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Togo |
Capital: Lome
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)
Currency: Communaute Financiere Africaine franc (XOF); note - responsible authority is the Central Bank of the West African States
Background: French Togoland became Togo in 1960. This small sub-Saharan economy is heavily dependent on both commercial and subsistence agriculture, which provides employment for 65% of the labor force. Cocoa, coffee, and cotton together generate about 30% of export earnings. Togo is self-sufficient in basic foodstuffs when harvests are normal, with occasional regional supply difficulties.
PEOPLE
Population: 5,701,579 (July 2007 est.); 6,587,239
Life expectancy at birth:
2007
Total Population: 57.86 years
Male: 55.81 years
Female: 59.96 years (2007 est.)
2010
Total population: 62.25 years
Male: 59.74 years
Female: 64.83 years (2010 est.)
Age structure:
2007
0-14 years: 42% (male 1,201,840/female 1,193,416)
15-64 years: 55.3% (male 1,535,855/female 1,617,631)
65 years and over: 2.7% (male 61,658/female 91,179) (2007 est.)
2010
0-14 years: 41.4% (male 1,252,389/female 1,244,914)
15-64 years: 55.8% (male 1,645,885/female 1,719,810)
65 years and over: 2.8% (male 66,192/female 102,618) (2010 est.)
Population growth rate: 2.718% (2007 est.); 2.773% (2010 est.)
Population below poverty line: N/A
HIV/AIDS adult prevalence rate: 3.2% (2006 est.); 3.3% (2007 est.)
People living with HIV/AIDS: 110,000 (2006 est.); 130,000 (2007 est.)
Literacy - definition: age 15 and over can read and write
Total Population: 60.9%
Male: 75.4%
Female: 46.9% (2003 est.)
Refugees and Internally Displaced People:
Refugees (country of origin): 8,000 (Ghana) (2006)
Refugees (country of origin): 5,000 (Ghana) (2007)
IDPs: 1,500 (2006)
IDPs: 1,500 (2007)
ECONOMY
Unemployment rate: N/A
Labour force by Occupation: N/A
Agricultural Products: coffee, cocoa, cotton, yams, cassava (tapioca), corn, beans, rice, millet, sorghum; livestock; fish
Industries: phosphate mining, agricultural processing, cement, handicrafts, textiles, beverages
Exports - Commodities: reexports, cotton, phosphates, coffee, cocoa
Exports - Partners:
Ghana 16.7%, Burkina Faso 14.4%, Benin 9.1%, Belgium 6.1%, Mali 5.8%, Germany 5.4%, India 4.6%, Netherlands 4.6% (2006)
Germany 17.57%, Ghana 12.74%, Burkina Faso 11.02%, India 10.22%, Belgium 7.1%, Benin 6.92%, Netherlands 5.94%, Mali 4.41% (2009)
Imports - Commodities: machinery and equipment, foodstuffs, petroleum products
Imports - Partners:
China 29.8%, UK 10.9%, France 8.9%, Netherlands 6%, Belgium 5.8%, US 4.6%, Estonia 4.2% (2006)
China 36.58%, France 8.64%, Netherlands 6.76%, India 5.06%, US 4.4% (2009)
ENVIRONMENT
Environment - Current issues: deforestation attributable to slash-and-burn agriculture and the use of wood for fuel; water pollution presents health hazards and hinders the fishing industry; air pollution increasing in urban areas.
Natural hazards: hot, dry harmattan wind can reduce visibility in north during winter; periodic droughts.
Source: CIA World Factbook
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