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Background: 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 multi-party elections instituted in the early 1990s, the government was largely dominated by President EYADEMA, whose Rally of the Togolese People (RPT) party has been in power almost continually since 1967 and its successor, the Union for the Republic, 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. Since 2007, President GNASSINGBE has started the country along a gradual path to political reconciliation and democratic reform, and Togo has held multiple presidential and legislative elections that were deemed generally free and fair by international observers. Despite those positive moves, political reconciliation has moved slowly and many Togolese complain that important political measures such as presidential term limits and electoral reforms remain undone, leaving the country’s politics in a lethargic state. Internationally, Togo is still known as a country where the same family has been in power for five decades.


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Location: Western Africa, bordering the Bight of Benin, between Benin and Ghana

Geographic coordinates: 8 00 N, 1 10 E

Map reference: Africa

Area
Total: 56,785 km²
Land: 54,385 km²
Water: 2,400 km²
Rank: 127
Comparative: slightly smaller than West Virginia

Land boundaries
Total: 1880 km
Border countries: (3) Benin 651 km; , Burkina Faso 131 km; , Ghana 1098 km

Coastline: 56 km

Maritime claims
Territorial sea: 30 nm
Exclusive economic zone: 200 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

Elevation
Mean elevation: 236 m
Elevation extremes: 0 m
Note: lowest point: Atlantic Ocean

Natural resources: phosphates, limestone, marble, arable land

Land use
Agricultural land: 67.4% (2011 est.)
Forest: 4.9% (2011 est.)
Other: 27.7% (2011 est.)

Irrigated land: 70 km² (2012)

Major rivers

Major watersheds area km²

Total water withdrawal

Total renewable water resources

Natural hazards: hot, dry harmattan wind can reduce visibility in north during winter; periodic droughts

Geography
Note: the country's length allows it to stretch through six distinct geographic regions; climate varies from tropical to savanna


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Population
Distribution: one of the more densely populated African nations with most of the population residing in rural communities, density is highest in the south on or near the Atlantic coast:
Rank: 100
Growth rate: 2.61% (2018 est.)
Growth rate rank: 18
Below poverty line: 55.1% (2015 est.)

Nationality
Noun: Togolese (singular and plural)
Adjective: Togolese

Ethnic groups: African (37 tribes; largest and most important are Ewe, Mina, and Kabre) 99%, European and Syrian-Lebanese less than 1%

Languages: French (official, 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)

Religions: Christian 29%, Muslim 20%, indigenous beliefs 51%

Demographic profile: Togo’s population is estimated to have grown to four times its size between 1960 and 2010. With nearly 60% of its populace under the age of 25 and a high annual growth rate attributed largely to high fertility, Togo’s population is likely to continue to expand for the foreseeable future. Reducing fertility, boosting job creation, and improving education will be essential to reducing the country’s high poverty rate. In 2008, Togo eliminated primary school enrollment fees, leading to higher enrollment but increased pressure on limited classroom space, teachers, and materials. Togo has a good chance of achieving universal primary education, but educational quality, the underrepresentation of girls, and the low rate of enrollment in secondary and tertiary schools remain concerns.Togo is both a country of emigration and asylum. In the early 1990s, southern Togo suffered from the economic decline of the phosphate sector and ethnic and political repression at the hands of dictator Gnassingbe EYADEMA and his northern, Kabye-dominated administration. The turmoil led 300,000 to 350,000 predominantly southern Togolese to flee to Benin and Ghana, with most not returning home until relative stability was restored in 1997. In 2005, another outflow of 40,000 Togolese to Benin and Ghana occurred when violence broke out between the opposition and security forces over the disputed election of EYADEMA’s son Faure GNASSINGBE to the presidency. About half of the refugees reluctantly returned home in 2006, many still fearing for their safety. Despite ethnic tensions and periods of political unrest, Togo in September 2017 was home to more than 9,600 refugees from Ghana.

Age structure
0-14 years: 40.13% (male 1,646,438 /female 1,634,609)
15-24 years: 19.1% (male 779,774 /female 782,192)
25-54 years: 32.96% (male 1,339,150 /female 1,356,020)
55-64 years: 4.34% (male 167,575 /female 187,432)
65 years and over: 3.46% (male 122,175 /female 161,084) (2018 est.)

Dependency ratios
Total dependency ratio: 81.2 (2015 est.)
Youth dependency ratio: 76.2 (2015 est.)
Elderly dependency ratio: 5.1 (2015 est.)
Potential support ratio: 19.8 (2015 est.)

Median age
Total: 19.9 years
Male: 19.6 years
Female: 20.1 years (2018 est.)
Rank: 196

Population growth rate: 2.61% (2018 est.)
Rank: 18

Birth rate: 32.8 births/1000 population (2018 est.)
Rank: 30

Death rate: 6.8 deaths/1000 population (2018 est.)
Rank: 135

Net migration rate: 0 migrant(s)/1000 population (2017 est.)
Rank: 99

Population distribution: one of the more densely populated African nations with most of the population residing in rural communities, density is highest in the south on or near the Atlantic coast

Urbanization
Urban population: 41.7% of total population
Note: (2015-20 est.)
Rate of urbanization: 3.76% annual rate of change

Major urban areas
Population: 1.746 million LOME (capital) (2018)

Environment
Current issues: deforestation attributable to slash-and-burn agriculture and the use of wood for fuel; very little rain forest still present and what remains is highly degraded; desertification; water pollution presents health hazards and hinders the fishing industry; air pollution increasing in urban areas
International agreements party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Tropical Timber 83, Tropical Timber 94, Wetlands, Whaling
International agreements signed but not ratified: none of the selected agreements

Air pollutants

Sex ratio
At birth: 1.02 male(s)/female (2017 est.)
0-14 years: 1.01 male(s)/female (2017 est.)
15-24 years: 1 male(s)/female (2017 est.)
25-54 years: 0.99 male(s)/female (2017 est.)
55-64 years: 0.89 male(s)/female (2017 est.)
65 years and over: 0.76 male(s)/female (2017 est.)
Total population: 0.98 male(s)/female (2017 est.)

Mothers mean age at first birth:

Maternal mortality ratio

Infant mortality rate
Total: 40.8 deaths/1000 live births (2018 est.)
Male: 47.1 deaths/1000 live births (2018 est.)
Female: 34.4 deaths/1000 live births (2018 est.)
Rank: 43

Life expectancy at birth
Total population: 65.8 years (2018 est.)
Male: 63.1 years (2018 est.)
Female: 68.6 years (2018 est.)
Rank: 178

Total fertility rate: 4.32 children born/woman (2018 est.)
Rank: 26

Contraceptive prevalence rate: 19.9% (2013/14)

Drinking water source
Urban: 8.6% of population
Rural: 55.8% of population
Total: 36.9% of population (2015 est.)

Current health expenditure

Physicians density: 0.06 physicians/1000 population (2008)

Hospital bed density: 0.7 beds/1000 population (2011)

Sanitation facility access
Urban: 75.3% of population (2015 est.)
Rural: 97.1% of population (2015 est.)
Total: 88.4% of population (2015 est.)

Hiv/Aids
Adult prevalence rate: 2.1% (2017 est.)
Adult prevalence rate rank: 23
People living with hivaids: 110,000 (2017 est.)
People living with hivaids rank: 43
Deaths: 4,700 (2017 est.)
Deaths rank: 31

Major infectious diseases
Degree of risk: very high (2016)
Food or waterborne diseases: bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever (2016)
Vectorborne diseases: malaria, dengue fever, and yellow fever (2016)
Water contact diseases: schistosomiasis (2016)
Animal contact diseases: rabies (2016)
Respiratory diseases: meningococcal meningitis (2016)

Obesity adult prevalence rate: 8.4% (2016)
Rank: 152

Alcohol consumption

Tobacco use

Children under the age of 5 years underweight: 16.2% (2014)
Rank: 38

Education expenditures: 5.1% of GDP (2016)
Rank: 74

Literacy
Definition: age 15 and over can read and write (2015 est.)
Total population: 63.7% (2015 est.)
Male: 77.3% (2015 est.)
Female: 51.2% (2015 est.)

School life expectancy primary to tertiary education
Total: 12 years (2011)
Date: (2011) (2011)

Youth unemployment


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Country name
Conventional long form: Togolese Republic
Conventional short form: Togo
Local long form: Republique Togolaise
Local short form: none
Former: French Togoland
Etymology: derived from the Ewe words to (river) and godo (on the other side) to give the sense of on the other side of the river; originally, this designation applied to the town of Togodo (now Togoville) on the northern shore of Lake Togo, but the name was eventually extended to the entire nation

Government type: presidential republic

Capital
Name: Lome
Geographic coordinates: 6 07 N, 1 13 E
Time difference: UTC 0 (5 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)

Administrative divisions: 5 regions (regions, singular - region); Centrale, Kara, Maritime, Plateaux, Savanes

Dependent areas

Independence: 27 April 1960 (from French-administered UN trusteeship)

National holiday: Independence Day, 27 April (1960)

Constitution
History: several previous; latest adopted 27 September 1992, effective 14 October 1992 (2017)
Amendments: proposed by the president of the republic or supported by at least one-fifth of the National Assembly membership; passage requires four-fifths majority vote by the Assembly; a referendum is required if approved by only two-thirds majority of the Assembly or if requested by the president; constitutional articles on the republican and secular form of government cannot be amended; amended 2002, 2007; note - a September 2017 Assembly vote on a package of amendments including presidential term limits failed the four-fifths majority vote required for passage but met the two-thirds majority vote required for holding a referendeum (2017)

Legal system: customary law system

International law organization participation: accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations; non-party state to the ICCt

Citizenship
Citizenship by birth: no
Citizenship by descent only: at least one parent must be a citizen of Togo
Dual citizenship recognized: yes
Residency requirement for naturalization: 5 years

Suffrage: 18 years of age; universal

Executive branch
Chief of state: President Faure GNASSINGBE (since 4 May 2005)
Head of government: Prime Minister Komi KLASSOU (since 5 June 2015)
Cabinet: Council of Ministers appointed by the president on the advice of the prime minister
Electionsappointments: president directly elected by simple majority popular vote for a 5-year term (no term limits); election last held on 25 April 2015 (next to be held in 2020); prime minister appointed by the president
Election results: Faure GNASSINGBE reelected president; percent of vote - Faure GNASSINGBE (UNIR) 58.8%, Jean-Pierre FABRE (ANC) 35.2%, Tchaboure GOGUE (ADDI) 4%, other 2%

Legislative branch
Description: unicameral National Assembly or Assemblee Nationale (91 seats; members directly elected in multi-seat constituencies by closed, party-list proportional representation vote to serve 5-year terms)
Elections: last held on 25 July 2013 (next originally scheduled in July 2018, rescheduled for 20 December 2018)
Election results: percent of vote by coalition/party - UNIR 46.7%, CST 28.9%, Rainbow Alliance 10.8%, UFC 7.7%, independent 0.8%, other 5.1%; seats by coalition/party - UNIR 62, CST 19, Rainbow Alliance 6, UFC 3, independent 1

Judicial branch
Highest courts: Supreme Court or Cour Supreme (organized into criminal and administrative chambers, each with a chamber president and advisors); Constitutional Court (consists of 9 judges, including the court president)
Judge selection and term of office: Supreme Court president appointed by decree of the president of the republic upon the proposal of the Supreme Council of the Magistracy, a 9-member judicial, advisory, and disciplinary body; other judicial appointments and judge tenure NA; Constitutional Court judges appointed by the National Assembly; judge tenure NA
Subordinate courts: Court of Assizes (sessions court); Appeal Court; tribunals of first instance (divided into civil, commercial, and correctional chambers; Court of State Security; military tribunal

Political parties and leaders: Action Committee for Renewal or CAR [Yaovi AGBOYIBO]Alliance of Democrats for Integral Development or ADDI [Tchaboure GOGUE]Combat for Political Change in 2015 or CAP 2015 (coalition of 7 parties) [Jean-Pierre FABRE]Democratic Convention of African Peoples or CDPA [Brigitte ADJAMAGBO-JOHNSON]Democratic Forces for the Republic or FDR [Dodji APEVON]National Alliance for Change or ANC [Jean-Pierre FABRE]New Togolese Commitment [Gerry TAAMA]Pan-African National Party or PNP [Tikpi ATCHADAM]Pan-African Patriotic Convergence or CPP [Edem KODJO]Rainbow Alliance [Brigitte ADJAMAGBO-JOHNSON] (a coalition of 6 parties)Save Togo Collective (Collectif Sauvons le Togo) or CST [Ata MESAN, Ajavaon ZEUS](alliance established in 2012 includes ADDI, ANC, Organization to Build a United Togo, the Socialist Pact for Renewal, the Movement of Centrist Republicans, Worker's Party)Socialist Pact for Renewal or PSR [Abi TCHESSA]The Togolese Party [Nathaniel OLYMPIO]Union of Forces for Change or UFC [Gilchrist OLYMPIO]Union for the Republic or UNIR [Faure GNASSINGBE]

International organization participation: ACP, AfDB, AU, ECOWAS, EITI (compliant country), Entente, FAO, FZ, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO (correspondent), ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, MINURSO, MINUSMA, NAM, OIC, OIF, OPCW, PCA, UN, UNAMID, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNMIL, UNOCI, UNWTO, UPU, WADB (regional), WAEMU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO

Diplomatic representation
In the us chief of mission: Ambassador Frederic Edem HEGBE (since 24 April 2017)
In the us chancery: 2,208 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20,008
In the us telephone: [1] (202) 234-4,212
In the us FAX: [1] (202) 232-3,190
From the us chief of mission: Ambassador David R. GILMOUR (20 December 2015)
From the us embassy: 4,332 Blvd. Gnassingbe Eyadema, Cite OUA, Lome
From the us mailing address: B.P. 852, Lome; 2,300 Lome Place, Washington, DC 20,521-2,300
From the us telephone: [228] 2,261-5,470
From the us FAX: [228] 2,261-5,501

Flag description:

National symbols: lion; national colors: green, yellow, red, white

National anthem
Name: Salut a toi, pays de nos aieux (Hail to Thee, Land of Our Forefathers)
Lyricsmusic: Alex CASIMIR-DOSSEH: note: adopted 1960, restored 1992; this anthem was replaced by another during one-party rule between 1979 and 1992

National heritage


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Economy overview: Togo has enjoyed a period of steady economic growth fueled by political stability and a concerted effort by the government to modernize the country’s commercial infrastructure, but discontent with President Faure GNASSINGBE has led to a rapid rise in protests, creating downside risks. The country completed an ambitious large-scale infrastructure improvement program, including new principal roads, a new airport terminal, and a new seaport. The economy depends heavily on both commercial and subsistence agriculture, providing employment for around 60% of the labor force. Some basic foodstuffs must still be imported. Cocoa, coffee, and cotton and other agricultural products generate about 20% of export earnings with cotton being the most important cash crop. Togo is among the world's largest producers of phosphate and seeks to develop its carbonate phosphate reserves, which provide more than 20% of export earnings.Supported by the World Bank and the IMF, the government's decade-long effort to implement economic reform measures, encourage foreign investment, and bring revenues in line with expenditures has moved slowly. Togo completed its IMF Extended Credit Facility in 2011 and reached a Heavily Indebted Poor Country debt relief completion point in 2010 at which 95% of the country's debt was forgiven. Togo continues to work with the IMF on structural reforms, and in January 2017, the IMF signed an Extended Credit Facility arrangement consisting of a three-year $238 million loan package. Progress depends on follow through on privatization, increased transparency in government financial operations, progress toward legislative elections, and continued support from foreign donors.Togo’s 2017 economic growth probably remained steady at 5.0%, largely driven by infusions of foreign aid, infrastructure investment in its port and mineral industry, and improvements in the business climate. Foreign direct investment inflows have slowed in recent years.

Real gdp purchasing power parity:
Rank: 155

Real gdp growth rate:
Rank: 66

Real gdp per capita:
Rank: 215

Gross national saving:
Rank: 129

Gdp composition by end use
Household consumption: 84.5% (2017 est.)
Government consumption: 11.4% (2017 est.)
Investment in fixed capital: 23.4% (2017 est.)
Investment in inventories: -1.4% (2017 est.)
Exports of goods and services: 43.1% (2017 est.)
Imports of goods and services: -61% (2017 est.)

Gdp composition by sector of origin
Agriculture: 28.8% (2017 est.)
Industry: 21.8% (2017 est.)
Services: 49.8% (2017 est.)

Agriculture products: coffee, cocoa, cotton, yams, cassava (manioc, tapioca), corn, beans, rice, millet, sorghum; livestock; fish

Industries: phosphate mining, agricultural processing, cement, handicrafts, textiles, beverages

Industrial production growth rate: 5% (2017 est.)
Rank: 58

Labor force: 2.595 million (2007 est.)
Rank: 114
By occupation agriculture: 65%
By occupation industry: 5%
By occupation services: 30% (1998 est.)

Unemployment rate: 6.9% (2016 est.)
Rank: 105

Youth unemployment

Population below poverty line: 55.1% (2015 est.)

Gini index

Household income or consumption by percentage share
Lowest 10: 27.1% (2006)
Highest 10: 27.1% (2006)

Distribution of family income gini index: 46 (2011)
Rank: 35

Budget
Revenues: 1.023 billion (2017 est.)
Expenditures: 1.203 billion (2017 est.)
Surplus or deficit: -3.8% (of GDP) (2017 est.)
Surplus or deficit rank: 154

Taxes and other revenues: 21.5% (of GDP) (2017 est.)
Rank: 137

Public debt:
Rank: 40

Revenue

Fiscal year: calendar year

Inflation rate consumer prices:
Rank: 4

Central bank discount rate:
Rank: 116

Commercial bank prime lending rate:
Rank: 142

Stock of narrow money:
Rank: 146

Stock of broad money:
Rank: 154

Stock of domestic credit:
Rank: 152

Market value of publicly traded shares: NA

Current account balance:
Rank: 111

Exports:
Rank: 159
Partners: Benin 16.7%, Burkina Faso 15.2%, Niger 8.9%, India 7.3%, Mali 6.7%, Ghana 5.5%, Cote dIvoire 5.4%, Nigeria 4.1% (2017)
Commodities: reexports, cotton, phosphates, coffee, cocoa

Imports:
Rank: 166
Commodities: machinery and equipment, foodstuffs, petroleum products
Partners: China 27.5%, France 9.1%, Netherlands 4.4%, Japan 4.3% (2017)

Reserves of foreign exchange and gold:
Rank: 182

Debt external:
Rank: 161 (31 December 2009 est.)

Stock of direct foreign investment at home

Stock of direct foreign investment abroad

Exchange rates:


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Electricity
Access population without electricity: 5 million (2013)
Access electrification total population: 27% (2013)
Access electrification urban areas: 35% (2013)
Access electrification rural areas: 21% (2013)
Production: 232.6 million kWh (2016 est.)
Production rank: 189
Consumption: 1.261 billion kWh (2016 est.)
Consumption rank: 151
Exports: 0 kWh (2016 est.)
Exports rank: 208
Imports: 1.14 billion kWh (2016 est.)
Imports rank: 67
Installed generating capacity: 230,000 kW (2016 est.)
Installed generating capacity rank: 164
Generation sources fossil fuels: 70% of total installed capacity (2016 est.)
Generation sources fossil fuels rank: 110
Generation sources nuclear: 0% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)
Generation sources nuclear rank: 195
Generation sources hydroelectricity: 29% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)
Generation sources hydroelectricity rank: 71
Generation sources other renewable sources: 1% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)
Generation sources other renewable sources rank: 169

Coal

Petroleum
Petroleum total petroleum production: 0 bbl/day (2017 est.)
Petroleum total petroleum production rank: 206
Crude oil exports: 0 bbl/day (2015 est.)
Crude oil exports rank: 206
Crude oil imports: 0 bbl/day (2015 est.)
Crude oil imports rank: 204
Crude oil proven reserves: 0 bbl (1 January 2018 est.)
Crude oil proven reserves rank: 204

Crude oil

Refined petroleum
Products production: 0 bbl/day (2015 est.)
Products production rank: 208
Products consumption: 15,000 bbl/day (2016 est.)
Products consumption rank: 152
Products exports: 0 bbl/day (2015 est.)
Products exports rank: 209
Products imports: 13,100 bbl/day (2015 est.)
Products imports rank: 142

Natural gas
Production: 0 m³ (2017 est.)
Production rank: 206
Consumption: 0 m³ (2017 est.)
Consumption rank: 206
Exports: 0 m³ (2017 est.)
Exports rank: 200
Imports: 0 m³ (2017 est.)
Imports rank: 200
Proven reserves: 0 m³ (1 January 2014 est.)
Proven reserves rank: 200

Carbon dioxide emissions
From consumption of energy: 2.651 million Mt (2017 est.)
From consumption of energy rank: 151

Energy consumption per capita


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Telephones
Fixed lines total subscriptions: 36,111 (2017 est.)
Fixed lines date: (2017 est.)
Fixed lines rank: 165
Mobile cellular total subscriptions: 6,219,981 (2017 est.)
Mobile cellular subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 78 (2017 est.)
Mobile cellular rank: 113

Telephone system
General assessment: fair system based on a network of microwave radio relay routes supplemented by open-wire lines and a mobile-cellular system (2016)
Domestic: microwave radio relay and open-wire lines for conventional system; combined fixed-line and mobile-cellular teledensity roughly 70 telephones per 100 persons with mobile-cellular use predominating (2016)
International: country code - 228; satellite earth stations - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean), 1 Symphonie (2016)

Broadcast media: 1 state-owned TV station with multiple transmission sites; 5 private TV stations broadcast locally; cable TV service is available; state-owned radio network with 2 stations (in Lome and Kara); several dozen private radio stations and a few community radio stations; transmissions of multiple international broadcasters available (2018)

Internet
Country code: .tg
Users total: 877,310 (July 2016 est.)
Users percent of population: 11.3% (July 2016 est.)
Users rank: 135

Broadband fixed subscriptions
Total: 45,756 (2017 est.)
Subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 1 (2017 est.)
Rank: 131


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Military expenditures:
Rank: 55

Military and security forces

Military service age and obligation: 18 years of age for military service; 2-year service obligation; currently the military is only an all-volunteer force (2017)

Space program

Terrorist groups


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National air transport system
Number of registered air carriers: 1 (2015)
Inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 8 (2015)
Annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers: 769,904 (2015)
Annual freight traffic on registered air carriers: 0
Note: mt-km (2015)

Civil aircraft registration country code prefix: 5V (2016)

Airports: 8 (2013)
Rank: 163
With paved runways total: 2 (2013)
With paved runways 2438 to 3047 m: 2 (2013)
With unpaved runways total: 6 (2013)
With unpaved runways 914 to 1523 m: 4 (2013)
With unpaved runways under 914 m: 2 (2013)

Heliports

Pipelines: 62 km gas

Railways
Total: 568 km (2014)
Narrow gauge: 568 km
Note: 1.000-m gauge (2014)
Rank: 111

Roadways
Total: 11,652 km (2007)
Paved: 2,447 km (2007)
Unpaved: 9,205 km (2007)
Rank: 132

Waterways: 50 km
Note: (seasonally navigable by small craft on the Mono River depending on rainfall) (2011)
Rank: 102

Merchant marine
Total: 308 (2017)
By type: bulk carrier 11, container ship 3, general cargo 199, oil tanker 44, other 51 (2017)
Rank: 51

Ports and terminals
Major seaport: Kpeme, Lome


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Disputes international: in 2001, Benin claimed Togo moved boundary monuments - joint commission continues to resurvey the boundarytalks continue between Benin and Togo on funding the Adjrala hydroelectric dam on the Mona River

Refugees and internally displaced persons
Refugees: 9,727 (Ghana) (2018)

Illicit drugs: transit hub for Nigerian heroin and cocaine traffickers; money laundering not a significant problem