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T O G O



Capital: Lome Area: 21,925 sq. mi Population Density: 283 people/sq. mi Gross Domestic Product (GDP) per capita: $788 Monetary Unit: CFA Franc (₣) 1 US Dollar = CFA Franc 443.67 Comparison Table: ** (sq. mi) ** || ** Population ** || ** GDP ** || ** Adult Literacy ** || ** Infant Mortality ** || ** Life Expectancy ** ** (Male/Female) ** || ** Population Density/sq. mi ** || ** Birth Rate/1,000 population ** || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 20px; line-height: 0px; margin-left: 0in; overflow: hidden;"> //<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 12px;">The GPD per capita is basically the anual income of the an average person and as you can see, Togo's GDP is very low compared to the United States'. This might be the cause of the government's lack of progress in funding the public. The Infant Mortality rate is also startling. It is 9.33 times the infant moratality rate here in the United States. This might be the cause of the commonly known problem in the Africa which is the medical care. //
 * ** Country ** || ** Area **
 * ** Togo ** || 21,925 || 6,199,841 || $788 || 54% || 56 || 60/64 || 282.8 || 35.88 ||
 * ** United States ** || 3,794,100 || 310,232,863 || $45,592 || 99% || 6 || 77/81 || 81.7 || 13.88 ||

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 20px;">Language: <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 14px; line-height: normal; margin-left: 0in;"> Togo’s official language is French and numerous other languages and dialects.

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 20px;">Government: <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 14px;">Togo is a republic under a multiparty democratic rule. Its current president is President Faure Gnassingbe (since 4 May 2005) and its current head of the government is Prime Minister Gilbert Houngbo (since 7 September 20 <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 14px; line-height: normal; margin-left: 0in;">08). The presidential election is for every five years by popular vote. The prime minister is appointed by the president. The voting age is 18. Togo has a unicameral legislature that is made up of 81 seats. <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 14px;">The United States’ government is a constitutional democracy. Its current president is President Barack Obama. The presidential term is for four years and two limited terms. The United States has a bicameral legislature that is made up of the House of Representatives, 435 members, and the Senate, 100 members. The voting age is 18.

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 20px;">Religion: <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 14px;">Roughly half of the Togolese population practice indigenous religious beliefs exclusively. Christianity comes next with 30% of the population and about 20% of the population in Muslim. The Togolese usually believe in a supreme being but every village has its own gods and rituals.

Flag:

Ø red represents the blood of martyrs Ø green represents hope and life Ø yellow represents unity and wealth Ø white represents peace Ø star symbolizes life Ø five stripes of the flag represent the five regions of the country <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 12px;">Click here to view the Google flyover of Togo:

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 20px;">Economic Summary: <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 14px;">Togo’s economy suffers from weak economic progress. It greatly depends on its commercial a <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 14px; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0pt;">nd sustenance farming. 40% of its export earnings come from coffee, cocoa, cotton and phosphate, but because of the declining cotton, the economic prospect remains faint. Togo is the fourth-largest producer of phosphate in the world but that stilll does not make up for the economic crisis that Togo is going through.

History: <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 14px;">Togo is believed to be named after a small lakeside village called Togodo during the 15th century. There is very few knowledge about Togo during its earliest times, although it is believed that one of the first settlers there were the Kabye and Lumba people. It is believed that they settled in Togo during the 15th century. The others followed and were spread throughout the country for reasons like fleeing the wars or because of the “slave trade” during the 16th century.

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 14px;">Togo was colonized by Germany form 1884 to 1914 which was then divided between France and Great Britain. It was then called Togoland. Britain had a smaller and western portion of Togoland as part of the Gold Coast. The Gold Coast was joined with the British Togoland which then became Ghana in 1957. The French Togoland on the other hand became the Republic of Togo and gained independence in 1960.

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 14px;">When it comes to politics, Togo is known for being greatly dominated by a man called Gnassingbe Eyadema. From being a colonel to general to president, Eyadema was in power for 38 years. Of course he was not the only one in power over Togo. Before Eyadema was in power, there was the first president which was President Sylvanus Olympio who was later on assassinated in 1923, then Nicolas Grunistzky. Eyadema then became president in 1967. In 1990, Eyadema was prompted to issue on forming a transitional government and postponed the upcoming presidential election in 1992 because of political violence in which 3,000 Togolese were forced to seek refuge in boarding countries. Later on he ran again for presidency and easily won. In February 2005, Gnassingbe Eyadema died and military appointed his son, Faure Gnassingbe, as president.

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