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GovernmentCountry name
Conventional long form Togolese Republic
Conventional short form Togo Local long form Republique Togolaise Local short form None Former French Togoland Government type
Republic under transition to multiparty democratic rule Capital
Name Lome
Geographic coordinates 6 07 N, 1 13 E Time difference UTC 0 (5 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time) Administrative divisions
5 regions (regions, singular - region); Centrale, Kara, Maritime, Plateaux, Savanes Independence
27 April 1960 (from French-administered UN trusteeship) Constitution
Adopted by public referendum 27 September 1992 Legal system
Customary law system
International law organization participation
Accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations; non-party state to the ICCt Suffrage
18 years of age; universal
Executive branch
Chief of state
President Faure GNASSINGBE (since 4 May 2005); Head of government Prime Minister Kwesi AHOOMEY-ZUNU (since 23 July 2012) Cabinet Council of Ministers appointed by the president on the advice of the prime minister Elections President elected by popular vote for a five-year term (no term limits); election last held on 4 March 2010 (next to be held in 2015); prime minister appointed by the president Election results Faure GNASSINGBE reelected president; percent of vote - Faure GNASSINGBE 60.9%, Jean-Pierre FABRE 33.9%, Yawovi AGBOYIBO 3%, other 2.2% Legislative branch
Unicameral National Assembly (81 seats; members elected by popular vote to serve five-year terms) Elections Last held on 14 October 2007 (next to be held in October 2012) Election results Percent of vote by party - RPT 39.4%, UFC 37.0%, CAR 8.2%, independents 2.5%, other 12.9%; seats by party - RPT 50, UFC 27, CAR 4 Judicial branch
Constitutional Court; High Court of Justice; Supreme Court or Cour Supreme; Court of Appeals or Cour d'Appel; Court of Audits Political parties and leaders
Action Committee for Renewal or CAR [Yawovi AGBOYIBO]; Democratic Convention of African Peoples or CDPA; Democratic Party for Renewal or PDR; Juvento [Monsilia DJATO]; Movement of the Believers of Peace and Equality or MOCEP; National Alliance for Change or ANC [Jean-Pierre FABRE]; Pan-African Patriotic Convergence or CPP; Rally for the Support for Development and Democracy or RSDD [Harry OLYMPIO]; Rally of the Togolese People or RPT [Faure GNASSINGBE]; Socialist Pact for Renewal or PSR; Union for Democracy and Social Progress or UDPS [Gagou KOKOU]; Union of Forces for Change or UFC [Gilchrist OLYMPIO] Political pressure groups and leaders
NA
International organization participation
ACP, AfDB, AU, ECOWAS, Entente, FAO, FZ, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC, ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ITSO, ITU, ITUC, MIGA, NAM, OIC, OIF, OPCW, PCA, UN, UNAMID, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNMIL, UNOCI, UNSC (temporary), UNWTO, UPU, WADB (regional), WAEMU, WCO, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO Diplomatic representation in the us
Chief of mission
Ambassador Kadangha Limbiya BARIKI Chancery 2208 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20008 Telephone [1] (202) 234-4212FAX [1] (202) 232-3190 Diplomatic representation from the us
Chief of mission
Ambassador Patricia McMahon HAWKINS Embassy 4332 Blvd. Gnassingbe Eyadema, Cite OUA, Lome Mailing address B. P. 852, Lome; 2300 Lome Place, Washington, DC 20512-2300 Telephone [228] 261-5470FAX [228] 261-5501 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 Note Uses the popular Pan-African colors of Ethiopia National anthem
Name
"Salut a toi, pays de nos aieux" (Hail to Thee, Land of Our Forefathers) Lyrics/music Alex CASIMIR-DOSSEHNote Adopted 1960, restored 1992; this anthem was replaced by another during one-party rule between 1979 and 1992
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