Togo

Zhingoora Books

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The General Knowledge book series, are designed for specific country, are one of the most admired book for the Knowledge improvement and learning purpose.This book contains an information about Background,Geography,Natural resources,Land use,Environment. Population,Sex ratio,flag of the county,Area,Border countries,Maritime claims,Elevation extremes,Land use,Natural hazards,Volcanism,Age structure,Median age,Net migration rate,Country comparison to the world,Religions,Languages,Literacy,School life expectancy ,Government,Time difference,Administrative divisions,Executive branch,Cabinet and almost everthing related with general knowledge.

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• Publié par: Zhimgoora Books
• Date de parution: 01 janvier 0001
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781300296799
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 10 Mo

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Togo

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Togo (Africa)

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Introduction ::Togo

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 multiparty elections instituted in the early 1990s, the government was largely dominated by President EYADEMA, whose Rally of the Togolese People (RPT) party has maintained power almost continually since 1967 and maintains 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. After years of political unrest and condemnation from international organizations for human rights abuses, Togo is finally being re-welcomed into the international community.

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Geography ::Togo

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

Geographic coordinates: 8 00 N, 1 10 E

Map references: Africa

Area:

Total:56,785 sq km

Country comparison to the world:125

Land:54,385 sq km

Water:2,400 sq km

Area - comparative:Slightly smaller than West Virginia

Land boundaries:

Total:1,647 km

Border countries:Benin 644 km, Burkina Faso 126 km, Ghana 877 km

Coastline:56 km

Maritime claims:

Territorial sea:30 nm

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Exclusive economic zone:200 nm

Climate:Tropical; hot, humid in south; semiarid in north

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

Elevation extremes:

Lowest point:Atlantic Ocean 0 m

Highest point:Mont Agou 986 m

Natural resources:Phosphates, limestone, marble, arable land

Land use:

Arable land:44.2%

Permanent crops:2.11%

Other:53.69% (2005)

Irrigated land:70 sq km (2003)

Total renewable water resources:14.7 cu km (2001)

Freshwater withdrawal (domestic/industrial/agricultural):

Total:0.17 cu km/yr (53%/2%/45%)

Per capita:28 cu m/yr (2000)

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Natural hazards:Hot, dry harmattan wind can reduce visibility in north during winter; periodic droughts

Environment - current issues: Deforestation attributable to slash- and-burn agriculture and the use of wood for fuel; 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, 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

Geography - note:The country's length allows it to stretch through six distinct geographic regions; climate varies from tropical to savanna

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People ::Togo

Population:6,587,239

Country comparison to the world:100

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 (July 2010 est.)

Age structure:]

0-14 years:41.4% (male 1,252,389/female 1,244,914)

15-64 years:55.8% (male 1,645,885/female 1,719,810)

65 years and over:2.8% (male 66,192/female 102,618) (2010 est.)

Median age:

Total:19.2 years

Male:18.9 years

Female:19.4 years (2010 est.)

Population growth rate:2.773% (2010 est.)

Country comparison to the world:20

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Birth rate:35.88 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)

Country comparison to the world:31

Death rate:8.15 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)

Country comparison to the world:102

Net migration rate:0 migrant(s)/1,000 population

Country comparison to the world:104

Urbanization:

Urban population:42% of total population (2008)

Rate of urbanization:4.3% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.)

Sex ratio:

At birth:1.03 male(s)/female

Under 15 years:1 male(s)/female

15-64 years:0.96 male(s)/female

65 years and over:0.63 male(s)/female

Total population:0.97 male(s)/female (2010 est.)

Infant mortality rate:

Total:53.23 deaths/1,000 live births 9

Country comparison to the world:45

Male:60.29 deaths/1,000 live births

Female:45.97 deaths/1,000 live births (2010 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:

Total population:62.25 years

Country comparison to the world:178

Male:59.74 years

Female:64.83 years (2010 est.)

Total fertility rate:4.74 children born/woman (2010 est.)

Country comparison to the world:32

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:3.3% (2007 est.)

Country comparison to the world:21

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:130,000 (2007 est.)

Country comparison to the world:41

HIV/AIDS - deaths:9,100 (2007 est.)

Country comparison to the world:35

Major infectious diseases:

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