ðə mədʒˈɔːɹᵻɾi ɐn ˈɛstᵻmˌeɪɾᵻd nˈaɪnti pɚsˈɛnt ɑːɹ kɹˈɪstʃənz; sˈaʊ təmˈeɪ ænd pɹˈɪnsaɪp wʌz fɔːɹ mˈɛni jˈɪɹz ɐ kˈɑːləni ʌv pˈoːɹtʃəɡəl, wˌɪtʃ ɪz ˌoʊvɚwˈɛlmɪŋli kˈæθlɪk.
The majority (an estimated 90 percent) are Christians; São Tomé and Príncipe was for many years a colony of Portugal, which is overwhelmingly Catholic.