Africa
Sao Tomé-et-Principe
Sao Tome and Principe
no articleGoing there, being there
à Sao Tomé-et-Principe
Coming from
de Sao Tomé-et-Principe
Why
Sao Tomé-et-Principe takes no article at all, so the preposition stays à, with nothing between it and the name: à Sao Tomé-et-Principe.
The people
un Santoméen, une Santoméenne
Official language
portugais
Capital
Sao Tomé
Example
Le cacao a fait la richesse de Sao Tomé-et-Principe.
Cocoa made the wealth of Sao Tome and Principe.
Worth knowing
Names built with et take no article: à Sao Tomé-et-Principe, like à Antigua-et-Barbuda.
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