Togo
Togolese Republic République Togolaise (French) | |
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Motto: "Travail, Liberté, Patrie"[1] (Script error: The function "name_from_code" does not exist.) "Work, Liberty, Homeland" | |
Anthem: Salut à toi, pays de nos aïeux (Script error: The function "name_from_code" does not exist.) "Hail tae thee, laund o oor forefaithers" | |
![]() Location o Togo (dark blue) in the African Union (light blue) | |
Caipital and largest city | Lomé 6°7′N 1°13′E / 6.117°N 1.217°E |
Offeecial leids | French |
Recognised naitional leids | Ewe • Kabiyé |
Ither leids | Mina • Dagomba |
Ethnic groups | 99% Ewe, Kabye, Tem, Gourma, an 33 ither African groups 1% European, Sirio-Lebanese[2] |
Demonym(s) | Togolese |
Govrenment | Unitar dominant-pairty presidential republic |
• Preses | Faure Gnassingbé |
Victoire Tomegah Dogbé | |
Legislatur | Naitional Assemmly |
Unthirldom | |
• frae Fraunce | 27 Apryle 1960 |
Aurie | |
• Total | 56,785 km2 (21,925 sq mi) (123rd) |
• Water (%) | 4.2 |
Population | |
• 2017 estimate | 7,965,055[2] (99t) |
• 2010 census | 5,337,000 |
• Density | 125.9/km2 (326.1/sq mi) (93rde) |
GDP (PPP) | 2017 estimate |
• Total | $12.433 billion[3] (150t) |
• Per capita | $1,468[3] |
GDP (nominal) | 2017 estimate |
• Tot | $4.797 billion[3] |
• Per capita | $621[3] |
Gini (2011) | 46[4] heich |
HDI (2015) | ![]() law · 166t |
Currency | Wast African CFA franc (XOF) |
Time zone | UTC+0 (GMT) |
Drivin side | right |
Cawin code | +228 |
ISO 3166 code | TG |
Internet TLD | .tg |
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Togo (/ˈtoʊɡoʊ/ ( listen)), kent offeecially as the Togolese Republic, , is a kintra in wast Africae bordered bi Ghana tae the west, Benin tae the east an Burkina Faso tae the north. It extends sooth tae the Gulf o Guinea, on which the caipital Lomé is locatit. Togo covers an aurie o approximately 57000 km2 (22,000 sq mi) wi a population o approximately 6.7 million. Togo is a tropical, sub-Saharan naition, heichlie dependent on agricultur, wi a climate that provides guid growin saisons. While the offeecial leid is French, there are mony ither leids spoken in Togo, particularly those o the Gbe family. The lairgest releegious group in Togo are those wi indigenous beliefs, but there are significant Christian an Muslim minorities. Togo is a member o the Unitit Naitions, African Union, Organisation o the Islamic Conference, Sooth Atlantic Peace an Cooperation Zone, La Francophonie an Economic Community o Wast African States.
Frae the 11t tae the 16t century, various tribes entered the region frae aw directions. Frae the 16t century tae the 18t century, the coastal region wis a major tradin centre for Europeans in search o slaves, earnin Togo an the surroondin region the name "The Slave Coast". In 1884, Germany declared Togoland a protectorate. Efter Warld War I, rule ower Togo wis transferred tae Fraunce. Togo gained its independence frae Fraunce in 1960.[6] In 1967, Gnassingbé Eyadéma led a successful military coup, efter which he became preses. At the time o his daith in 2005, Eyadéma wis the langest-servin leader in modren African history, efter haein been preses for 38 year.[7] In 2005, his son Faure Gnassingbé wis electit preses.
References[eedit | eedit soorce]
- ↑ "Constitution of Togo". 2002. Archived frae the original on 14 Februar 2012. Retrieved 20 November 2011. Unknown parameter
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ignored (help) - ↑ a b "Togo". CIA World Factbook. Central Intelligence Agency. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
- ↑ a b c d "Togo". International Monetary Fund.
- ↑ "Gini Index". World Bank. Retrieved 2 Mairch 2011.
- ↑ "2016 Human Development Report" (PDF). United Nations Development Programme. 2016. Retrieved 21 Mairch 2017.
- ↑ According to the CIA world fact book on Togo: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/to.html
- ↑ "Obituary: Gnassingbe Eyadema". (2005, February 5). BBC News. Retrieved May 22, 2007.
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