Sub Saharan Africa
Togo
Last reviewed: 4 January 2008
Country information
Area: 56,500 sq miles
Population: 4.7 million
Capital City: Lome; Population: 500,000
People: Ewe, Dagomba and Kabye are the main ethnic groups.
Language(s): French is the official language. Kabiye and Ewe are the most widely spoken of the African languages.
Religion(s): Christianity, Islam and indigenous beliefs are all practised.
Currency: CFA Franc
Head of State: President Faure Gnassingbe
Prime Minister: Kolam Mally
Membership of international groupings/organisations: Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), West African Economic and Monetary Union (UEMOA), African Union (AU), the Organisation of Islamic Conference (OIC).
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