General
Information
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Total Land Area: |
56,000 km2 |
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Land boundaries: |
1,647 km |
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Coastline: |
56 km |
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Capital: |
Lomé |
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Other Large
Cities: |
Kpalime,
Atakpamé, Sokode,
Kaa, Dapaong |
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Official
Language: |
French |
|
National
Currency Unit: |
Communauté
Financière
Africaine Franc
(XOF) |
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National Day: |
April 27 |
Location and
Geography
Togo is one of the
smallest countries
in West Africa. It
has borders with
Benin in the East,
Ghana in the West
and Burkina Faso in
the North. In the
South, on the Bight
of Benin, the
country opens on the
Atlantic Ocean. To
the South-west a low
plateau rises
gradually, followed
by a South-west,
North-east mountain
range. Togo is
mostly flat.
Savannah type
vegetation
dominates. The
coastal region is
covered with
extensive marshes
and lagoons.
Roughly, a quarter
of the land is
arable and forested
with the remaining
part-unused. The
country is divided
climatically into
Southern and
Northern zones. In
the Southern part, a
tropical and humid
climate prevails all
through the year. In
the North,
temperatures
fluctuate and
humidity is less.
Demography
|
Population:
|
4.80 million
(2002) |
|
Crude Birth
Rate:
|
36 per thousand
people (2002) |
|
Crude Death
Rate:
|
15 per thousand
people (2002) |
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Infant Mortality
Rate:
|
87 per thousand
(2002) |
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Life Expectancy:
|
Male: 49 years,
Female: 51 years
(2002) |
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Urban
Population:
|
34.0 percent
(2002) |
|
Adult Literacy:
|
58.40 percent
(2001) |
Economy
The economy of Togo
is based on
agriculture. Thanks
to the variety of
soil and climate, a
wide range of
products can be
grown. Principal
food crops include
yams, cassava,
millet, corn,
sorghum and
groundnuts. Cattle,
sheep, goats and
pigs are raised.
Industry plays a
small role in the
Togolese economy.
Mining and quarrying
dominate the present
industrial activity.
Togo is one of the
largest phosphate
producers in the
world. Other mineral
resources of the
country are iron
ore, bauxite,
uranium and
limestone. Regional
trade is a very
important component
of the economy and
the country has a
well-developed
banking sector.
|
GDP at Current
Market Prices:
|
1465 million US$
(2002) |
|
Per Capita GDP:
|
305 US$ (2002) |
|
Share of Sectors
in GDP:
|
40.0%
Agriculture,
22.0% Industry,
38.0% Services,
(2002) |
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Total Exports:
|
304 million US$
(2002) |
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Total Imports:
|
941 million US$
(2002) |
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Major Exports
Items: |
Cotton,
phosphates,
coffee and cocoa |
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Major Imports
Items: |
Petroleum
products,
Intermadiat
goods, Capital
goods and
Consumer goods
|
|
Major Trading
Partners: |
Netherlands,
France, Ghana,
China and
Burkina Faso |
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