AREA ................................................
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56.785
kmq
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POPULATION ..................................
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5.556.812 in.
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DENSITY .........................................
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97,9 in/kmq
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CAPITAL ..........................................
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Lomè
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LANGUAGES ....................................
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French (official and the language of commerce), Ewe and Mina (the two major African languages in the south), Kabye (sometimes spelled Kabiye) and Dagomba (the two major African languages in the north)
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RELIGIONS ......................................
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Indigenous beliefs 51%, Christian 29%, Muslim 20%
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CURRENCY ......................................
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Communaute Financiere Africaine franc (XOF)
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GDP per CAPITA .............................
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1536 $ (2004)
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HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDEX ..
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0,356 (148th place)
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LOWEST POINT ...............................
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Atlantic Ocean 0 m
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HIGHEST POINT ..............................
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Mont Agou 986 m
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INDEPENDENCE ...............................
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27 April 1960 (from French-administered UN trusteeship)
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INSTITUTIONAL FORM ...................
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Republic
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WEB DOMAIN ..................................
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.tg
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COUNTRY CODE ..............................
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+228
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