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| Central Africa |
a large region of Africa in the central part of that continent. Central Africa is generally considered to include the countries of Chad, Cameroon, the Central African Republic, Gabon, Equatorial Guinea, the Republic of the Congo, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Other nearby nations, such as Angola, Sao Tome and Principe, Rwanda, and Burundi, are often included as part of Central Africa as well. |
| Sao Tome and Principe |
an island country in the Gulf of Guinea off the coast of Gabon in western Africa. The capital of Sao Tome and Principe is the city of Sao Tome. |
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