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| Country name |
conventional long form: togolese republic conventional short form: togo local short form: none former: french togoland local long form: republique togolaise |
| Government type | republic under transition to multiparty democratic rule |
| Capital | Lome |
| Administrative divisions | 5 regions (regions, singular - region); Kara, Plateaux, Savanes, Centrale, Maritime |
| Independence | 27 April 1960 (from French-administered UN trusteeship) |
| National holiday | Independence Day, 27 April (1960) |
| Constitution | multiparty draft constitution approved by High Council of the Republic 1 July 1992; adopted by public referendum 27 September 1992 |
| Legal system | French-based court system |
| Suffrage | NA years of age; universal adult |
| Executive branch |
chief of state: president gen. gnassingbe eyadema (since 14 april 1967) head of government: prime minister koffi sama (since 29 june 2002) cabinet: council of ministers appointed by the president and the prime minister elections: president elected by popular vote for a five-year term; election last held 1 june 2003 (next to be held na june 2008); prime minister appointed by the president election results: gnassingbe eyadema reelected president; percent of vote - gnassingbe eyadema 57.2%, emmanuel akitani bob 34.1%, yawovi agboyibo 5.2%, maurice dahuku pere 2.3%, edem kodjo 1.0% |
| Legislative branch | unicameral National Assembly (81 seats; members are elected by popular vote to serve five-year terms)
elections: last held 27 october 2002 (next na 2007) note: two opposition parties boycotted the election, the union of the forces for change, and the action committee for renewal election results: percent of vote by party - na; seats by party - rpt 72, rsdd 3, udps 2, juvento 2, mocep 1, independents 1 |
| Judicial branch | Court of Appeal or Cour d'Appel; Supreme Court or Cour Supreme |
| Political parties and leaders | Juvento [Monsilia DJATO]; Movement of the Believers of Peace and Equality or MOCEP [leader NA]; Rally for the Support for Development and Democracy or RSDD [Harryy OLYMPIO]; Rally of the Togolese People or RPT [President Gnassingbe EYADEMA]; Union for Democracy and Social Progress or UDPS [Gagou KOKOU] note: rally of the togolese people or rpt, led by president eyadema, was the only party until the formation of multiple parties was legalized 12 april 1991 |
| Political pressure groups and leaders | NA |
| International organization participation | ACCT, ACP, AfDB, AU, ECOWAS, Entente, FAO, FZ, G-77, IBRD, ICAO, ICC, ICFTU, ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, ITU, MICAH, NAM, OIC, OPCW, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNMIL, UPU, WADB (regional), WAEMU, WCL, WCO, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WToO, WTrO |
| Diplomatic representation in the US |
chief of mission: ambassador akoussoulelou bodjona FAX: [1] (202) 232-3190 telephone: [1] (202) 234-4212 chancery: 2208 massachusetts avenue nw, washington, dc 20008 |
| Diplomatic representation from the US |
chief of mission: ambassador gregory engle embassy: angle rue kouenou and rue 15 beniglato, lome mailing address: b. p. 852, lome telephone: [228] 221 29 91 through 221 29 94 FAX: [228] 221 79 52 |
| Flag description | five equal horizontal bands of green (top and bottom) alternating with yellow; there is a white five-pointed star on a red square in the upper hoist-side corner; uses the popular pan-African colors of Ethiopia |
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