TOGO



Togolese Republic
République Togolaise

COUNTRY OVERVIEW

LOCATION AND SIZE.

The Togolese Republic is situated in West Africa. It is a narrow rectangle of land which extends north from the Bight of Benin, on which it has a small coastline of 50 kilometers (31 miles). To the west lies Ghana, to the east is Benin, and Burkina Faso borders on the north. It has a land area of 56,785 square kilometers (21,925 square miles), making it slightly smaller than West Virginia. Lomé, the capital city, is situated on the coast and is the only city with an international airport.

POPULATION.

In mid-1999 the United Nations estimated Togo's population at 4.5 million. With an average annual population growth of 2.6 percent, the population is projected to grow by the year 2025 to 8.5 million. Some 31 percent of the population lives in towns, which have an urban growth rate of 4.8 percent. Togo has a young age profile, with half the population aged less than 14 years. Life expectancy in Togo is 48.8 years. Although infant mortality is down from 110 per 1,000 births in 1980 to 70 in 1995, it remains high. (In the United States, by way of comparison, the rate is 7 per 1,000 births). Fertility rates remain high, with an estimated average of 6.05 children born per woman. The country's workforce stands at 1.74 million and this comprises about 41.7 percent of the population.

The largest ethnic group, the Ewe, live predominantly in the south and on the coast, and have cross-border ties to Ghana. Also in the south live the Mena and the Ana. The Kabre people are concentrated in the Kozah and Binah prefectures of the Kara region in the north. The Losso and Tchokossi live in north Lamba. The Bassar inhabit Central Kotokoli and Kotokoli, and have strong links to northern Ghana. The population is 10 percent Muslim, one-third Christian, and the remainder follow traditional beliefs.

DEPENDENCIES

Togo has no territories or colonies.

BIBLIOGRAPHY

Economist Intelligence Unit. Country Profile: Togo. London: Economist Intelligence Unit, 2001.

Hodd, Michael. The Economies of Africa. Dartmouth: Aldershot,1991.

Togo. <http://www.republicoftogo.com/english/index.htm> .Accessed September 2001.

U.S. Central Intelligence Agency. World Factbook 2000. <http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications/factbook/index.html> . Accessed August 2001.

U.S. Department of State. Background Notes: Togo, October 1997. <http://www.state.gov/www/background_notes/togo_9710_bgn.html> . Accessed September 2001.

U.S. Department of State. FY 2000 Country Commercial Guide: Togo. <http://www.state.gov/www/about_state/business/com_guides/2001/africa/index.html> . Accessed September 2001.

Welcome to the Republic of Togo (official home page). <http://www.afrika.com/togo> . Accessed September 2001.

—Jack Hodd

CAPITAL:

Lomé.

MONETARY UNIT:

Communauté Financiére Africaine franc (CFA Fr). The CFA franc is tied to the French franc at an exchange rate of CFA Fr50 to Fr1. One CFA franc equals 100 centimes. There are coins of 5, 10, 50, 100, and 500 CFA francs, and notes of 500, 1,000, 2,000, 5,000, and 10,000 CFA francs.

CHIEF EXPORTS:

Ginned cotton, coffee, cocoa, phosphate.

CHIEF IMPORTS:

Consumer goods, foodstuffs, petroleum products.

GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT:

US$8.6 billion (purchasing power parity, 1999 est.).

BALANCE OF TRADE:

Exports: US$400 million (f.o.b., 1999 est.). Imports: US$450 million (f.o.b., 1999 est.).



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