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 | TOGOgeneral data of the country |
| General useful information |
| Note: some data are of constant value, while other are due to changes, fluctuations etc. |
| Nation and population |
| official name (short form): Togo |
| country code ISO: TG //; - FIPS: TO |
| location: West Africa |
| time zone: +0 UT |
| surface (land) area: 56785 sq.km = 21925 sq.mi //; - area incl. inland waters: sq.km = sq.mi |
| geographical position in extreme co-ordinates: North: / South: / East: / West: |
| borders (land): Ghana, Burkina Faso, Benin |
| borders (coastline): Atlantic Ocean |
| climate: tropical |
| Government |
| independent since: 1960-04-27 |
| type of government: republic |
| capital: Lomé |
| administrative division: région (5) into préfecture (21) |
| Population |
| population according to the latest census (1981): 2719,567 |
| total population according to the estimate of midyear 2000: 4527,000; or: 5018,502 /-; 2001: 4796,000; or: 5153,088 |
| population density: 80 - 88 per sq.km = 206 - 229 per sq.mi |
| population growth: 3,5% //; - doubling time: 22 years |
| birth rate: 37 - 45 per 1000 |
| death rate: 11 - 13 per 1000 |
| fertility rate: 7 children per female |
| maternal mortality: 476 per 100,000 |
| infant mortality (1-4 years): 85 per 1000 |
| life expectancy: 54 years (male: 52; female: 56) |
| age breakdown: 0-14 years: 45% //; - 15-59 years: 50% //; - 60+ years: 5% |
| urbanisation: 33% //; - urbanisation growth: 6,6% |
| percentage of urban population in the greatest city: 60% |
| Ethnic composition, language, religion |
| ethnic groups: Ewe-Adja 43,1%; Tem-Kabre 26,7%; Gurma 16,1%; Kebu-Akposo 3,8%; Ana-Ife 3,2%; Mine and 35 others |
| languages: French (official); Ewe, Kabiye, Mine, Dagomba |
| religious affiliation: traditional beliefs 50%; Roman Catholic 23%; Sunnî Muslim 15%; Protestant 12% |
| Health |
| daily food intake: 2513 calories per capita |
| population with access to safe water: 54 - 63% |
| people per physician: 12299 |
| people per hospital bed: |
| Education, literacy |
| school enrolment: primary education 6-11 years: 100% |
| school enrolment: secondary education: 32% |
| school enrolment: tertiary education 20-24 years: 2% |
| adult literacy: 52% (male: 67%; female: 37%) [later total figure found: 57%] |
| Economy and infrastructure |
| Economy and trade |
| currency: CFA franc = 100 centimes |
| annual inflation rate: 7% |
| population below poverty line: 32% |
| Gross Domestic Product: USD 320 - 1490 per capita |
| GNI USD 290 per capita //; - [ppp: 1410] |
| GDP growth: -0,4% |
| income: USD 410 per capita |
| import: USD 222 per capita //; - export: USD 162 per capita |
| trade: USD 210 per capita //; - or 73% of GDP |
| trade partners: FR ES NL CA DE IT US |
| human development index: 0,489 //; - position of the country in the world no.: 128 |
| female labour force: 40% |
| unemployment: % |
| tourism: 0,06 million |
| Economic activities in agriculture, fisheries, industry, mining, services, energy |
| land use: arable land: 12% //; - grass land: 33% //; - wooded area: 29% //; - arid land and desert: % |
| agriculture: labour force: 64% //; - part of agriculture in GDP: 33% |
| agricultural products: cassava, yams, maize, sorghum, cottonseed, millet, rice, pulses, groundnuts, coffee, cocoa, cotton |
| livestock (1000s): asses: 3 / cattle: 277 / goats: 1425 / horses: 2 / pigs: 289-850 / poultry: 6448-8500 / sheep: 740-1379 |
| fish catch: 14310 - 22924 metric tonnes |
| industry: labour force: 6% //; - part of industry in GDP: 23% |
| industrial products: mainly food processing, textiles, handicrafts |
| mining products: phosphate rock, limestone, iron, chromite, bauxite, marble |
| CO2 emission per capita: 0,2 |
| services: labour force: 29% //; - part of services in GDP: 44% |
| energy use (kg per capita): 313 |
| electricity use (per capita): |
| annual water use (per capita): 28 |
| Traffic, communication |
| road network: 7545, or 12040 km //; - of which paved: 32% //; - of which are motorways: 0 km |
| vehicles: 13 per 1000 |
| railways: 395, or 525 km //; - railways passenger/km: 14 |
| navigable inland waterways: 50 km |
| ownership telephone: 5 - 8 per 1000 |
| ownership radio receivers: 170 - 218 per 1000 |
| ownership tv-sets: 12 - 36 per 1000 |
| newspaper circulation: 2 per 1000 |
| persons per post office: 88200 |
| personal computers: 22 per 1000 |
| Some physical landmarks |
| mountains: Mont Agou (Pic Baumann) 986 m; unnamed peaks on maps: 920 & 825; Mt.Koronga 789, Mt.Kalankpa 779 |
| lowest point: sea level |
| lakes (natural): none, or unknown |
| lakes (artificial reservoirs): Retenue de Nangbéto |
| lakes (deepest): unknown |
| rivers: Mono, Ogou, Oti |
| canals: none, or unknown |
| waterfalls: none, or unknown |
| caves: longest system: none, or unknown / deepest: |
| islands: none, or unknown |
| deserts: none |
| other natural features: |
| Additional remarks, especially on the statistical information |
| other important features: |
| apart from physical landmarks most of the above figures are changeable, in most cases they date from the 1990's |
| primary sources used for the general information: |
| BB CA EV PW WA WB WR, and some national statistical yearbooks |
| particulars concerning population data: |
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