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Togo

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Background :

French Togoland became Togo in 1960. Gen. Gnassingbe EYADEMA, installed as military ruler in 1967, ruled Togo with a heavy hand for almost four decades. Despite the facade of multiparty elections instituted in the early 1990s, the government was largely dominated by President EYADEMA, whose Rally of the Togolese People (RPT) party has maintained power almost continually since 1967 and maintains a majority of seats in today's legislature. Upon EYADEMA's death in February 2005, the military installed the president's son, Faure GNASSINGBE, and then engineered his formal election two months later. Democratic gains since then allowed Togo to hold its first relatively free and fair legislative elections in October 2007. After years of political unrest and fire from international organizations for human rights abuses, Togo is finally being re-welcomed into the international community. 

Location :

Western Africa, bordering the Bight of Benin, between Benin and Ghana 

Geographic Coordinates Center :

8 00 N, 1 10 E  (Latitude, Longtitude)

Geographic Coordinates Rectangle :

West -0.15
North 11.14
East 1.81
South 6.10

Area :

total 56 785 square km
land 54 385 square km
water 2 400 square km

Land boundaries :

total 1 647 km
Benin (bj) 644 km
Burkina Faso (bf) 126 km
Ghana (gh) 877 km

Coastline :

56.00 km

Climate :

tropical; hot, humid in south; semiarid in north 

Terrain :

gently rolling savanna in north; central hills; southern plateau; low coastal plain with extensive lagoons and marshes 

Elevation extremes :

lowest point 0 metres
highest point 986 metres

Natural resources :

arable land limestone
marble phosphates

Land use :

arable land 44.20 %
permanent crops 2.11 %
other 53.69 %

Irrigated land :

70 square km

Natural hazards :

harmattan winds periodic droughts

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 

international agreements :

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 Whaling

Population :

6 031 808 

Indicators :

Growth rate 2.75 %
Birth rate 36.49 births/1,000 population
Total fertility rate 4.79 children born/woman
Death rate 8.95 deaths/1,000 population

Age structure :

0-14 years 41.40 %
15-64 years 55.80 %
65 years and over 2.80 %

Median age :

total 18.70 years
male 18.30 years
female 19.20 years

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 0.65 male(s)/female
total population 0.97 male(s)/female

Health :

Infant mortality rate 56.84 deaths/1,000 live births
Life expectancy at birth - total population 59.66 years
Life expectancy at birth - male 57.40 years
Life expectancy at birth - female 61.99 years
HIV-AIDS adult prevalence rate 3.30 %
HIV-AIDS people living with HIV-AIDS 130 000
HIV-AIDS deaths 9 100

Religions :

Christian 29.00 %
Muslim 20.00 %
indigenous beliefs 51.00 %

Languages :

French  
Ewe  
Mina  
Kabye  
Dagomba  

Literacy :

total population 60.90 %
male 75.40 %
female 46.90 %

Country name :

conventional long form Togolese Republic
conventional short form Togo
local long form Republique togolaise
former French Togoland

Country Codes :

ISO 3166 TG
ISO Numeric 768
ISO3 TGO
FIPS TO
ccTLD tg
English Togo

Administrative divisions :

5 regions (regions, singular - region); Centrale, Kara, Maritime, Plateaux, Savanes 

Capital :

name Lome
geographic coordinates 6 08 N, 1 13 E
time difference 0.00

International organization participation :

ACP AU
AfDB ECOWAS
Entente FAO
FZ G-77
IAEA IBRD
ICAO ICC
ICRM IDA
IDB IFAD
IFC IFRCS
ILO IMF
IMO IOC
IOM IPU
ISO (correspondent) ITSO
ITU ITUC
Interpol MIGA
MINURCAT NAM
OIC OIF
OPCW PCA
UN UNAMID
UNCTAD UNESCO
UNIDO UNMIL
UNOCI UNWTO
UPU WADB (regional)
WAEMU WCO
WFTU WHO
WIPO WMO
WTO

Independence :

1960-04-27 

National holiday :

Independence Day

1960-04-27

Executive branch :

President Faure GNASSINGBE Prime Minister Gilbert HOUNGBO

Legislative branch :

RPT 39.40 %
UFC 37.00 %
CAR 8.20 %
other 12.90 %

GDP - Gross Domestic product :

PPP - Purchasing Power Parity 5 285 000 000 $
Official Exchange Rate 2 771 000 000
RGR - Real Growth rate 1.80 %
PPP - per capita 900 $

GDP Composition by sector :

agriculture 47.40 %
industry 25.40 %
services 27.20 %

Labor force - by occupation :

agriculture 65.00 %
industry 5.00 %
services 30.00 %

Other Indicators :

Labor force 2 595 000 people
Population below poverty line 32.00 %
Inflation rate (consumer prices) 3.30 %
Investment (gross fixed) 21.00 % of GDP
Current account balance - 152 000 000 $
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 495 000 000 $
Military expenditures 1.60 % of GDP

Household income or consumption by percentage share :

lowest 10% 3.30 %
highest 10% 27.10 %

Budget :

revenues 468 700 000 $
expenditures 535 400 000 $

Agriculture - products :

beans cassava
cocoa coffee
corn cotton
fish livestock
millet rice
sorghum yams

Industries :

agricultural processing beverages
cement handicrafts
phosphate mining textiles

Energy :

Electricity Production 230 000 000 kWh
Electricity Consumption 640 000 000 kWh
Electricity Imports 514 000 000 kWh
Oil Consumption 20 000 bbl/day
Oil Exports 1 547 bbl/day
Oil Imports 15 270 bbl/day

Value :

729 000 000 $

Commodities :

cocoa coffee
cotton phosphates
reexports

Value :

1 399 000 000 $

Commodities :

foodstuffs machinery and equipment
petroleum products

Currency-name :

Communaute Financiere Africaine franc 

Communications :

Telephons Main lines in use 140 900
Telephons Mobile, Cellular 1 547 000
FM Radio broadcast stations 9
Television broadcast stations 3
Internet Country code (ccTLD) tg
Internet Hosts 784
Internet Users 350 000

Transportation :

Airports with paved runways 2
Roadways - total 7 520 km
Roadways - paved 2 376 km
Roadways - unpaved 5 144 km
Railways 532 km
Waterways 50 km

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