Motto:  "Work, Liberty, Homeland"

Anthem: "Hail to thee, land of our forefathers"

Capital
(and largest city)

Lomé
6°7′N, 1°13′E

Official languages

French

Demonym

Togolese

Government

Republic

President

Faure Gnassingbé

Prime Minister

Gilbert Houngbo^[1]

Independence

from France

April 27, 1960 

Area

Total

56,785 km² (125th)
21,925 sq mi 

Water (%)

4.2

Population

 2006 estimate

6.3million (100th¹)

 Density

108/km² (93rd)
280/sq mi

GDP (PPP)

2005 estimate

 Total

$8.945 billion (144th¹)

 Per capita

$1,700 (193rd¹)

HDI (2007)

▲ 0.512 (medium) (152nd)

Currency

CFA franc (XOF)

Time zone

GMT (UTC+0)

Internet TLD

.tg

Calling code

+228

¹ 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 and death rates, lower population and growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected. Rankings based on 2005 figures CIA World Factbook - Togo
² Rankings based on 2005 figures (source unknown)