Flag Description

five equal horizontal bands of green (top and bottom) alternating with yellow; a white five-pointed star on a red square is in the upper hoist-side corner; the five horizontal stripes stand for the five different regions of the country; the red square is meant to express the loyalty and patriotism of the people; green symbolizes hope, fertility, and agriculture; yellow represents mineral wealth and faith that hard work and strength will bring prosperity; the star symbolizes life, purity, peace, dignity, and Togo's independence

Background:French Togoland became Togo in 1960. Gen. Gnassingbe EYADEMA, installed as military ruler in 1967, ruled Togo with a heavy hand for almost four decades. Despite the facade of multi-party elections instituted in the early 1990s, the government was largely dominated by President EYADEMA, whose Rally of the Togolese People (RPT) party has maintained power almost continually since 1967 and maintains a majority of seats in today's legislature. Upon EYADEMA's death in February 2005, the military installed the president's son, Faure GNASSINGBE, and then engineered his formal election two months later. Democratic gains since then allowed Togo to hold its first relatively free and fair legislative elections in October 2007. After years of political unrest and condemnation from international organizations for human rights abuses, Togo is finally being re-welcomed into the international community.

Total Area: 56,785 sq km

Land Area:54,385 sq km

Water Area:2,400 sq km

Land Boundries Total:1,880 km

Border Countries:Benin 651 km, Burkina Faso 131 km, Ghana 1,098 km

Coastline:56 km

Lowest Point:Atlantic Ocean 0 m

Highest Point:Mont Agou 986 m

Population:7351374

Population Growth Rate:2.71% (2014 est.)

Religion:Christian 29%, Muslim 20%, indigenous beliefs 51%

Literacy(%):0.604

Literacy(%) Male:0.741

Literacy(%) Female:48% (2011 est.)

Independence Day:27 April 1960 (from French-administered UN trusteeship)

National Holiday:Independence Day, 27 April (1960)

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