needs, preferences, and challenges. Their innovative approach combines cutting-edge technology with the support of a dedicated team of experts, including registered dietitians, nutritionists, and behavior change specialists. Noom’s changing how the world thinks about weight loss. Go to noom.com to sign up for your trial today! Rocket Money Rocket Money is a personal finance app that finds and cancels your unwanted subscriptions, monitors your spending, and helps you lower your bills—all in one place. It will quickly and easily find your subscriptions for you –and for any you don’t want to pay for anymore, just hit “cancel,” and Rocket Money will cancel it for you. It’s that easy. Stop throwing your money away. Cancel unwanted subscriptions – and manage your expenses the easy way – by going to RocketMoney.com/daily Subscribe to the podcast! https://link.chtbl.com/EverythingEverywhere?sid=ShowNotes -------------------------------- Executive Producer: Charles Daniel Associate Producers: Peter Bennett & Thor Thomsen Become a supporter on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/everythingeverywhere Update your podcast app at newpodcastapps.com Discord Server: https://discord.gg/UkRUJFh Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/everythingeverywhere/ Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/everythingeverywheredaily Twitter: https://twitter.com/everywheretrip Website: https://everything-everywhere.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Located in the Gulf of Guinea off the west coast of Africa lies the island nation of
0:04.3	Sauteome and Principay.
0:06.4	Sautee and Principay have the distinction of being one of the smallest countries in the world
0:10.0	by both population and area, and as such it's a country that many people have never heard of.
0:14.8	But despite its small size, its geography in history makes it a country unlike any other in Africa.
0:22.0	Learn more about the nation of Sauteome May and Principay and how it came to be on this episode of Everything Everywhere
0:27.3	Daily. Before I get any further, for all my Portuguese speaking listeners, I should address the pronunciation of the name of this country.
0:50.0	The proper pronunciation in Portuguese, which is the national language, is Salm-Tome-I- Principi.
0:57.0	When I visited the country in 2014, we had an officer on the ship I was on who was from Brazil,
1:02.0	and insisted on using the correct
1:03.8	Portuguese pronunciation for the country. The difference in pronunciation
1:08.0	primarily comes from the diacritical marks which are found in Portuguese and
1:11.6	are not found in English.
1:13.0	For the rest of this episode, I'm going to use the English pronunciation
1:17.0	which basically ignores the di-critical marks,
1:20.0	so it will be Sauteome and Principay.
1:23.7	That being said, the story of Sautee and Principay
1:27.2	begins with its geography.
1:29.6	The islands of Sauteumay and Principay
1:31.7	are located in the eastern end of the Gulf of Guinea in what is known as the
1:35.5	the bite of Biafra.
1:37.6	This is basically the corner where the west coast of Africa goes from running north-south to
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