Togo

Togolese Republic République Togolaise (French)
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Motto: "Travail, Liberté, Patrie" () "Work, Liberty, Homeland"
Anthem: Salut à toi, pays de nos aïeux  () "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
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
Demonym(s)	Togolese
Govrenment	Unitar dominant-pairty presidential republic
• Preses	Faure Gnassingbé
• Prime Meenister	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 (99t)
• 2010 census	5,337,000
• Density	125.9/km2 (326.1/sq mi) (93rde)
GDP (PPP)	2017 estimate
• Total	$12.433 billion (150t)
• Per capita	$1,468
GDP (nominal)	2017 estimate
• Tot	$4.797 billion
• Per capita	$621
Gini (2011)	46 heich
HDI (2015)	0.487 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
Siv as Ewe, Mina an Aja. Lairgest are the Ewe, Mina, Kotokoli Tem an Kabre. Maistly European an Sirian-Lebanese. Estimates for this kintra expleecitly tak intae accoont the effects o excess mortality due tae AIDS; this can result in lawer life expectancy, heicher infant mortality an daith rates, lawer population an growthe rates, an chynges in the distribution o population bi age an sex nor wad itherwise be expectit. Rankins based on 2017 feegurs (CIA World Factbook – Togo)

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. 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. In 2005, his son Faure Gnassingbé wis electit preses.