Statistical information Togo 1990
Togo in the World
top of pageBackground: French Togoland became Togo in 1960.
top of pageLocationGeographic coordinatesMap referenceAreaLand boundaries: 1,647 km total; Benin 644 km, Burkina 126 km, Ghana 877 km
Coastline: 56 km
Maritime claimsExtended economic zone: 200 nm
Territorial sea: 30 nm
Climate: tropical; hot, humid in south; semiarid in north
Terrain: gently rolling savanna in north; central hills; southern plateau; low coastal plain with extensive lagoons and marshes
ElevationNatural resources: phosphates, limestone, marble
Land use: 25% arable land; 1% permanent crops; 4% meadows and pastures; 28% forest and woodland; 42% other; includes NEGL% irrigated
Irrigated landMajor riversMajor watersheds area km²Total water withdrawalTotal renewable water resourcesNatural hazardsGeographytop of pagePopulation: 3,674,355 (July 1990), growth rate 3.7% (1990)
Nationality: noun--Togolese (sing. and pl.; adjective--Togolese
Ethnic groups: 37 tribes; largest and most important are Ewe, Mina, and Kabye; under 1% European and Syrian-Lebanese
Languages: French, both official and language of commerce; major African languages are Ewe and Mina in the south and Dagomba and Kabye in the north
Religions: about 70% indigenous beliefs, 20% Christian, 10% Muslim
Demographic profileAge structureDependency ratiosMedian agePopulation growth rateBirth rate: 50 births/1000 population (1990)
Death rate: 14 deaths/1000 population (1990)
Net migration rate: 0 migrants/1000 population (1990)
Population distributionUrbanizationMajor urban areasEnvironmentCurrent issues: hot, dry harmattan wind can reduce visibility in north during winter; recent droughts affecting agriculture; deforestation
Air pollutantsSex ratioMothers mean age at first birthMaternal mortality ratioInfant mortality rate: 112 deaths/1000 live births (1990)
Life expectancy at birth: 53 years male, 57 years female (1990)
Total fertility rate: 7.2 children born/woman (1990)
Contraceptive prevalence rateDrinking water sourceCurrent health expenditurePhysicians densityHospital bed densitySanitation facility accessHiv/AidsMajor infectious diseasesObesity adult prevalence rateAlcohol consumptionTobacco useChildren under the age of 5 years underweightEducation expendituresLiteracy: 40.7%
School life expectancy primary to tertiary educationYouth unemploymenttop of pageCountry name: conventional long form: Republic of Togo
Government type: republic; one-party presidential regime
Capital: Lome
Administrative divisions: 21 circumscriptions (circonscriptions, singular--circonscription; Amlame (Amou), Aneho (Lacs), Atakpame (Ogou), Badou (Wawa), Bafilo (Assoli), Bassar (Bassari), Dapaong (Tone), Kante (Keran), Klouto (Kloto), Kpagouda (Binah), Lama-Kara (Kozah), Lome (Golfe), Mango (Oti), Niamtougou (Doufelgou), Notse (Haho), Sotouboua, Tabligbo (Yoto), Tchamba, Tchaoudjo, Tsevie (Zio), Vogan (Vo; note--the 21 units may now be called prefectures (prefectures, singular--prefecture) and reported name changes for individual units are included in parenthesis
Dependent areasIndependence: 27 April 1960 (from UN trusteeship under French administration, formerly French Togo)
National holiday: Liberation Day (anniversary of coup), 13 January (1967)
Constitution: 30 December 1979, effective 13 January 1980
Legal system: French-based court system
International law organization participationCitizenshipSuffrage: universal adult at age NA
Executive branch: Chief of State and Head of Government--President Gen. Gnassingbe EYADEMA (since 14 April 1967)
Legislative branch: Army, Navy, Air Force, paramilitary Gendarmerie
Judicial branch: Court of Appeal (Cour d'Appel), Supreme Court (Cour Supreme)
Political parties and leadersInternational organization participation: ACP, AfDB, CEAO (observer), EAMA, ECA, ECOWAS, ENTENTE, FAO, G-77, GATT, IBRD, ICAO, ICO, IDA, IFAD, IFC, ILO, IMF, IMO, INTELSAT, INTERPOL, ITU, NAM, OAU, OCAM, UN, UNESCO, UPU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO
Diplomatic representationIn the us: Ambassador Ellom-Kodjo SCHUPPIUS; Chancery at 2,208 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington DC 20,008; telephone (202) 234-4,212 or 4,213; US--Ambassador Rush W. TAYLOR, Jr.; Embassy at Rue Pelletier Caventou and Rue Vauban, Lome (mailing address is B. P. 852, Lome; telephone p228o 21-29-91 through 94 and 21-36-09
Flag description: 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
National symbolsNational anthemNational heritagetop of pageEconomy overview: Togo is one of the least developed countries in the world with a per capita GDP of about $400. The economy is heavily dependent on subsistence agriculture, which accounts for about 35% of GDP and provides employment for 80% of the labor force. Primary agricultural exports are cocoa, coffee, and cotton, which together account for about 30% of total export earnings. Togo is self-sufficient in basic foodstuffs when harvests are normal. In the industrial sector phosphate mining is by far the most important activity, with phosphate exports accounting for about 40% of total foreign exchange earnings.
Real gdp purchasing power parityReal gdp growth rateReal gdp per capita pppGross national savingGdp composition by sector of origin
Gdp composition by end useGdp composition by sector of originAgriculture products: cash crops--coffee, cocoa, cotton; food crops--yams, cassava, corn, beans, rice, millet, sorghum, fish
Industries: phosphate mining, agricultural processing, cement, handicrafts, textiles, beverages
Industrial production growth rate: 4.9% (1987 est.)
Labor force:
NA; 78% agriculture, 22%
industry; about 88,600 wage earners, evenly divided between public and private sectors; 50% of population of working age (1985)
Unemployment rate: 2.0% (1987)
Youth unemploymentPopulation below poverty lineGini indexHousehold income or consumption by percentage shareDistribution of family income gini indexBudget: revenues $354 million; expenditures $399 million, including capital expenditures of $102 million (1988 est.)
Public debtTaxes and other revenuesRevenueFiscal year: calendar year
Current account balanceInflation rate consumer pricesCentral bank discount rateCommercial bank prime lending rateStock of narrow moneyStock of broad moneyStock of domestic creditMarket value of publicly traded sharesCurrent account balanceExports: $344 million (f.o.b., 1988)
Commodities: phosphates, cocoa, coffee, cotton, manufactures, palm kernels
Partners: EC 70%, Africa 9%, US 2%, other 19% (1985)
Imports: $369 million (f.o.b., 1988)
Commodities: food, fuels, durable consumer goods, other intermediate goods, capital goods
Partners: EC 69%, Africa 10%, Japan 7%, US 4%, other 10% (1985)
Reserves of foreign exchange and goldDebt external: $1.3 billion (December 1988)
Stock of direct foreign investment at homeStock of direct foreign investment abroadExchange rates: Communaute Financiere Africaine francs (CFAF) per US$1--287.99 (January 1990), 319.01 (1989), 297.85 (1988), 300.54 (1987), 346.30 (1986), 449.26 (1985)
top of pageElectricity accessElectricity productionElectricity consumptionElectricity exportsElectricity importsElectricity installed generating capacityElectricity transmission distribution lossesElectricity generation sourcesPetroleumRefined petroleumNatural gasCarbon dioxide emissionsEnergy consumption per capitaTogo - Communication 1990
top of pageTelephones fixed linesTelephones mobile cellularTelephone systemBroadcast mediaInternet country codeInternet usersBroadband fixed subscriptionstop of pageMilitary expendituresPercent of gdp: 3.3% of GDP (1987)
Military and security forcesMilitary service age and obligationSpace programTerrorist groupsTogo - Transportation 1990
top of pageNational air transport systemCivil aircraft registration country code prefixAirports: 9 total, 9 usable; 2 with permanent-surface runways; none with runways over 3,659 m; 2 with runways 2,440-3,659 m none with runways 1,220-2,439 m
Airports with paved runwaysAirports with unpaved runwaysHeliportsPipelinesRailwaysRoadwaysWaterways: none
Merchant marine: 7 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 41,809 GRT/72,289 DWT; includes 4 roll-on/roll-off cargo, 3 multifunction large-load carrier
Ports and terminalsTogo - Transnational issues 1990
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