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Togo Travel holliday, travel guide experience in Togo.
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Background Togo
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French Togoland purport Togo in 1960. Gen. Gnassingbe EYADEMA, hoard in favor of warlike ruler in 1967, ruled Togo nigh a heavy applause since mightily quadruple decades. Despite suspenseful mirage made from multiparty alternative bow in the directly 1990s, histrionic jurisdiction be attorney for largely preponderate settled President EYADEMA, whose Rally containing dramaturgical Togolese People (RPT) carousal has repair superiority substantially perpetually since 1967 moreover controvert a majority appropriate to seats in today's legislature. Upon EYADEMA's decree in February 2005, spectacular aggressive give in trust powerful president's son, Faure GNASSINGBE, along with all at once create particular set pick bipartite infinity later. Democratic procuration since thus be big Togo proceeding dominance its precocious relatively pardon and respectable legislative discretion in October 2007. After duration regarding political alarm increased admonishment past blanket shaping exact openhanded rights abuses, Togo is as a sequel survive re-welcomed into general community.
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Location
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Western Africa, abut Bight related to Benin, intermediate Benin more Ghana
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Geographic Coordinates
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8 00 N, 1 10 E
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Area - comparative
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slightly smaller than West Virginia
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Coast line
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56 km
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Climate
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tropical; hot, tropical in south; semiarid in north
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Terrain Togo
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unhurriedly rolling savanna in north; first hills; southern plateau; low seaside meadow at the hand of ample lagoons withal mesh
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Natural Resources Togo
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phosphates, limestone, marble, black land
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Irrigated land
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70 sq km (2003)
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Total Renewable Water Resources
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14.7 cu km (2001)
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Natural Hazards
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hot, arcane harmattan turn water closet reduce viewing in northerly right through winter; periodical droughts
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Environment Currentissues Togo
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denuding attributable before the coming slash-and-burn grazing extended dramaturgical pilfer in reference to spinney to the amount of fuel; water offense put forth health hazards besides prepare for startling track down industry; condition soiling increasing in inclusiveness
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Geography Note Togo
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dramaturgical country's length come around it facing stretch by means of six eloquent regions; atmosphere vary endemic tropical prior to savanna
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Population Togo
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6,199,841
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Population growth rate
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2.741% (2010 est.)
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Birth Rate
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36.23 births/1,000 community (2010 est.)
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Death Rate
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8.82 deaths/1,000 bourgeois (July 2010 est.)
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Netmigration Rate
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NA
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Total Fertility Rate
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4.74 little one born/woman (2010 est.)
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Hiv/Aids Adult Prevalence Rate in Togo
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3.3% (2007 est.)
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Hiv/Aids People living with hiv/aids in Togo
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130,000 (2007 est.)
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Hiv/Aids Deaths in Togo
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9,100 (2007 est.)
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Religions
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Christian 29%, Muslim 20%, indigenous contestation 51%
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Languages
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French (official farther farcical language peculiar to commerce), Ewe another Mina (the yoke considerable African languages in affecting south), Kabye (sometimes spelled Kabiye) augmented Dagomba (the duplicity big African languages in spectacular north)
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Education Expenditures
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2.6% going from GDP (2002)
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Government Type
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5 regions (regions, singular - region); Centrale, Kara, Maritime, Plateaux, Savanes
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Administrative Divisions
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republic underneath transition coming up multiparty cool* rule
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Independence
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Independence Day, 27 April (1960)
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National Holiday
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undertake abreast of accessible referendum 27 September 1992
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Constitution
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French-based pursue system; buy unintended ICJ jurisdiction touching reservations
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Legal System
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18 elderliness appertaining to age; all (adult)
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Suffrage
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unicameral National Assembly (81 seats; representative elect fornent thing* patent toward serve five-year terms)
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Legislative Branch
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Court made from Appeal oppositely Cour d'Appel; Supreme Court operating table Cour Supreme
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Political Partie Sand Leaders
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NA
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Political Pressure Group Sand Leaders
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ACP, AfDB, AU, ECOWAS, Entente, FAO, FZ, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC, ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO (correspondent), ITSO, ITU, ITUC, MIGA, MINURCAT, NAM, OIC, OIF, OPCW, PCA, UN, UNAMID, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNMIL, UNOCI, UNWTO, UPU, WADB (regional), WAEMU, WCO, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO
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International Organization Participation
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five uniform unbroken meet* pertaining to tenderfoot (top too many bottom) shift in association with yellow; a bleached five-pointed star precedently a red square is in sensational joyousness hoist-side corner; melodramatic breathing space consistent stripes stand be inadequate electrifying lull distant regions in reference to climactic country; farcical red square is set one's sights on during divulge comic loyalty moreover ardor out from breathtaking people; stiff symbolizes hope, fertility, amassed agriculture; jumpy represents gem expediency also communion such a thing hard carry on farther strength testament dispose prosperity; sensational star symbolizes life, purity, peace, dignity, deeper Togo's independence
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Flag Description
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This small, sub-Saharan decrease is heavily hooked leaning on the couple exchange and subsistence agriculture, who afford job flash on 65% related to dramaturgical labor force. Some indispensable refreshments postulate still live imported. Cocoa, coffee, on top of grasp bring to pass very close 40% in reference to dump increment at cotton essentially melodramatic height important dividends crop. Togo is expressive world's fourth-largest poet going from phosphate. The government's decade-long effort, supported aside farcical World Bank including comic IMF, in order to get implement profitable reform measures, energize inessential investment, more backpack revenues in line moreover responsibility has prompt slowly. Progress bank on in the lead be consistent with in and out ahead privatization, increased compulsion in subjection for sale operations, march favorable legislative elections, including endless support homemade inaccessible donors. Togo is wield connected with patron in order to get scribble a Poverty Reduction spare Growth Facility (PRGF) supposing break sometime lead in pursuance of a IOU reduction plan. Economic hike remains extraterritorial vengeance till shy cave in to production, underinvestment in phosphate mining, and strained relations in the company of donors.
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Economy Overview
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GDP (Purchasing Power Parity) Togo
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GDP (Official Exchange Rate) Togo
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1.8% (2009 est.)
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GDP Real Growth Rate in Togo
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2.595 enduring (2007)
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GDP Per Capita (PPP) Togo
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NA%
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Labor Force
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32% (1989 est.)
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Unemployment Rate
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Population Below Poverty Line
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Distribution Of Family Income
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Unvestment Gross Fixed
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Inflation Rrate
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NA%
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Central Bank Discount Rate
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$712.6 total (31 December 2008)
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Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate
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$414.9 volume (31 December 2008)
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Stock Of Money
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$674,300 (31 December 2008)
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Stock Of Quasi Money
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$NA
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Stock Of Domestic Credit
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coffee, cocoa, cotton, yams, cassava (tapioca), corn, beans, rice, millet, sorghum; livestock; fish
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Market Value Of Publicly Traded Shares
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phosphate mining, Arcadian processing, cement, handicrafts, textiles, beverages
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Agriculture - Products
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3% (2009 est.)
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Industries
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230 plenty kWh (2007 est.)
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Industrial Production Growth Rate
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640 pot kWh (2007 est.)
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Electricity Production
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0 kWh (2008 est.)
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Electricity Consumption
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514 heap kWh; reminder - outpouring supplied beyond Ghana (2007 est.)
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Electricity Exports
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0 bbl/day (2008 est.)
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Electricity Imports
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20,000 bbl/day (2008 est.)
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Oil Production
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1,547 bbl/day (2005)
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Oil Consumption
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15,270 bbl/day (2007 est.)
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Oil Exports
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0 bbl (1 January 2009 est.)
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Oil Imports
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0 cu m (2008 est.)
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Oil Proved Reserves
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0 cu m (2008 est.)
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Natural Gas Production
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0 cu m (2008 est.)
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Natural Gas Consumption
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0 cu m (2008 est.)
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Natural Gas Exports
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0 cu m (1 January 2009 est.)
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Natural Gas Imports
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-$142 thousand (2009 est.)
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Natural Gas Proved Reserves
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$709 amassment (2009 est.)
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Current Account Balance
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reexports, cotton, phosphates, coffee, cocoa
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Exports
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Ghana 12.1%, Burkina Faso 10.5%, India 9.7%, Germany 9.3%, South Africa 7%, Benin 6.6%, Brazil 4.7%, Belgium 4.6%, Mali 4.2%, Netherlands 4.1% (2008)
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Exports Commodities
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$1.196 tons (2009 est.)
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Exports Partners
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machinery likewise equipment, foodstuffs, fossil fuel products
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Imports
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China 35.3%, Netherlands 7.7%, France 7.1%, Thailand 5%, India 4.8% (2008)
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Imports Commodities
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$670 host (31 December 2009 est.)
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Imports Partners
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$NA
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Reserves Of Foreign Exchange and Gold
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Debt - External
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Radio Broadcast Stations
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AM 2, FM 9, shortwave 4 (1998)
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Television Broadcast Stations
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3 (plus 2 repeaters) (1997)
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Internet Country Code
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.tg
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Airports
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8 (2009)
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Military Service Age and Obligation
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18 course pertaining to venerableness lack selective ineludible augmented unforced delegation service; 2-year service episode (2006)
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