1983 Edition

Airfields

140 total, 113 usable; 56 with permanent-surface runways; 1 with runways over 3,659 m, 12 with runways 2,4403,659 m, 29 with runways 1,220-2,439 m

Branches

Royal Thai Army, Royal Thai Navy, Royal Thai Marine Corps, Royal Thai Air Force

strong executive President; unicameral legislature (National Assembly); separate judiciary, including State Security Court, established in 1970

Capital

Lome

Civil air

25 major transport aircraft

Coastline

56 km People

Communists

no Communist Party; possibly some sympathizers

Elections

to be held every seven years; last held in December 1979; General Eyadema, the sole candidate, was elected by almost 100% of votes cast

Ethnic divisions

37 tribes; largest and most important are Ewe, Mina, and Kabye; under 1% European and Syrian-Lebanese

Government leader

Gen. Gnassingbe EYADEMA, President

Highways

34,950 km total; 16,244 km paved, 5,353 km improved earth; 13,373 km unimproved earth

Inland waterways

3,999 km principal waterways; 3,701 km with navigable depths of 0.9 m or more throughout the year; numerous minor waterways navigable by shallow-draft native craft

Labor force

78% agriculture, 22% industry; about 88,600 wage earners, evenly divided between public and private sectors

Land boundaries

1,646 km Water

Language

French, both official and language of commerce; major African languages are Ewe and Mina in the south and Dagomba and Kabye in the north

Legal system

a new constitution was endorsed by referendum in 1979 that provided for an elective presidential system and a 67member National Assembly

Limits of territorial waters (claimed)

30 nm (fishing 200 nm; exclusive economic zone 200 nm)

Literacy

18%

Member of

Af DB, CEAO (observer), EAMA, EGA, ECOWAS, ENTENTE, FAO, G-77, GATT, IBRD, ICAO, ICO, IDA, IFAD, IFC, ILO, IMF, INTERPOL, ITU, NAM, OAU, OCAM, UN, UNESCO, UPU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO

Military budget

for fiscal year ending 30 September 1984, $1,651.7 million; 19.8% of central government budget Land 56,980 km2; nearly 50% arable; under 15% cultivated

Military manpower

males 15-49, 13,220,000; 8,1 13,000 fit for military service; about 622,000 reach military age (18) annually

National holiday

Independence Day, 27 April

Nationality

noun — Togolese (sing, and pi.); adjective — Togolese

Official name

Republic of Togo

Organized labor

one national union, the National Federation of Togolese Workers Government

Pipelines

natural gas, 600 km

Political party

single party formed by President Eyadema in September 1969, Rally of the Togolese People (RPT), structure and staffing of party closely controlled by government

Political subdivisions

21 circumscriptions

Population

2,926,000 (July 1984), average annual growth rate 3.1%

Ports

2 major, 16 minor

Religion

about 70% indigenous beliefs, 20% Christian, 10% Muslim

Suffrage

universal adult

Telecommunications

service to general public adequate; bulk of service to government activities provided by multichannel cable and radio-relay network; satellite ground station; domestic satellite system being developed; 496,558 telephones (1.1 per 100 popl.); approx. 150 AM, 20 FM, and 10 TV transmitters in government-controlled networks Defense Forces

Type

republic; one-party presidential regime with a centralized national administration