Togo Facts and Figures. BASIC FACTS Official name Capital Area Togolese Republic Lomé 56,785 sq km 21,925 sq mi PEOPLE Population 5,858,673 (2008 estimate) Population growth Population growth rate 2.72 percent (2008 estimate) Projected population in 2025 8,986,546 (2025 estimate) Projected population in 2050 14,714,623 (2050 estimate) Population density 108 persons per sq km (2008 estimate) 279 persons per sq mi (2008 estimate) Urban/rural distribution Share urban 36 percent (2005 estimate) Share rural 64 percent (2005 estimate) Largest cities, with population Lomé Sokodé 799,000 (2003 estimate) 51,000 (1997 estimate) Ethnic groups Ewe, Kabiy*, Gurma, others Languages French (official); Ewe, Kabre, Mina, Dagomba Religious affiliations Indigenous beliefs 38 percent Roman Catholic 24 percent Muslim 19 percent Protestant 10 percent O ther 9 percent HEALTH AND EDUCATION Life expectancy Total 58.3 years (2008 estimate) Female 60.4 years (2008 estimate) Male 56.2 years (2008 estimate) Infant mortality rate Population per physician 58 deaths per 1,000 live births (2008 estimate) 22,298 people (2004) Population per hospital bed 662 people (1990) Literacy rate Total 63.5 percent (2005 estimate) Female 49.9 percent (2005 estimate) Male 77.4 percent (2005 estimate) Education expenditure as a share of gross national product (GNP) Number of years of compulsory schooling Number of students per teacher, primary school 2.7 percent (2002-2003) 10 years (2002-2003) 35 students per teacher (2002-2003) GOVERNMENT Form of government Multiparty republic Voting qualifications Universal adult Constitution 27 September 1992; amended 2002 Armed forces Total number of military personnel Military expenditures as a share of gross domestic product (GDP) 8,550 (2004) 1.7 percent (2003) ECONOMY Gross domestic product (GDP, in U.S.$) GDP per capita (U.S.$) $2.2 billion (2006) $344.10 (2006) GDP by economic sector Agriculture, forestry, fishing 41.8 percent (2005) I ndustry 22.9 percent (2005) Services 35.3 percent (2005) Employment Number of workers 2,549,281 (2006) Workforce share of economic sector Agriculture, forestry, fishing 66 percent (1990) I ndustry 10 percent (1990) Services 24 percent (1990) Unemployment rate National budget (U.S.$) Total revenue Total expenditure Monetary unit 1 Communaut* Financière Africaine (CFA) franc, consisting of 100 centimes Major trade partners for exports Ghana, Benin, Burkina Faso, Philippines, and Niger Not available $390.4 million (2006) $392 million (2006) Major trade partners for imports France, Canada, Italy, Côte d'Ivoire, and Germany ENERGY, COMMUNICATIONS, AND TRANSPORTATION Electricity production Electricity from thermal sources Electricity from hydroelectric sources 98.19 percent (2003 estimate) 1.81 percent (2003 estimate) Electricity from nuclear sources 0 percent (2003 estimate) Electricity from geothermal, solar, and wind sources 0 percent (2003 estimate) Number of radios per 1,000 people 228 (2000 estimate) Number of telephones per 1,000 people 10 (2005) Number of televisions per 1,000 people 29 (2000 estimate) Number of Internet hosts per 10,000 people Daily newspaper circulation per 1,000 people Number of motor vehicles per 1,000 people Paved road as a share of total roads 0.16 (2003) 2 (2000) 27 (1997) 32 percent (1999) SOURCES Basic Facts and People sections Area data are from the statistical bureaus of individual countries. Population, population growth rate, and population projections are from the United States Census Bureau, International Programs Center, International Data Base (IDB) (www.census.gov). Urban and rural population data are from the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations (UN), FAOSTAT database (www.fao.org). Largest cities population data and political divisions data are from the statistical bureaus of individual countries. Ethnic divisions and religion data are largely from the latest Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) World Factbook and from various country censuses and reports. Language data are largely from the Ethnologue, Languages of the World, Summer Institute of Linguistics International (www.sil.org). Health and Education section Life expectancy and infant mortality data are from the United States Census Bureau, International Programs Center, International database (IDB) (www.census.gov). Population per physician and population per hospital bed data are from the World Health Organization (WHO) (www.who.int). Education data are from the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) database (www.unesco.org). Government section Government, independence, legislature, constitution, highest court, and voting qualifications data are largely from various government Web sites, the latest Europa World Yearbook, and the latest Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) World Factbook. The armed forces data is from Military Balance. Economy section Gross domestic product (GDP), GDP per capita, GDP by economic sectors, employment, and national budget data are from the World Bank database (www.worldbank.org). Monetary unit, agriculture, mining, manufacturing, exports, imports, and major trade partner information is from the statistical bureaus of individual countries, latest Europa World Yearbook, and various United Nations and International Monetary Fund (IMF) publications. Energy, Communication, and Transportation section Electricity information is from the Energy Information Administration (EIA) database (www.eia.doe.gov). Radio, telephone, television, and newspaper information is from the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) database (www.unesco.org). Internet hosts, motor vehicles, and road data are from the World Bank database (www.worldbank.org). Note Figures may not total 100 percent due to rounding. Microsoft ® Encarta ® 2009. © 1993-2008 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
