BackgroundFrench Togoland became Togo in 1960. . Gnassingbe EYADEMA, installed as military ruler in 1967, ruled Togo with a hvy hand for almost four decades. Despite the facade of multiparty elections instituted in the rly 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 sts in today's legislature. Upon EYADEMA's dth 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 yrs of political unrest and fire from international organizations for human rights abuses, Togo is finally being re-welcomed into the international community.
GeographyThe country's length allows it to stretch through six distinct geographic regions; climate varies from tropical to savanna.Loion:Western Africa, bordering the Bight of Benin, between Benin and GhanaGeographic coordinates:8 00 N, 1 10 r:total: 56,785 sq km
land: 54,385 sq km
water: 2,400 sq kmSize comparison: slightly smaller than West Virginia
Land Boundaries:total: 1,647 km
border countries: Benin 644 km, Burkina Faso 126 km, Ghana 877 kmCoastline:56 kmMaritime claims:territorial s: 30 nm
exclusive economic zone: 200 nmClimate:tropical; hot, humid in south; semiarid in northTerrain:tly rolling savanna in north; central hills; southern platu; low coastal plain with extensive lagoons and marshesElevation extremes:lowest point: Atlantic Ocn 0 m
highest point: Mont Agou 986 mNatural resources:phosphates, limestone, marble, arable landLand use:arable land: 44.2%
permanent crops: 2.11%
other: 53.69% (2005)Irrigated land:70 sq km (2003)Natural hazards:hot, dry harmattan wind can reduce visibility in north during winter; periodic droughtsCurrent Environment Issues:deforestation attributable to slash-and- agriculture and the use of wood for fuel; water pollution presents hlth hazards and hinders the fishing industry; air pollution incrsing in urban arsInternational Environment Agreements:party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertifiion, Endangered Species, Law of the S, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Tropical Timber 83, Tropical Timber 94, Wetlands, Whaling
signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements
PeoplePopulation:5,858,673 note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality, higher dth rates, lower population growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2008 est.)Age structure:0-14 yrs: 41.7% (male 1,226,320/female 1,218,182)
15-64 yrs: 55.6% (male 1,588,354/female 1,666,274)
65 yrs and over: 2.7% (male 63,508/female 96,035) (2008 est.)Median age:total: 18.6 yrs
male: 18.2 yrs
female: 19 yrs (2008 est.)Population growth rate:2.717% (2008 est.)Birth rate:36.66 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)Dth rate:9.48 dths/1,000 population (2008 est.)Net migration rate:NA (2008 est.)Sex ratio:at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female
under 15 yrs: 1.01 male(s)/female
15-64 yrs: 0.95 male(s)/female
65 yrs and over: 0.66 male(s)/female
total population: 0.97 male(s)/female (2008 est.)Infant mortality rate:total: 57.66 dths/1,000 live births
male: 65.01 dths/1,000 live births
female: 50.09 dths/1,000 live births (2008 est.)Life expectancy at birth:total population: 58.28 yrs
male: 56.2 yrs
female: 60.43 yrs (2008 est.)Total fertility rate:4.85 children born/woman (2008 est.)HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:4.1% (2003 est.)HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:110,000 (2003 est.)HIV/AIDS - dths:10,000 (2003 est.)Nationality:noun: Togolese (singular and plural)
adjective: TogoleseEthnic groups:African (37 tribes; largest and most important are Ewe, Mina, and Kabre) 99%, Europn and Syrian-Lebanese less than 1%Religions:Christian 29%, Muslim 20%, indious beliefs 51%Languages:French (official and the language of commerce), Ewe and Mina (the two major African languages in the south), Kabye (sometimes spelled Kabiye) and Dagomba (the two major African languages in the north)Literacy:definition: age 15 and over can rd and write
total population: 60.9%
male: 75.4%
female: 46.9% (2003 est.)
GovernmentCountry name:conventional long form: Togolese Republic
conventional short form: Togo
local long form: Republique togolaise
local short form: none
former: French TogolandGovernment type:republic under transition to multiparty democratic ruleCapital:name: Lome
geographic coordinates: 6 08 N, 1 13 E
time difference: UTC 0 (5 hours ahd of Washington, DC during Standard Time)Administrative divisions:5 regions (regions, singular - region); Centrale, Kara, Maritime, Platux, SavanesIndependence: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 1992Legal system:French-based court system; accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction, with reservationsSuffrage:NA yrs of age; universal (adult)Executive branch:chief of state: President Faure GNASSINGBE (since 4 May 2005); note - Gnassingbe EYADEMA died on 5 February 2005 and was succeeded by his son, Faure GNASSINGBE, with the support of the military following international condemnation for the unconstitutional move he then stepped aside pending elections, and Abass BONFOH served as interim president; Faure GNASSINGBE later won popular elections in April 2005
hd of government: Prime Minister Gilbert HOUNGBO (since 7 September 2008)
cabinet: Council of Ministers appointed by the president and the prime minister
elections: president elected by popular vote for a five-yr term (no term limits); election last held 24 April 2005 (next to be held by 2010); prime minister appointed by the president
election results: Faure GNASSINGBE elected president; percent of vote - Faure GNASSINGBE 60.2%, Emmanuel Akitani BOB 38.3%, Nicolas LAWSON 1%, Harry OLYMPIO 0.5%Legislative branch:unicameral National Assembly (81 sts; members are elected by popular vote to serve five-yr terms)
elections: last held on 14 October 2007 (next to be held in 2012)
election results: percent of vote by party - RPT 39.4%, UFC 37.0%, CAR 8.2%, independents 2.5%, other 12.9%; sts by party - RPT 50, UFC 27, CAR 4Judicial branch:Court of Appl or Cour d'Appel; Supreme Court or Cour SupremePolitical parties and lders:Action Committee for Renewal or CAR [Yawovi AGBOYIBO]; Democratic Convention of African Peoples or PA; Democratic Party for Renewal or PDR; Juvento [Monsilia DJATO]; Movement of the Believers of Pce and Equality or MOCEP; Pan-African Patriotic Converce or CPP; Rally for the Support for Development and Democracy or RSDD [Harry OLYMPIO]; Rally of the Togolese People or RPT [Faure GNASSINGBE]; Socialist Pact for Renewal or PSR; Union for Democracy and Social Progress or UDPS [Gagou KOKOU]; Union of Forces for a Change or UFC [Gilchrist OLYMPIO]Political pressure groups and lders:NAInternational organization participation:ACP, AfDB, AU, ECOWAS, Entente, FAO, FZ, G-77, IA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC, ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO (correspondent), ITSO, ITU, ITUC, MIGA, NAM, OIC, OIF, OPCW, PCA, UN, UNAMID, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNMIL, UNOCI, UNWTO, UPU, WADB (regional), WAEMU, WCL, WCO, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTODiplomatic representation in the US:chief of mission: Ambassador (vacant); Charge d'Affaires Lorempo LANDJERGUE
chancery: 2208 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20008
telephone: [1] (202) 234-4212
FAX: [1] (202) 232-3190Diplomatic representation from the US:chief of mission: Ambassador Patricia McMahon HAWKINS
embassy: 4332 Blvd. Gnassingbe Eyadema, Cite OUA, Lome
mailing address: B. P. 852, Lome; 2300 Lome Place, Washington, DC 20512-2300
telephone: [228] 261-5470
FAX: [228] 261-5501
EconomyThis small, sub-Saharan economy is hvily dependent on both commercial and subsistence agriculture, which provides employment for 65% of the labor force. Some basic foodstuffs must still be imported. Cocoa, coffee, and cotton erate about 40% of export rnings with cotton being the most important cash crop. Togo is the world's fourth-largest producer of phosphate. The government's decade-long effort, supported by the World Bank and the IMF, to implement economic reform msures, encourage foreign investment, and bring revenues in line with expenditures has moved slowly. Progress depends on follow through on privatization, incrsed openness in government financial operations, progress toward legislative elections, and continued support from foreign donors. Togo is working with donors to write a Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility (PRGF) that could eventually ld to a debt reduction plan. Economic growth remains marginal due to declining cotton production, underinvestment in phosphate mining, and strained relations with donors.GDP (purchasing power parity):$5.428 billion (2008 est.)GDP (official exchange rate):$3.009 billion (2008 est.)GDP - rl growth rate:3.2% (2008 est.)GDP - per capita (PPP):$900 (2008 est.)GDP - composition by sector:agriculture: 40%
industry: 25%
services: 35% (2008 est.)Labor force:1.302 million (1998)Labor force - by occupation:agriculture: 65%
industry: 5%
services: 30% (1998 est.)Unemployment rate:NA%Population below poverty line:32% (1989 est.)Household income or consumption by percentage share:lowest 10%: NA%
highest 10%: NA%Inflation rate (consumer prices):9.8% (2008 est.)Investment (gross fixed):18.4% of GDP (2008 est.)Budget:revenues: $551.5 million
expenditures: $620.1 million (2008 est.)Agriculture - products:
Industries:phosphate mining, agricultural processing, cement, handicrafts, textiles, beveragesIndustrial production growth rate:
Electricity - production:203 million kWh (2006 est.)Electricity - consumption:607 million kWh (2006 est.)Electricity - exports:0 kWh (2007 est.)Electricity - imports:505 million kWh; note - electricity supplied by Ghana (2006 est.)Oil - production:0 bbl/day (2007 est.)Oil - consumption:17,770 bbl/day (2006 est.)Oil - exports:1,547 bbl/day (2005)Oil - imports:16,650 bbl/day (2005)Oil - proved reserves:0 bbl (1 January 2006 est.)Natural gas - production:0 cu m (2007 est.)Natural gas - consumption:0 cu m (2007 est.)Natural gas - exports:0 cu m (2007 est.)Natural gas - imports:0 cu m (2007 est.)Natural gas - proved reserves:0 cu m (1 January 2006 est.)Current account balance:-$433 million (2008 est.)Exports:$1.001 billion f.o.b. (2008 est.)Exports - commodities:reexports, cotton, phosphates, coffee, cocoaExports - partners:Ghana 16.8%, Burkina Faso 14.5%, Germany 9.2%, Benin 9.1%, Netherlands 5.9%, Mali 5.8%, India 4.7% (2007)Imports:$1.725 billion f.o.b. (2008 est.)Imports - commodities:machinery and equipment, foodstuffs, petroleum productsImports - partners:China 36.3%, Estonia 9.6%, US 7.6%, Netherlands 7.3%, France 7% (2007)Reserves of foreign exchange and gold:$502 million (31 December 2008 est.)Debt - external:$2 billion (2005)Market value of publicly traded shares:$NACurrency ():Communaute Financiere Africaine franc (XOF); note - responsible authority is the Central Bank of the West African StatesExchange rates:Communaute Financiere Africaine francs (XOF) per US dollar 441.72 (2008 est.), 482.71 (2007), 522.59 (2006), 527.47 (2005), 528.29 (2004) note: since 1 January 1999, the XOF franc has been pegged to the euro at a rate of 655.957 XOF francs per euroFiscal yr:calendar yr
CommuniionsTele in use:82,100 (2006)Cellular in use:1.19 million (2007)Telephone system:eral assessment: fair system based on a network of microwave radio relay routes supplemented by open-wire lines and a mobile-cellular system
domestic: microwave radio relay and open-wire lines for conventional system; combined fixed-line and mobile-cellular teledensity roughly 15 tele per 100 persons
international: country - 228; satellite rth stations - 1 sat (Atlantic Ocn), 1 SymphonieRadio broadcast stations:AM 2, FM 9, shortwave 4 (1998)Television broadcast stations:3 (plus 2 repters) (1997)Internet country :.tgInternet hosts:769 (2008)Internet users:320,000 (2006)
TransportationAirports:9 (2007)Airports (paved runways):total: 2
2,438 to 3,047 m: 2 (2007)Airports (unpaved runways):total: 7
914 to 1,523 m: 4
under 914 m: 3 (2007)Railways:total: 568 km
narrow gauge: 568 km 1.000-m gauge (2006)Roadways:total: 7,520 km
paved: 2,376 km
unpaved: 5,144 km (2000)Waterways:50 km (ssonally on Mono River depending on rainfall) (2008)Merchant marine:total: 10
by type: cargo 9, refrigerated cargo 1
foreign-owned: 6 (Bangladesh 1, Denmark 1, Egypt 1, Lebanon 1, Syria 2) (2008)Ports and terminals:Kpeme, Lome
Military
Military branches:Togolese Armed Forces: Ground Forces, Togolese Navy (Marine du Togo), Togolese Air Force (Force Aerienne Togolaise, FAT), National darmerie (2008)Military service age and obligation:18 yrs of age for selective compulsory and voluntary military service; 2-yr service obligation (2006)Manpower available for military service:males age 16-49: 1,365,505
females age 16-49: 1,374,993 (2008 est.)Manpower fit for military service:males age 16-49: 897,195
females age 16-49: 913,327 (2008 est.)
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