Dialing code +228
ISO 2 code TG
ISO 3 code TGO
Capital Lome
Main Language French
Currency Franc (XOF)
GDP $5.1 billion 154th
Population 6,587,239 101st

Geography

Continent Africa
Location Western Africa bordering the Bight of Benin between Benin and Ghana
Land 56,785 km2 127th
Terrain Gently rolling savanna in north; central hills; southern plateau; low coastal plain with extensive lagoons and marshes
Climate Tropical; hot humid in south; semiarid in north
Natural Hazards Gently rolling savanna in north; central hills; southern plateau; low coastal plain with extensive lagoons and marshes
Note: The country's length allows it to stretch through six distinct geographic regions; climate varies from tropical to savanna

Neighbouring Countries

Benin Burkina Faso Ghana

History

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.
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Demographics

Life Expectancy 58.69 years 170th
Median Age 18.7 years 175th
Birth Rate 36.44 births/1,000 population 30th
Death Rate 9.33 births/1,000 population 73rd
Sex Ratio 0.65 male(s)/female 177th
Literacy 60.9% 175th
Population

6.6 million

Transportation

Roadways 7520 km 144th
Railways 532 km 113th
Airports 8 158th
Waterways 50 km 102nd
Heliports None
Airports paved 2 60th

Economy

Currency Franc (XOF)
GDP $5.1 billion 154th
GDP per capita (PPP) $900 191st