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Administrative divisions 5 regions (regions, singular - region); Kara, Plateaux, Savanes, Centrale, Maritime -
Age structure 0-14 years: 43.2% (male 1,232,759/female 1,224,060)


15-64 years: 54.2% (male 1,505,737/female 1,571,201)


65 years and over: 2.6% (male 60,799/female 86,963) (2005 est.)		 -
Agriculture - products coffee, cocoa, cotton, yams, cassava (tapioca), corn, beans, rice, millet, sorghum; livestock; fish -
Airports 9 (2004 est.) -
Airports - with paved runways total: 2


2,438 to 3,047 m: 2 (2004 est.)		 -
Airports - with unpaved runways total: 7


914 to 1,523 m: 5


under 914 m: 2 (2004 est.)		 -
Area total: 56,785 sq km


land: 54,385 sq km


water: 2,400 sq km		 total: 0.2 sq km


land: 0.2 sq km


water: 0 sq km
Area - comparative slightly smaller than West Virginia about one-third the size of The Mall in Washington, DC
Background French Togoland became Togo in 1960. Gen. Gnassingbe EYADEMA, installed as military ruler in 1967, continued to rule well into the 21st century. Despite the facade of multiparty elections instituted in the early 1990s, the government continued to be dominated by President EYADEMA, whose Rally of the Togolese People (RPT) party maintained power almost continually since 1967. Togo has come under fire from international organizations for human rights abuses and is plagued by political unrest. While most bilateral and multilateral aid to Togo remains frozen, the European Union initiated a partial resumption of cooperation and development aid to Togo in late 2004. Upon his death in February 2005, President EYADEMA was succeeded by his son Faure GNASSINGBE. The succession, supported by the military and in contravention of the nation's constitution, was challenged by popular protest and a threat of sanctions from regional leaders. GNASSINGBE succumbed to pressure and agreed to hold elections in late April 2005. This atoll is a volcanic rock surrounded by reefs and is awash at high tide. A French possession since 1897, it was placed under the administration of a commissioner residing in Reunion in 1968.
Birth rate 33.48 births/1,000 population (2005 est.) -
Budget revenues: $239.2 million


expenditures: $273.3 million, including capital expenditures of NA (2004 est.)		 -
Capital Lome -
Climate tropical; hot, humid in south; semiarid in north tropical
Coastline 56 km 35.2 km
Constitution multiparty draft constitution approved by High Council of the Republic 1 July 1992, adopted by public referendum 27 September 1992 -
Country name conventional long form: Togolese Republic


conventional short form: Togo


local long form: Republique Togolaise


local short form: none


former: French Togoland		 conventional long form: none


conventional short form: Bassas da India
Death rate 11.8 deaths/1,000 population (2005 est.) -
Debt - external $1.4 billion (2000) -
Dependency status - possession of France; administered by a high commissioner of the Republic, resident in Reunion
Diplomatic representation from the US chief of mission: Ambassador Gregory ENGLE


embassy: Angle Rue Kouenou and Rue 15 Beniglato, Lome


mailing address: B. P. 852, Lome


telephone: [228] 221 29 91 through 221 29 94


FAX: [228] 221 79 52		 -
Diplomatic representation in the US chief of mission: Ambassador Akoussoulelou BODJONA


chancery: 2208 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20008


telephone: [1] (202) 234-4212


FAX: [1] (202) 232-3190		 -
Disputes - international in 2001 Benin claimed Togo moved boundary monuments - joint commission continues to resurvey the boundary claimed by Madagascar
Economic aid - recipient ODA $80 million (2000 est.) -
Economy - overview This small sub-Saharan economy is heavily dependent on both commercial and subsistence agriculture, which provides employment for 65% of the labor force. Some basic foodstuffs must still be imported. Cocoa, coffee, and cotton generate about 40% of export earnings, with cotton being the most important cash crop. Togo is the world's fourth-largest producer of phosphate, but production fell an estimated 22% in 2002 due to power shortages and the cost of developing new deposits. The government's decade-long effort, supported by the World Bank and the IMF, to implement economic reform measures, encourage foreign investment, and bring revenues in line with expenditures has moved slowly. Progress depends on following through on privatization, increased openness in government financial operations, progress toward legislative elections, and continued support from foreign donors. no economic activity
Electricity - consumption 451.2 million kWh (2002) -
Electricity - exports 0 kWh (2002) -
Electricity - imports 350 million kWh; note - electricity supplied by Ghana (2002) -
Electricity - production 108.8 million kWh (2002) -
Elevation extremes lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m


highest point: Mont Agou 986 m		 lowest point: Indian Ocean 0 m


highest point: unnamed location 2.4 m
Environment - current issues deforestation attributable to slash-and-burn agriculture and the use of wood for fuel; water pollution presents health hazards and hinders the fishing industry; air pollution increasing in urban areas NA
Environment - international agreements party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Tropical Timber 83, Tropical Timber 94, Wetlands


signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements		 -
Ethnic groups native African (37 tribes; largest and most important are Ewe, Mina, and Kabre) 99%, European and Syrian-Lebanese less than 1% -
Exchange rates Communaute Financiere Africaine francs (XOF) per US dollar - 528.29 (2004), 581.2 (2003), 696.99 (2002), 733.04 (2001), 711.98 (2000) -
Executive branch chief of state: President Faure GNASSINGBE (since 6 February 2005); note - Gnassingbe EYADEMA died on 5 February 2005 and was succeeded by his son, Faure GNASSINGBE; popular elections in April 2005 validated the succession


head of government: Prime Minister Edem KODJO (since 8 June 2005)


cabinet: Council of Ministers appointed by the president and the prime minister


elections: president elected by popular vote for a five-year term; election last held 24 April 2005 (next to be held NA); prime minister appointed by the president


election results: Faure GNASSINGBE elected president; percent of vote - Faure GNASSINGBE 60.2%, Emmanuel Akitani BOB 38.3%, Nicolas LAWSON 1.0%, Harry OLYMPIO 0.6%		 -
Exports NA -
Exports - commodities reexports, cotton, phosphates, coffee, cocoa -
Exports - partners Burkina Faso 16.4%, Ghana 15.1%, Benin 9.4%, Mali 7.6%, China 7.5%, India 5.6% (2004) -
Fiscal year calendar year -
Flag description five equal horizontal bands of green (top and bottom) alternating with yellow; there is a white five-pointed star on a red square in the upper hoist-side corner; uses the popular pan-African colors of Ethiopia the flag of France is used
GDP - composition by sector agriculture: 39.5%


industry: 20.4%


services: 40.1% (2003 est.)		 -
GDP - per capita purchasing power parity - $1,600 (2004 est.) -
GDP - real growth rate 3% (2004 est.) -
Geographic coordinates 8 00 N, 1 10 E 21 30 S, 39 50 E
Geography - note the country's length allows it to stretch through six distinct geographic regions; climate varies from tropical to savanna the islands emerge from a circular reef that sits atop a long-extinct, submerged volcano
Highways total: 7,520 km


paved: 2,376 km


unpaved: 5,144 km (1999 est.)		 -
Household income or consumption by percentage share lowest 10%: NA


highest 10%: NA		 -
Illicit drugs transit hub for Nigerian heroin and cocaine traffickers; money laundering not a significant problem -
Imports NA -
Imports - commodities machinery and equipment, foodstuffs, petroleum products -
Imports - partners China 25.5%, India 13.3%, France 11.5% (2004) -
Independence 27 April 1960 (from French-administered UN trusteeship) -
Industrial production growth rate NA -
Industries phosphate mining, agricultural processing, cement; handicrafts, textiles, beverages -
Infant mortality rate total: 66.61 deaths/1,000 live births


male: 74.24 deaths/1,000 live births


female: 58.76 deaths/1,000 live births (2005 est.)		 -
Inflation rate (consumer prices) 1% (2004 est.) -
International organization participation ABEDA, ACCT, ACP, AfDB, AU, ECOWAS, Entente, FAO, FZ, G-77, IBRD, ICAO, ICC, ICFTU, ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, ITU, MIGA, NAM, OIC, ONUB, OPCW, PCA, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNMIL, UNOCI, UPU, WADB (regional), WAEMU, WCL, WCO, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WToO, WTO -
Irrigated land 70 sq km (1998 est.) 0 sq km (1998 est.)
Judicial branch Court of Appeal or Cour d'Appel; Supreme Court or Cour Supreme -
Labor force 1.74 million (1996) -
Labor force - by occupation agriculture 65%, industry 5%, services 30% (1998 est.) -
Land boundaries total: 1,647 km


border countries: Benin 644 km, Burkina Faso 126 km, Ghana 877 km		 0 km
Land use arable land: 46.15%


permanent crops: 2.21%


other: 51.64% (2001)		 arable land: 0%


permanent crops: 0%


other: 100% (all rock) (2001)
Languages French (official and the language of commerce), Ewe and Mina (the two major African languages in the south), Kabye (sometimes spelled Kabiye) and Dagomba (the two major African languages in the north) -
Legal system French-based court system the laws of France, where applicable, apply
Legislative branch unicameral National Assembly (81 seats; members are elected by popular vote to serve five-year terms)


elections: last held 27 October 2002 (next to be held NA 2007)


election results: percent of vote by party - NA%; seats by party - RPT 72, RSDD 3, UDPS 2, Juvento 2, MOCEP 1, independents 1


note: two opposition parties boycotted the election, the Union of the Forces for Change, and the Action Committee for Renewal		 -
Life expectancy at birth total population: 57.01 years


male: 55.02 years


female: 59.06 years (2005 est.)		 -
Literacy definition: age 15 and over can read and write


total population: 60.9%


male: 75.4%


female: 46.9% (2003 est.)		 -
Location Western Africa, bordering the Bight of Benin, between Benin and Ghana Southern Africa, islands in the southern Mozambique Channel, about one-half of the way from Madagascar to Mozambique
Map references Africa Africa
Maritime claims territorial sea: 30 nm


exclusive economic zone: 200 nm		 territorial sea: 12 nm


exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
Merchant marine total: 2 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 3,918 GRT/3,852 DWT


by type: cargo 1, refrigerated cargo 1 (2005)		 -
Military - note - defense is the responsibility of France
Military branches Togolese Armed Forces (FAT): Army, Navy, Air Force, Gendarmerie (2005) -
Military expenditures - dollar figure $35.5 million (2004) -
Military expenditures - percent of GDP 1.9% (2004) -
National holiday Independence Day, 27 April (1960) -
Nationality noun: Togolese (singular and plural)


adjective: Togolese		 -
Natural hazards hot, dry harmattan wind can reduce visibility in north during winter; periodic droughts maritime hazard since it is usually under water during high tide and surrounded by reefs; subject to periodic cyclones
Natural resources phosphates, limestone, marble, arable land none
Net migration rate 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.) -
Political parties and leaders Juvento [Monsilia DJATO]; Movement of the Believers of Peace and Equality or MOCEP [leader NA]; Rally for the Support for Development and Democracy or RSDD [Harry OLYMPIO]; Rally of the Togolese People or RPT [Faure GNASSINGBE]; Union for Democracy and Social Progress or UDPS [Gagou KOKOU]


note: Rally of the Togolese People or RPT, led by President GNASSINGBE, was the only party until the formation of multiple parties was legalized 12 April 1991		 -
Political pressure groups and leaders NA -
Population 5,681,519


note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality and death rates, lower population and growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2005 est.)		 uninhabited (July 2004 est.)
Population below poverty line 32% (1989 est.) -
Population growth rate 2.17% (2005 est.) -
Ports and harbors Kpeme, Lome none; offshore anchorage only
Radio broadcast stations AM 2, FM 9, shortwave 4 (1998) -
Railways total: 568 km


narrow gauge: 568 km 1.000-m gauge (2004)		 -
Religions indigenous beliefs 51%, Christian 29%, Muslim 20% -
Sex ratio at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female


under 15 years: 1.01 male(s)/female


15-64 years: 0.96 male(s)/female


65 years and over: 0.7 male(s)/female


total population: 0.97 male(s)/female (2005 est.)		 -
Suffrage NA years of age; universal adult -
Telephone system general assessment: fair system based on a network of microwave radio relay routes supplemented by open-wire lines and a mobile cellular system


domestic: microwave radio relay and open-wire lines for conventional system; cellular system has capacity of 10,000 telephones


international: country code - 228; satellite earth stations - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) and 1 Symphonie		 -
Telephones - main lines in use 60,600 (2003) -
Telephones - mobile cellular 220,000 (2003) -
Television broadcast stations 3 (plus two repeaters) (1997) -
Terrain gently rolling savanna in north; central hills; southern plateau; low coastal plain with extensive lagoons and marshes volcanic rock
Total fertility rate 4.61 children born/woman (2005 est.) -
Unemployment rate NA (2003 est.) -
Waterways 50 km (seasonally on Mono River depending on rainfall) (2003) -
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