National Flag 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, Apr 13, 27, May 1, 12, Jun 1, Aug 15, Sep 23, 30, Dec 25
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.)