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Republic of Togo
National name: République Togolaise
President: Gen. Gnassingbé Eyadema (1967)
Prime Minister: Koffi Sama (2002)
Area: 21,925 sq mi (56,785 sq km)
Population (2004 est.): 5,556,812 (growth rate: 2.3%);
birth rate: 34.4/1000; infant mortality rate: 67.7/1000; life
expectancy: 53.1; density per sq mi: 253
Note: We give
the information above in the Christian Personals Primer
so that you will have a little background on the country before
you contact a perspective mate, just in case you don't know the
basics. Perhaps this info will give you something to talk about
Capital and largest city (2003 est.): Lomé,
749,700 (metro. area), 676,400 (city proper)
Monetary unit: CFA Franc
Languages: French (official, commerce); Ewé,
Mina (south); Kabyé, Cotocoli (north); and many dialects
Ethnicity/race: native African (37 tribes;
largest and most important are Ewe, Mina, and Kabre) 99%,
European and Syrian-Lebanese less than 1%
Religions: Indigenous beliefs 51%, Christian
29%, Islam 20%
Literacy rate: 61% (2003 est.)
ommunications: Telephones: main lines in use: 25,000
(1997); mobile cellular: 2,995 (1997). Radio broadcast
stations: AM 2, FM 9, shortwave 4 (1998). Radios:
940,000 (1997). Television broadcast stations: 3 (plus
two repeaters) (1997). Televisions: 73,000 (1997). Internet
Service Providers (ISPs): 3 (2001). Internet users:
50,000 (2002). |