Togo

Togolese Republic République Togolaise (French)
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Motto: "Travail, Liberté, Patrie" (French) "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 maircht wastlins bi Ghana, eastlins bi Benin an norlins bi Burkina Faso. It stends sooth tae the Gulf o Guinea, on whilk the caipital Lomé is locatit. Togo kivers an aurie o thareaboot 57000 km2 (22,000 sq mi) wi a population o thareaboot 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 mony ither leids spoken in Togo, parteicular Gbe family leids. The lairgest releegious group in Togo is thaim wi indigenous beliefs, but there significant Christian an Muslim minorities. Togo is a memmer 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 entert the region frae aw directions. Frae the 16t century tae the 18t century, the coastal region wis a major tradin centre for Europeans in sairch 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 transfer tae Fraunce. Togo gained its independence frae Fraunce in 1960. In 1967, Gnassingbé Eyadéma led a sonsie military coup, efter whilk 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.