Land area

56,785 sq km

Population

6.62m (IMF mid-2009 estimate)

Main towns

Population ('000; 2009 estimates)

Lomé (capital): 1,565

Sokodé: 113

Kara: 108

Kpalimé: 78

Atakpamé: 80

Climate

Tropical, drier in the north

Weather in Lomé

Average temperature 27°C; average monthly rainfall 65 mm

Languages

French, Ewe, Kabye and others

Measures

Metric system

Currency

CFA franc (CFAfr; CFA stands for Communauté financiere africaine); tied to the euro at a fixed exchange rate of CFAfr655.957:EUR1

Time

GMT

Public holidays

Fixed: January 1st; January 13th (National Liberation Day); January 24th (Victory Day); April 27th (Independence Day); May 1st (Labour Day); August 15th (Assumption); September 24th (anniversary of a failed attack by Togolese dissidents on Lomé in 1986); November 1st (All Saints' Day); December 25th

Variable (according to the Christian and Muslim calendars): Id al-Fitr; Id al-Adha; Prophet's Birthday; Easter Monday; Ascension Day; Whit Monday