Briefly summarizes the history of the two islands from the 1400s to the modern era.

Offers a map of the Gulf of Guinea islands and notes their capital and other major cities.

Author Gerhard Seibert's book "Colonialism, Socialism and Democratization," examines the country's shift from a socialist to free-market economy.

Learn about this former prime minister and, later, president of Sao Tome, an island off the west coast of Africa.