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Key Demographic Features of Togo* Location: Western Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Benin and Ghana Map references: Africa People Population: 4,570,530 (July 1996 est.) Age structure: 0-14 years: 49% (male 1,116,030; female 1,105,957) 15-64 years: 49% (male 1,085,774; female 1,163,374) 65 years and over: 2% (male 46,089; female 53,306) (July 1996 est.) Population growth rate: 3.56% (1996 est.) Infant mortality rate: 84.3 deaths/1,000 live births (1996 est.) Life expectancy at birth: total population: 57.87 years male: 55.7 years female: 60.1 years (1996 est.) Ethnic divisions: native African (37 tribes; largest and most important are Ewe, Mina, and Kabre) 99%, European and Syrian-Lebanese less than 1% Religions: indigenous beliefs 70%, Christian 20%, Muslim 10% Languages: French (official and the language of commerce), Ewe and Mina (the two major African languages in the south), Dagomba and Kabye (sometimes spelled Kabiye; the two major African languages in the north) Literacy: age 15 and over can read and write (1995 est.) total population: 51.7% male: 67% female: 37% Government Country Abbreviation: TO Type of government: republic under transition to multiparty democratic rule Independence: 27 April 1960 (from French-administered UN trusteeship) National holiday: Independence Day, 27 April (1960) Constitution: multiparty draft constitution approved by High Council of the Republic 1 July 1992; adopted by public referendum 27 September 1992 Legal system: French-based court system Suffrage: NA years of age; universal adult note: International organization participation: ACCT, ACP, AfDB, CCC, ECA, ECOWAS, Entente, FAO, FZ, G-77, IBRD, ICAO, ICC, ICFTU, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Intelsat, Interpol, IOC, ITU, MINURSO, NAM, OAU, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNMIH, UPU, WADB, WCL, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WToO, WTrO Diplomatic representation in US: chief of mission: Ambassador Kossivi OSSEYI chancery: 2208 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20008 telephone: [1] (202) 234-4212 FAX: [1] (202) 232-3190 US diplomatic representation: chief of mission: Ambassador Johnny YOUNG embassy: Rue Pelletier Caventou and Rue Vauban, Lome mailing address: B. P. 852, Lome telephone: [228] 21 77 17, 21 29 91 through 21 29 94 FAX: [228] 21 79 52 Flag: 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 Economy Economic overview: GDP: purchasing power parity - $4.1 billion (1995 est.) GDP real growth rate: 6% (1995 est.) GDP per capita: $900 (1995 est.) Unemployment rate: NA% Communications Telephones: 12,000 (1987 est.) Radio broadcast stations: AM 2, FM 0, shortwave 0 Radios: 795,000 (1992 est.) Television broadcast stations: 3 (relays 2) Televisions: 24,000 (1992 est.) *Source: World Factbook 1996, U.S. Central
Intelligence Agency
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