SAO TOME 
& PRINCIPE
GENERAL STATISTICS

Population:
154,878 (January 2000 est.) 
Ethnic groups:
mestico, angolares (descendants of Angolan slaves), forros (descendants of freed slaves), servicais (contract laborers from Angola, Mozambique, and Cape Verde), tongas (children of servicais born on the islands), Europeans (primarily Portuguese)
Religions:
Roman Catholic, Evangelical Protestant, Seventh-Day Adventist
Languages:
Portuguese (official) 

ROMAN CATHOLIC WORKFORCE

Bishops: 1
Diocesan Priests: -
Religious Priests: 12
Professed Religious men (not Priests): 3
Professed Religious women: 39
Members of Secular Institute (Men): -
Members of Secular Institute (Women): -
Lay Missionaries: 7
Catechists: 376

(As at 31 December, 1997)