| Local name: République Togolaise |
| Surface : 56,780 square
kilometers (21,923 square miles) |
| Population : 4,410,370 (1995
estimate) |
| Climate: Togo has a humid, tropical climate, but receive less
rainfall than most of the other countries along the Gulf of Guinea. In the south there are
two rainy seasons, from March to early July and from the end of September to early
November, with the heaviest rainfall occurring in the mountains of the west, southwest and
centre. North of the Atkora Mountains, the rainy season lasts from April to October.
Annual rainfall averages about 40 inches in the north and 70 inches in the south. Lomé
average about 30 inches and Klouto get over 70 inches of rain annually. Average
temperatures range from 22°C to 35°C (72°-95°F). |
| Visas: Visas are required by all except
nationals of Benin, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory
Coast, Liberia, Mali Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal and Sierra Leone.Individual
passports are required by all (joint passport are not acceptable) except some nationals of
West African countries.......United States and Canadian citizens carrying valid passports
are permitted to enter Togo without visa for a stay of up to three months. Nationals of
Belgium, Denmark, Germany, Holland, Italy, Luxembourg, Norway and Sweden are also
permitted to enter Togo without a visa for the same period of time. |
| Electricity: 220 volts AC, 50Hz single phase. Plugs are square or round 2-pin. |
| Capital : Lomé... pop
354,000(1988 estimate) |
| Important Towns: Sokode, pop 51,000; Palime, pop
39,000; Atakpame, pop 33,000; Bassari, pop 26,000; Tsevie, pop 24,000; Anecho, pop 21,000;
Sansome Mango, pop 17,000(1988 estimates) |
| System : Presidential Republic ....Date of Independence April 27, 1960.... The 1993 constitution allows for an executive president directly
elected for a five-year term. Legislative power is held by the unicameral Assemblée
Nationale whose 81 members are also directly elected for five years |
| Languages : French, Ewe and
Mina (the two major African languages in the south), Dagomba and Kabye (the two major
African languages in the north) |
| Religions : 50%
traditional or animist, 35% Christian and 15% Muslim. |
| Money : CFA franc (CFAF)......West African CFA=100 centimes |
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