Togo People - 1986

GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES 

Population^, 118,000 (July 1986), average annual growth rate 3.1%

Nationality: noun—Togolese (sing and pl.); adjective—Togolese

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

Religion: about 70% indigenous beliefs, 20%

Christian, 10% Muslim

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

Infant mortality rate: 112/1,000(1983)

Life expectancy 47

Literacy: 18%

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

Organized labor: one national union, the National Federation of Togolese Workers

NOTE: The information regarding Togo on this page is re-published from the 1986 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency and other sources. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Togo 1986 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Togo 1986 should be addressed to the CIA or the source cited on each page.