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 * ==== Togo﻿ ====




 *  ﻿ The red in the flag represents the blood of martyrs. The green represents hope and life. The yellow represents unity and wealth. //Peace is represented by the white. //



Leaders:
 * **President: Faure Gnassingbe Eyadema**
 * Prime Minister: Gilbert Houngbo
 * Ambassador to the U.S.: Kadangha Iimbiya Bariki

Type of Goverment:
 * Republic

Economy:
 * 1) Industry:
 * phosphate mining
 * agricultural processing
 * cement
 * handicrafts
 * textiles
 * beverages

2. Currency:


 * CFA franc: Communaut Financiaire Africaine [[image:togo_currency.jpg width="293" height="387" caption="Togo currency"]]

Geography:
 * **Population:** 6.6 million


 * **Area:** 21, 925 sq miles


 * **Capital:** Lome


 * **Location:** Africa's west coast


 * **Borders:** Benin, Ghana, and Burkina Faso


 * **Climate:** tropical

Ethnic Groups:
 * Ewe
 * Mina
 * Kabye
 * Cotocoli
 * Moba

Agricultural products:
 * peanuts


 * cocoa


 * sorghum


 * yams


 * cotton


 * corn


 * coffee

Natural Hazards:
 * hot
 * dry harmattan wind can reduce visibility in north during winter
 * droughts

Imports:
 * 1) rice
 * 2) wheat
 * 3) tobacco
 * 4) clothes

Exports:
 * 1) cocoa
 * 2) phosphates
 * 3) coffee
 * 4) cotton



Illicit Drugs:
 * heroin


 * cocaine

Holidays:
 * New Years Day


 * Liberation Day


 * Independence Day


 * Worker's Day

Natural Resources:


 * phosphates
 * **limestone**
 * marble
 * arable land


 * **Population Growth Rate:** 2.754%
 * ** Life expectancy: **
 * men: 61 years
 * women: 64 years
 * **Infant mortality rate:** 56 per 1,000 birth

Terrain:
 * grassy land


 * plateaus


 * hills


 * coastal plains


 * lagoons


 * marshes

Languages:
 * French
 * Ewe
 * Mina
 * Kabye

Industries:
 * phosphate mining
 * agricultural processing
 * cement
 * handicrafts
 * textiles
 * beverages

Timeline:

**1956** - British-ruled western territory included into the Gold Coast, later renamed Ghana.

**1960** - Independence. **1961** - Sylvanus Olympio elected as first president.

**1963** - Olympio assassinated, he was replaced by Nicolas Grunitzky.

**1974** - Phosphate industry nationalised.

**1979** - Eyadema was elected for presidet

**1985** - There was a series of bombings in Lome.

**1986** - Eyadema re-elected.

**1992** - New constitution approved.

**1993** - Eyadema dissolves government, sparking protests and fatal clashes with police.

**1993** - France, Germany, US suspend aid to press for democratic reforms.

**1998** - Eyadema re-elected.

Background: Togo is a small country that is bordered by Benin and Ghana. It lost one-third of its territory to Ghana in 1957. Togo gained its indepdence three years later in 1960. Gnassingbe Eyadema was elected as military ruler in 1967. He continued to rule into the 21st century. The economy in Togo is very dependent upon agriculture. The agriculture industry provides over 60% of the work force.

Religion:
 * Christianity
 * Islam

Main sport:
 * 1) Football/Soccer (U.S)



Animals of Togo:
 * cheetah


 * lion


 * chimpanze [[image:manatees3.jpg width="293" height="208" align="right"]]


 * wild dog


 * West African manatee

** Websites: **

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 * === http://www.factmonster.com/ce6/world/A0861579.html ===
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