Togo Republic of Togo

Capital Lome Area 21,925 sq mi 56,785 sq km Population 5,429,299 est 2003 Largest city Lome pop. 676,400 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), and many dialects Peoples Native African (37 tribes; largest and most important are Ewe, Mina, and Kabre) 99%, European and Syrian-Lebanese less than 1% Religion Indigenous beliefs 51%, Christian 29%, Islam 20% Life Expectancy total population: 53.05 years male: 51.07 years female: 55.09 years (2004 est.) Literacy total population: 60.9% male: 75.4% female: 46.9% (2003 est.) Suffrage NA years of age; universal adult Government Republic under transition to multiparty democratic rule back to Africa Map