GDP Official Exchange Rate (OER is more precise at gauging a countries economic power)
(Estimated 2011): $3.6 billion (US$) or (GBP)
GDP (OER) Per Capita (per member of the population estimated 2011): (US$) or (GBP)
GDP Purchasing Power Parity (PPP is good for gauging living conditions and use of resources but not as accurate as OER. This data has been calculated based on the sum value of all goods and services produced in the country valued at prices prevailing in the United States)
(Estimated 2011): $6.324 billion (US$) or (GBP)
GDP (PPP) Per Capita (per member of the population estimated 2011): $900 (US$) or (GBP)
Capital: Lomé
Population (Estimated July 2012): 6,961,049
Area: 56,600km2 or 21,853mi2
Currency: CFA Franc (CFAF)
Official Language: French
Political Information: Parliamentary Republic
Official Religion: No Official Religion
(approximately 29% of the population are Christian, 20% are Muslim and 51% have indigenous beliefs)
Highest Mountain: Mount Agou at 986m or 3,234ft
Largest River:
Time Zone (GMT/UTC): GMT
Wildlife:
Counties/Provinces/States: 5 regions (regions, singular - region); Centrale, Kara, Maritime, Plateaux, Savanes
Leaders: President Faure Gnassingbé; Prime Minister Gilbert Houngbo
Additional: Gained independence from French-administered UN trusteeship on the 27th of April 1960.
Sources: CIA World Fact Book, and Encyclopaedia Britannica.
Togo (République Togolaise (Togolese Republic))
