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Hainan, China
TOGO
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Togo People
Country Name: Togolese Republic
Capital City: Lome
Population: 5701579
Population Growth: 2.718% (2007 est.)
Currency: Communaute Financiere Africaine franc (XOF); note - responsible authority is the Central Bank of the West African States
Languages: French (official and the language of commerce)
Area:
Inflation Rate: 2.8% (2006 est.)
Unemployment Rate: NA%
Domain extension:
PEOPLE OF TOGO
Age Structure 0-14 years:
42% (male 1,201,840/female 1,193,416)
Age Structure 15-64 years:
55.3% (male 1,535,855/female 1,617,631)
Age Structure 65 years and over:
2.7% (male 61,658/female 91,179) (2007 est.)
Median Age - total:
18.4 years
Median Age - male:
18 years
Median Age - female:
18.9 years (2007 est.)
Population Growth Rate:
2.718% (2007 est.)
Birth Rate:
36.83 births/1,000 population (2007 est.)
Death Rate:
9.65 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.)
Net Migration Rate:
0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.)
Sex Ratio - at birth:
1.03 male(s)/female
Sex Ratio - under 15 years:
1.007 male(s)/female
Sex Ratio - 15-64 years:
0.949 male(s)/female
Sex Ratio - 65 years and over:
0.676 male(s)/female
Sex Ratio - total population:
0.965 male(s)/female (2007 est.)
Life Expectancy at Birth - total:
57.86 years
Life Expectancy at Birth - male:
55.81 years
Life Expectancy at Birth - female:
59.96 years (2007 est.)
Major Infectious Diseases:
food or waterborne diseases: bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever;vectorborne diseases: malaria and yellow fever are high risks in some locations
Nationality:
Togolese (singular and plural)
Ethnic Groups:
African (37 tribes; largest and most important are Ewe, Mina, and Kabre) 99%, European and Syrian-Lebanese less than 1%
Religions:
Christian 29%, Muslim 20%, indigenous beliefs 51%
Languages:
French (official and 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)