Togo
Official name: |
Togo |
Capital City: |
Lome |
Current Local Time: |
| International Dialing Code: |
228 |
Population: |
4,570,530 (July 1996 |
Currency: |
1 Communaute Financiere Africaine franc (CFAF) = 100 centimes |
Spoken Languages: |
French (official and the language of commerce), Ewe and Mina (the two major African languages in the south), Dagomba and Kabye (sometimes spelled Kabiye; the two major African languages in the north) |
Holidays: |
Jan 1, 13, Apr 25, 27, May 1, Jun 2, 13, 21, Aug 15, Dec 25, 26 |
Major Exports: |
Commodities: phosphates, cotton, cocoa, coffee |
Partners: EC 40%, Africa 16%, US 1% (1990) Major Imports: |
Commodities: machinery and equipment, consumer goods, food, chemical products |
Partners: EC 57%, Africa 17%, US 5%, Japan 4% (1990) Total Export: |
$162.2 (f.o.b., 1994) |
Total Import: |
$212 million (c.i.f., 1994) |
Gross Domestic Product: |
$4.1 billion (1995 est.) |
Per Capita Income: |
$900 (1995 est.) |
Literacy Rate: |
51.7% |
Population Growth Rate: |
3.56% (1996 est.) |
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