Togo Facts

Togo's Information

Land Area	54,385 km²
Water Area	2,400 km²
Total Area	56,785km² (#123)
Population	7,756,937 (#99)
Population Density	142.63/km²
Government Type	Presidential Republic
GDP (PPP)	$11.61 Billion
GDP Per Capita	$1,500
Currency	Franc (XOF)
Largest Cities	Lome (749,700) Sokode (117,811) Kara (104,207) Atakpame (80,683) Kpalime (75,084) Bassar (61,845) Tsevie (55,775) View all cities in Togo

Name: Togo
(long form) Togolese Republic
Capital City: Lomé (837,437 pop.)
(1,570,283 metro)
Togo Population: 7,154,237 (2013 est.)
World Populations (all countries)
Currency: Central African CFA franc
(conversion rates)

1000 Central African CFA francs
Ethnicity: African (37 tribes; largest and most important are Ewe, Mina, and Kabre) 99%, European and Syrian-Lebanese less than 1%
GDP total: $7.024 billion (2012 est.)
GDP per capita: $1,100 (2012 est.)
Land Sizes
Language: French (official and the language of commerce), Ewe and Mina (the two major African languages in the south), Kabye (sometimes spelled Kabiye) and Dagomba (the two major African languages in the north)
Largest Cities: (by population) Lomé, Sokodé, Kara, Kpalimé, Atakpamé
Name: From the Ewe to (meaning 'water') and go (meaning 'shore')
National Day: April 27
Religion: Christian 29%, Muslim 20%, indigenous beliefs 51%
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