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FACT FILE
| Location: |
Western Africa, bordering the Bight of Benin, between Benin
and Ghana |
| Geographic coordinates: |
8 00 N, 1 10 E |
| Area: |
total: 56,785 sq km
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 |
| Maritime claims: |
exclusive economic zone: 200 NM
territorial sea: 30 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: 38%
permanent crops: 7%
permanent pastures: 4%
forests and woodland:
17%
other: 34% (1993 est.) |
| Irrigated land: |
70 sq km (1993 est.) |
| 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,
Desertification, Endangered Species, Law of the Sea, Nuclear Test Ban,
Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Tropical Timber 83, Tropical
Timber 94, Wetlands
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Capital: Lomé
Area: 56 000 km²
Population: 4 201 000
Currency: 1 US$ = 600 CFA
GDP: 152/1 109$
HDI : 147/365
Languages: French (official), Ewe, Mina, Kabié
Ethnic groups: Ewe, Kabié, Gurma
Religions: Animist 35%, Christian 35, Muslim 15% |
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