2018 Edition

Background

French Togoland became Togo in 1960. Gen. Gnassingbe EYADEMA, installed as military ruler in 1967, ruled Togo with a heavy hand for almost four decades. Despite the facade of multi-party elections instituted in the early 1990s, the government was largely dominated by President EYADEMA, whose Rally of the Togolese People (RPT) party has been in power almost continually since 1967 and its successor, the Union for the Republic, maintains a majority of seats in today's legislature. Upon EYADEMA's death in February 2005, the military installed the president's son, Faure GNASSINGBE, and then engineered his formal election two months later. Democratic gains since then allowed Togo to hold its first relatively free and fair legislative elections in October 2007. Since 2007, President GNASSINGBE has started the country along a gradual path to political reconciliation and democratic reform, and Togo has held multiple presidential and legislative elections that were deemed generally free and fair by international observers. Despite those positive moves, political reconciliation has moved slowly and many Togolese complain that important political measures such as presidential term limits and electoral reforms remain undone, leaving the country’s politics in a lethargic state. Internationally, Togo is still known as a country where the same family has been in power for five decades.

Area

land

54,385 sq km

total

56,785 sq km

water

2,400 sq km

Area Comparative

slightly smaller than West Virginia

Climate

tropical; hot, humid in south; semiarid in north

Coastline

56 km

Elevation

elevation extremes

0 m lowest point: Atlantic Ocean

mean elevation

236 m

note

986 highest point: Mont Agou

Environment Current Issues

deforestation attributable to slash-and-burn agriculture and the use of wood for fuel; very little rain forest still present and what remains is highly degraded; desertification; water pollution presents health hazards and hinders the fishing industry; air pollution increasing in urban areas

Environment International Agreements

party to

Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Tropical Timber 83, Tropical Timber 94, Wetlands, Whaling

signed, but not ratified

none of the selected agreements

Geographic Coordinates

8 00 N, 1 10 E

Geography Note

the country's length allows it to stretch through six distinct geographic regions; climate varies from tropical to savanna

Irrigated Land

70 sq km (2012)

Land Boundaries

border countries (3)

Benin 651 km, Burkina Faso 131 km, Ghana 1098 km

total

1,880 km

Land Use

arable land: 45.2% (2011 est.) / permanent crops: 3.8% (2011 est.) / permanent pasture: 18.4% (2011 est.)

agricultural land

67.4% (2011 est.)

forest

4.9% (2011 est.)

other

27.7% (2011 est.)

Location

Western Africa, bordering the Bight of Benin, between Benin and Ghana

Map References

Africa

Maritime Claims

exclusive economic zone

200 nm

territorial sea

30 nm

Natural Hazards

hot, dry harmattan wind can reduce visibility in north during winter; periodic droughts

Natural Resources

phosphates, limestone, marble, arable land

Population Distribution

one of the more densely populated African nations with most of the population residing in rural communities, density is highest in the south on or near the Atlantic coast

Terrain

gently rolling savanna in north; central hills; southern plateau; low coastal plain with extensive lagoons and marshes

Age Structure

0-14 years

40.13% (male 1,646,438 /female 1,634,609)

15-24 years

19.1% (male 779,774 /female 782,192)

25-54 years

32.96% (male 1,339,150 /female 1,356,020)

55-64 years

4.34% (male 167,575 /female 187,432)

65 years and over

3.46% (male 122,175 /female 161,084) (2018 est.)

Birth Rate

32.8 births/1,000 population (2018 est.)

Children Under The Age Of 5 Years Underweight

16.2% (2014)

Contraceptive Prevalence Rate

19.9% (2013/14)

Death Rate

6.8 deaths/1,000 population (2018 est.)

Demographic Profile

Togo’s population is estimated to have grown to four times its size between 1960 and 2010. With nearly 60% of its populace under the age of 25 and a high annual growth rate attributed largely to high fertility, Togo’s population is likely to continue to expand for the foreseeable future. Reducing fertility, boosting job creation, and improving education will be essential to reducing the country’s high poverty rate. In 2008, Togo eliminated primary school enrollment fees, leading to higher enrollment but increased pressure on limited classroom space, teachers, and materials. Togo has a good chance of achieving universal primary education, but educational quality, the underrepresentation of girls, and the low rate of enrollment in secondary and tertiary schools remain concerns.Togo is both a country of emigration and asylum. In the early 1990s, southern Togo suffered from the economic decline of the phosphate sector and ethnic and political repression at the hands of dictator Gnassingbe EYADEMA and his northern, Kabye-dominated administration. The turmoil led 300,000 to 350,000 predominantly southern Togolese to flee to Benin and Ghana, with most not returning home until relative stability was restored in 1997. In 2005, another outflow of 40,000 Togolese to Benin and Ghana occurred when violence broke out between the opposition and security forces over the disputed election of EYADEMA’s son Faure GNASSINGBE to the presidency. About half of the refugees reluctantly returned home in 2006, many still fearing for their safety. Despite ethnic tensions and periods of political unrest, Togo in September 2017 was home to more than 9,600 refugees from Ghana.

Dependency Ratios

elderly dependency ratio

5.1 (2015 est.)

potential support ratio

19.8 (2015 est.)

total dependency ratio

81.2 (2015 est.)

youth dependency ratio

76.2 (2015 est.)

Drinking Water Source

improved: urban: 91.4% of population

rural: 44.2% of population

total: 63.1% of population

unimproved: urban: 8.6% of population

rural: 55.8% of population

total: 36.9% of population (2015 est.)

Education Expenditures

5.1% of GDP (2016)

Ethnic Groups

African (37 tribes; largest and most important are Ewe, Mina, and Kabre) 99%, European and Syrian-Lebanese less than 1%

Health Expenditures

5.2% of GDP (2014)

Hiv Aids Adult Prevalence Rate

2.1% (2017 est.)

Hiv Aids Deaths

4,700 (2017 est.)

Hiv Aids People Living With Hiv Aids

110,000 (2017 est.)

Hospital Bed Density

0.7 beds/1,000 population (2011)

Infant Mortality Rate

female

34.4 deaths/1,000 live births (2018 est.)

male

47.1 deaths/1,000 live births (2018 est.)

total

40.8 deaths/1,000 live births (2018 est.)

Languages

French (official, 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)

Life Expectancy At Birth

female

68.6 years (2018 est.)

male

63.1 years (2018 est.)

total population

65.8 years (2018 est.)

Literacy

definition

age 15 and over can read and write (2015 est.)

female

51.2% (2015 est.)

male

77.3% (2015 est.)

total population

63.7% (2015 est.)

Major Infectious Diseases

animal contact diseases

rabies (2016)

degree of risk

very high (2016)

food or waterborne diseases

bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever (2016)

respiratory diseases

meningococcal meningitis (2016)

vectorborne diseases

malaria, dengue fever, and yellow fever (2016)

water contact diseases

schistosomiasis (2016)

Major Urban Areas Population

1.746 million LOME (capital) (2018)

Maternal Mortality Rate

368 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)

Median Age

female

20.1 years (2018 est.)

male

19.6 years

total

19.9 years

Mother S Mean Age At First Birth

21 years (2013/14 est.)

note

median age at first birth among women 25-29

Nationality

adjective

Togolese

noun

Togolese (singular and plural)

Net Migration Rate

0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2017 est.)

Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate

8.4% (2016)

Physicians Density

0.06 physicians/1,000 population (2008)

Population

8,176,449 (July 2018 est.)

note

estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality, higher death rates, lower population growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected

Population Growth Rate

2.61% (2018 est.)

Religions

Christian 29%, Muslim 20%, indigenous beliefs 51%

Sanitation Facility Access

improved: urban: 24.7% of population (2015 est.)

rural: 2.9% of population (2015 est.)

total: 11.6% of population (2015 est.)

unimproved: urban: 75.3% of population (2015 est.)

rural: 97.1% of population (2015 est.)

total: 88.4% of population (2015 est.)

School Life Expectancy Primary To Tertiary Education

female

NA (2011)

male

NA (2011)

total

12 years (2011)

Sex Ratio

0-14 years

1.01 male(s)/female (2017 est.)

15-24 years

1 male(s)/female (2017 est.)

25-54 years

0.99 male(s)/female (2017 est.)

55-64 years

0.89 male(s)/female (2017 est.)

65 years and over

0.76 male(s)/female (2017 est.)

at birth

1.02 male(s)/female (2017 est.)

total population

0.98 male(s)/female (2017 est.)

Total Fertility Rate

4.32 children born/woman (2018 est.)

Unemployment Youth Ages 15 24

female

2.2% (2011 est.)

male

3.4% (2011 est.)

total

2.8% (2011 est.)

Urbanization

rate of urbanization

3.76% annual rate of change (2015-20 est.)

urban population

41.7% of total population (2018)

Administrative Divisions

5 regions (regions, singular - region); Centrale, Kara, Maritime, Plateaux, Savanes

Capital

geographic coordinates

6 07 N, 1 13 E

name

Lome

time difference

UTC 0 (5 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)

Citizenship

citizenship by birth

no

citizenship by descent only

at least one parent must be a citizen of Togo

dual citizenship recognized

yes

residency requirement for naturalization

5 years

Constitution

amendments

proposed by the president of the republic or supported by at least one-fifth of the National Assembly membership; passage requires four-fifths majority vote by the Assembly; a referendum is required if approved by only two-thirds majority of the Assembly or if requested by the president; constitutional articles on the republican and secular form of government cannot be amended; amended 2002, 2007; note - a September 2017 Assembly vote on a package of amendments including presidential term limits failed the four-fifths majority vote required for passage but met the two-thirds majority vote required for holding a referendeum (2017)

history

several previous; latest adopted 27 September 1992, effective 14 October 1992 (2017)

Country Name

conventional long form

Togolese Republic

conventional short form

Togo

etymology

derived from the Ewe words "to" (river) and "godo" (on the other side) to give the sense of "on the other side of the river"; originally, this designation applied to the town of Togodo (now Togoville) on the northern shore of Lake Togo, but the name was eventually extended to the entire nation

former

French Togoland

local long form

Republique Togolaise

local short form

none

Diplomatic Representation From The Us

chief of mission

Ambassador David R. GILMOUR (20 December 2015)

embassy

4332 Blvd. Gnassingbe Eyadema, Cite OUA, Lome

FAX

[228] 2261-5501

mailing address

B.P. 852, Lome; 2300 Lome Place, Washington, DC 20521-2300

telephone

[228] 2261-5470

Diplomatic Representation In The Us

chancery

2208 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20008

chief of mission

Ambassador Frederic Edem HEGBE (since 24 April 2017)

FAX

[1] (202) 232-3190

telephone

[1] (202) 234-4212

Executive Branch

cabinet

Council of Ministers appointed by the president on the advice of the prime minister

chief of state

President Faure GNASSINGBE (since 4 May 2005)

election results

Faure GNASSINGBE reelected president; percent of vote - Faure GNASSINGBE (UNIR) 58.8%, Jean-Pierre FABRE (ANC) 35.2%, Tchaboure GOGUE (ADDI) 4%, other 2%

elections/appointments

president directly elected by simple majority popular vote for a 5-year term (no term limits); election last held on 25 April 2015 (next to be held in 2020); prime minister appointed by the president

head of government

Prime Minister Komi KLASSOU (since 5 June 2015)

Flag Description

five equal horizontal bands of green (top and bottom) alternating with yellow; a white five-pointed star on a red square is in the upper hoist-side corner; the five horizontal stripes stand for the five different regions of the country; the red square is meant to express the loyalty and patriotism of the people, green symbolizes hope, fertility, and agriculture, while yellow represents mineral wealth and faith that hard work and strength will bring prosperity; the star symbolizes life, purity, peace, dignity, and Togo's independence

note

uses the popular Pan-African colors of Ethiopia

Government Type

presidential republic

Independence

27 April 1960 (from French-administered UN trusteeship)

International Law Organization Participation

accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations; non-party state to the ICCt

International Organization Participation

ACP, AfDB, AU, ECOWAS, EITI (compliant country), Entente, FAO, FZ, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO (correspondent), ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, MINURSO, MINUSMA, NAM, OIC, OIF, OPCW, PCA, UN, UNAMID, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNMIL, UNOCI, UNWTO, UPU, WADB (regional), WAEMU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO

Judicial Branch

highest courts

Supreme Court or Cour Supreme (organized into criminal and administrative chambers, each with a chamber president and advisors); Constitutional Court (consists of 9 judges, including the court president)

judge selection and term of office

Supreme Court president appointed by decree of the president of the republic upon the proposal of the Supreme Council of the Magistracy, a 9-member judicial, advisory, and disciplinary body; other judicial appointments and judge tenure NA; Constitutional Court judges appointed by the National Assembly; judge tenure NA

subordinate courts

Court of Assizes (sessions court); Appeal Court; tribunals of first instance (divided into civil, commercial, and correctional chambers; Court of State Security; military tribunal

Legal System

customary law system

Legislative Branch

description

unicameral National Assembly or Assemblee Nationale (91 seats; members directly elected in multi-seat constituencies by closed, party-list proportional representation vote to serve 5-year terms)

election results

percent of vote by coalition/party - UNIR 46.7%, CST 28.9%, Rainbow Alliance 10.8%, UFC 7.7%, independent 0.8%, other 5.1%; seats by coalition/party - UNIR 62, CST 19, Rainbow Alliance 6, UFC 3, independent 1

elections

last held on 25 July 2013 (next originally scheduled in July 2018, rescheduled for 20 December 2018)

National Anthem

lyrics/music

Alex CASIMIR-DOSSEH

name

"Salut a toi, pays de nos aieux" (Hail to Thee, Land of Our Forefathers)

note

adopted 1960, restored 1992; this anthem was replaced by another during one-party rule between 1979 and 1992

National Holiday

Independence Day, 27 April (1960)

National Symbol S

lion; national colors: green, yellow, red, white

Political Parties And Leaders

Action Committee for Renewal or CAR [Yaovi AGBOYIBO]Alliance of Democrats for Integral Development or ADDI [Tchaboure GOGUE]Combat for Political Change in 2015 or CAP 2015 (coalition of 7 parties) [Jean-Pierre FABRE]Democratic Convention of African Peoples or CDPA [Brigitte ADJAMAGBO-JOHNSON]Democratic Forces for the Republic or FDR [Dodji APEVON]National Alliance for Change or ANC [Jean-Pierre FABRE]New Togolese Commitment [Gerry TAAMA]Pan-African National Party or PNP [Tikpi ATCHADAM]Pan-African Patriotic Convergence or CPP [Edem KODJO]Rainbow Alliance [Brigitte ADJAMAGBO-JOHNSON] (a coalition of 6 parties)Save Togo Collective (Collectif Sauvons le Togo) or CST [Ata MESAN, Ajavaon ZEUS](alliance established in 2012 includes ADDI, ANC, Organization to Build a United Togo, the Socialist Pact for Renewal, the Movement of Centrist Republicans, Worker's Party)Socialist Pact for Renewal or PSR [Abi TCHESSA]The Togolese Party [Nathaniel OLYMPIO]Union of Forces for Change or UFC [Gilchrist OLYMPIO]Union for the Republic or UNIR [Faure GNASSINGBE]

Suffrage

18 years of age; universal

Agriculture Products

coffee, cocoa, cotton, yams, cassava (manioc, tapioca), corn, beans, rice, millet, sorghum; livestock; fish

Budget

expenditures

1.203 billion (2017 est.)

revenues

1.023 billion (2017 est.)

Budget Surplus Or Deficit

-3.8% (of GDP) (2017 est.)

Central Bank Discount Rate

2.5% (31 December 2010)

4.25% (31 December 2009)

Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate

5.3% (31 December 2016 est.)

8.29% (31 December 2015 est.)

Current Account Balance

-$383 million (2017 est.)

-$416 million (2016 est.)

Debt External

$1.442 billion (31 December 2017 est.)

$1.22 billion (31 December 2016 est.)

Distribution Of Family Income Gini Index

46 (2011)

Economy Overview

Togo has enjoyed a period of steady economic growth fueled by political stability and a concerted effort by the government to modernize the country’s commercial infrastructure, but discontent with President Faure GNASSINGBE has led to a rapid rise in protests, creating downside risks. The country completed an ambitious large-scale infrastructure improvement program, including new principal roads, a new airport terminal, and a new seaport. The economy depends heavily on both commercial and subsistence agriculture, providing employment for around 60% of the labor force. Some basic foodstuffs must still be imported. Cocoa, coffee, and cotton and other agricultural products generate about 20% of export earnings with cotton being the most important cash crop. Togo is among the world's largest producers of phosphate and seeks to develop its carbonate phosphate reserves, which provide more than 20% of export earnings.Supported by the World Bank and the IMF, the government's decade-long effort to implement economic reform measures, encourage foreign investment, and bring revenues in line with expenditures has moved slowly. Togo completed its IMF Extended Credit Facility in 2011 and reached a Heavily Indebted Poor Country debt relief completion point in 2010 at which 95% of the country's debt was forgiven. Togo continues to work with the IMF on structural reforms, and in January 2017, the IMF signed an Extended Credit Facility arrangement consisting of a three-year $238 million loan package. Progress depends on follow through on privatization, increased transparency in government financial operations, progress toward legislative elections, and continued support from foreign donors.Togo’s 2017 economic growth probably remained steady at 5.0%, largely driven by infusions of foreign aid, infrastructure investment in its port and mineral industry, and improvements in the business climate. Foreign direct investment inflows have slowed in recent years.

Exchange Rates

Communaute Financiere Africaine francs (XOF) per US dollar -

617.4 (2017 est.)

593.01 (2016 est.)

593.01 (2015 est.)

591.45 (2014 est.)

494.42 (2013 est.)

Exports

$1.046 billion (2017 est.)

$967.4 million (2016 est.)

Exports Commodities

reexports, cotton, phosphates, coffee, cocoa

Exports Partners

Benin 16.7%, Burkina Faso 15.2%, Niger 8.9%, India 7.3%, Mali 6.7%, Ghana 5.5%, Cote dIvoire 5.4%, Nigeria 4.1% (2017)

Fiscal Year

calendar year

Gdp Composition By End Use

exports of goods and services

43.1% (2017 est.)

government consumption

11.4% (2017 est.)

household consumption

84.5% (2017 est.)

imports of goods and services

-61% (2017 est.)

investment in fixed capital

23.4% (2017 est.)

investment in inventories

-1.4% (2017 est.)

Gdp Composition By Sector Of Origin

agriculture

28.8% (2017 est.)

industry

21.8% (2017 est.)

services

49.8% (2017 est.)

Gdp Official Exchange Rate

$4.767 billion (2017 est.) (2017 est.)

Gdp Per Capita Ppp

$1,700 (2017 est.)

$1,600 (2016 est.)

$1,600 (2015 est.)

note

data are in 2017 dollars

Gdp Purchasing Power Parity

$12.97 billion (2017 est.)

$12.42 billion (2016 est.)

$11.82 billion (2015 est.)

note

data are in 2017 dollars

Gdp Real Growth Rate

4.4% (2017 est.)

5.1% (2016 est.)

5.7% (2015 est.)

Gross National Saving

16.1% of GDP (2017 est.)

21.8% of GDP (2016 est.)

21.2% of GDP (2015 est.)

Household Income Or Consumption By Percentage Share

highest 10%

27.1% (2006)

lowest 10%

27.1% (2006)

Imports

$1.999 billion (2017 est.)

$2 billion (2016 est.)

Imports Commodities

machinery and equipment, foodstuffs, petroleum products

Imports Partners

China 27.5%, France 9.1%, Netherlands 4.4%, Japan 4.3% (2017)

Industrial Production Growth Rate

5% (2017 est.)

Industries

phosphate mining, agricultural processing, cement, handicrafts, textiles, beverages

Inflation Rate Consumer Prices

-0.7% (2017 est.)

0.9% (2016 est.)

Labor Force

2.595 million (2007 est.)

Labor Force By Occupation

agriculture

65%

industry

5%

services

30% (1998 est.)

Market Value Of Publicly Traded Shares

note

NA

Population Below Poverty Line

55.1% (2015 est.)

Public Debt

75.7% of GDP (2017 est.)

81.6% of GDP (2016 est.)

Reserves Of Foreign Exchange And Gold

$77.8 million (31 December 2017 est.)

$42.6 million (31 December 2016 est.)

Stock Of Broad Money

$1.335 billion (31 December 2017 est.)

$1.119 billion (31 December 2016 est.)

Stock Of Direct Foreign Investment At Home

(31 December 2009 est.)

Stock Of Domestic Credit

$1.95 billion (31 December 2017 est.)

$1.624 billion (31 December 2016 est.)

Stock Of Narrow Money

$1.335 billion (31 December 2017 est.)

$1.119 billion (31 December 2016 est.)

Taxes And Other Revenues

21.5% (of GDP) (2017 est.)

Unemployment Rate

6.9% (2016 est.)

Carbon Dioxide Emissions From Consumption Of Energy

2.651 million Mt (2017 est.)

Crude Oil Exports

0 bbl/day (2015 est.)

Crude Oil Imports

0 bbl/day (2015 est.)

Crude Oil Production

0 bbl/day (2017 est.)

Crude Oil Proved Reserves

0 bbl (1 January 2018 est.)

Electricity Access

electrification - rural areas

21% (2013)

electrification - total population

27% (2013)

electrification - urban areas

35% (2013)

population without electricity

5 million (2013)

Electricity Consumption

1.261 billion kWh (2016 est.)

Electricity Exports

0 kWh (2016 est.)

Electricity From Fossil Fuels

70% of total installed capacity (2016 est.)

Electricity From Hydroelectric Plants

29% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)

Electricity From Nuclear Fuels

0% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)

Electricity From Other Renewable Sources

1% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)

Electricity Imports

1.14 billion kWh (2016 est.)

Electricity Installed Generating Capacity

230,000 kW (2016 est.)

Electricity Production

232.6 million kWh (2016 est.)

Natural Gas Consumption

0 cu m (2017 est.)

Natural Gas Exports

0 cu m (2017 est.)

Natural Gas Imports

0 cu m (2017 est.)

Natural Gas Production

0 cu m (2017 est.)

Natural Gas Proved Reserves

0 cu m (1 January 2014 est.)

Refined Petroleum Products Consumption

15,000 bbl/day (2016 est.)

Refined Petroleum Products Exports

0 bbl/day (2015 est.)

Refined Petroleum Products Imports

13,100 bbl/day (2015 est.)

Refined Petroleum Products Production

0 bbl/day (2015 est.)

Broadband Fixed Subscriptions

subscriptions per 100 inhabitants

1 (2017 est.)

total

45,756 (2017 est.)

Broadcast Media

1 state-owned TV station with multiple transmission sites; 5 private TV stations broadcast locally; cable TV service is available; state-owned radio network with 2 stations (in Lome and Kara); several dozen private radio stations and a few community radio stations; transmissions of multiple international broadcasters available (2018)

Internet Country Code

.tg

Internet Users

percent of population

11.3% (July 2016 est.)

total

877,310 (July 2016 est.)

Telephone System

domestic

microwave radio relay and open-wire lines for conventional system; combined fixed-line and mobile-cellular teledensity roughly 70 telephones per 100 persons with mobile-cellular use predominating (2016)

general assessment

fair system based on a network of microwave radio relay routes supplemented by open-wire lines and a mobile-cellular system (2016)

international

country code - 228; satellite earth stations - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean), 1 Symphonie (2016)

Telephones Fixed Lines

subscriptions per 100 inhabitants

less than 1 (2017 est.)

total subscriptions

36,111 (2017 est.)

Telephones Mobile Cellular

subscriptions per 100 inhabitants

78 (2017 est.)

total subscriptions

6,219,981 (2017 est.)

Airports

8 (2013)

Airports With Paved Runways

2,438 to 3,047 m

2 (2013)

total

2 (2013)

Airports With Unpaved Runways

914 to 1,523 m

4 (2013)

total

6 (2013)

under 914 m

2 (2013)

Civil Aircraft Registration Country Code Prefix

5V (2016)

Merchant Marine

by type

bulk carrier 11, container ship 3, general cargo 199, oil tanker 44, other 51 (2017)

total

308 (2017)

National Air Transport System

annual freight traffic on registered air carriers

0 mt-km (2015)

annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers

769,904 (2015)

inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers

8 (2015)

number of registered air carriers

1 (2015)

Pipelines

62 km gas

Ports And Terminals

major seaport(s)

Kpeme, Lome

Railways

narrow gauge

568 km 1.000-m gauge (2014)

total

568 km (2014)

Roadways

paved

2,447 km (2007)

total

11,652 km (2007)

unpaved

9,205 km (2007)

Waterways

50 km (seasonally navigable by small craft on the Mono River depending on rainfall) (2011)

Military Branches

Togolese Armed Forces (Forces Armees Togolaise, FAT): Togolese Army (l'Armee de Terre), Togolese Navy (Forces Naval Togolaises), Togolese Air Force (Armee de l’Air), National Gendarmerie (2018)

Military Expenditures

1.86% of GDP (2016)

1.71% of GDP (2015)

1.85% of GDP (2014)

1.77% of GDP (2013)

1.63% of GDP (2012)

Military Service Age And Obligation

18 years of age for military service; 2-year service obligation; currently the military is only an all-volunteer force (2017)

Disputes International

in 2001, Benin claimed Togo moved boundary monuments - joint commission continues to resurvey the boundarytalks continue between Benin and Togo on funding the Adjrala hydroelectric dam on the Mona River

Illicit Drugs

transit hub for Nigerian heroin and cocaine traffickers; money laundering not a significant problem

Refugees And Internally Displaced Persons

refugees (country of origin)

9,727 (Ghana) (2018)