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Country Profile : Togo 1991 eurostat Country profile Statistisches Bundesamt Togo 1991 eurostat Country profile Statistisches Bundesamt Togo 1991 * * * * * * *** Cataloguing data can be found at the end of this publication. STATISTISCHES BUNDESAMT Gustav Stresemann-Ring 11, D-6200 Wiesbaden and EUROSTAT, STATISTICAL OFFICE OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES Plateau de Kirchberg, L-2920 Luxembourg Edited by: Statistisches Bundesamt The French version of this publication is available from the Office for Official Publications of the European Communities. The German version of this publication may be obtained from the publisher, Verlag Metzler- Poeschel, Stuttgart. Delivery: Hermann Leins GmbH & Co KG, Holzwiesenstrasse 2, D-W-7408 Kusterdingen. Fax: 49/70 71/336 53. Luxembourg: Office for Official Publications of the European Communities, 1991 ISBN 92-826-2727-6 Catalogue number: CA-70-91-613-EN-C © ECSC-EEC-EAEC, Brussels · Luxembourg, 1991 Printed in Belgium CONTENTS Page General Abbreviations 5 The ECU and Official Exchange Rates of Important Currencies 6 List of Tables 7 List of Diagrams 9 Foreword 11 General Preface 12 Maps 13 1 General Data 16 2 Geographical Location and Climate 22 3 Population 24 4 Health 34 5 Education 40 6 Economic Overview 47 7 Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries 51 8 Industry 65 9 External Trade 76 10 Transportand Communications 86 11 Tourism 93 12 Money and Finance 97 13 Public Finance 101 14 Employment 108 15 Wages and Salaries 113 StBA/Eurostat, Togo 1991 Page 16 Prices 119 17 National Accounts 125 18 Balance of Payments 131 19 Foreign Debt 134 20 Development Planning 138 21 Foreign Investment 142 22 Foreign Aid 147 Bibliography 155 List of Addresses 159 EXPLANATION OF SYMBOLS 0 = Less than half of 1 at the last occupied digit, but more than nil - = Magnitude zero ! = General break in the series affecting comparison over time . = Figure unknown χ = Available information ist not meaningful StBA/Eurostat, Togo 1991 GENERAL ABBREVIATIONS*) <J ­ gram h = hour ky = k i logram kW = kilowatt (IO3 watt) dt = quintal (100 kg) kWh = kilowatt hour t = ton (1 000 kg) MW = megawatt (IO6 watt) IIII) = millimetre GW = gigawatt (IO9 watt) cm = centimetre MWh = megawatt hour m ­ metre GWh = gigawatt hour km = kilometre = piece 2 p. m = square metre Ρ = pair 2 lia = hectare (10 000 m ) Mill , = million 2 km = square k i lometre bn. = bi11 ion 1 ­ litre BY » beginning of year hl = hectolitre (100 1) 3 MY = mmid­year nr ­ cubic metre YE = yearend t km = tonki lometre ΥΛ ­ year average GRT = gross registered ton Qrt = quarter NR 1 = net registered ton IIY ■ half­year = tdw tons deadweight A ­ average (t = 1 016.05 kg) HA = monthly average CFA fr .= CFA franc cif = Cost, insurance,freight US$ = US dollar included ECU = european currency unit fob = free on board SDR ■> special drawing rights SELECTED INTERNATIONAL WEIGHTS AND MEASURES 1 inch (in) = 2.540 cm 1 imperial gallon (imp. gal.) = 4.546 1 foot (ft) = 0.305 m 1 barrel (bl.) = 158.983 1 yard (yd) = 0.914 m 1 ounce (oz) = 28.350 1 mile (mi) = 1.609 km 1 troy ounce (troy oz) = 31.103 2 1 acre (ac) = 4 047 m 1 pound (lb) = 453.592 3 3 1 cubic foot (ft ) = 28.317 dm 1 short ton (sh t) = 0.907 1 gallon (gal.) = 3.785 1 1 long ton (1 t) = 1.016 *) Special abbreviations are to be found in the respective sections. With only few exceptions, provisional, revised and estimated figures are not marked as such. Individual entries may not add up to total because of rounding. 1) See also page 6 (The ECU and Official Exchange Rates of Important Currencies). StBA/Eurostat, Togo 1991 THE ECU AND OFFICIAL EXCHANGE RATES OF IMPORTANT CURRENCIES*) Exchange rates for 1 ECU bfr/ Year CFA-Franc lfr dkr DM FF Dr 1r£ Lit Ml Esc Pta £ US-S SDR 1980 293.4480 40.5980 7.82736 2.52421 5.86896 59.4178 0.675997 1 189.21 2.76027 69.5522 99.7017 0.598488 1.39233 1.06447 1981 301.9965 41.2947 7.92256 2.51390 6.03993 61.6230 0.691021 1 263.18 2.77511 68.4948 102.676 0.553111 1.11645 0.94548 1982 321.5585 44.7116 8.15687 2.37599 6.43117 65.3419 0.689605 1 323.78 2.61391 78.0066 107.558 0.560455 0.97971 0.88448 1983 338.5390 45.4380 8.13189 2.27053 6.77078 78.0884 0.714956 1 349.92 2.53720 98.6886 127.503 0.587014 0.89022 0.83253 1984 343.5830 45.4421 8.14648 2.23811 6.87166 88.4154 0.725942 1 361.38 2.52335 115.680 126.569 0.590626 0.78903 0.76777 1985 339.7515 44.9137 8.01877 2.22632 6.79503 105.739 0.715168 1 447.99 2.51101 130.252 129.135 0.588977 0.76309 0.74904 1986 339.9880 43.7979 7.93565 2.12819 6.79976 137.425 0.733526 1 461.88 2.40090 147.088 137.456 0.671543 0.98417 0.83756 1987 346.4550 43.0410 7.88472 2.07153 6.92910 156.268 0.775448 1 494.91 2.33418 162.616 142.165 0.704571 1.15444 0.89214 1988 351.8220 43.4285 7.95152 2.07440 7.03644 167.576 0.775672 1 537.33 2.33479 170.059 137.601 0.664434 1.18248 0.87988 1989 351.1935 43.3806 8.04929 2.07015 7.02387 178.840 0.776818 1 510.47 2.33526 173.413 130.406 0.673302 1.10175 0.85956 19901) 345.5475 42.4466 7.84132 2.04823 6.91095 197.282 0.767302 1 510.29 2.30674 180.575 129.491 0.724338 1.22087 0.93036 July 1990 346.8820 42.5737 7.87182 2.06814 6.93764 202.535 0.771197 1 515.26 2.33019 181.655 126.813 0.698131 1.26158 0.90702 19902' 345.5870 42.4482 7.85703 2.05077 6.91174 198.273 0.768132 1 516.81 2.31080 181.050 129.352 0.718265 1.24288 Oct. 1990 344.6270 42.4108 7.86680 2.05889 6.89254 202.776 0.767103 1 541.28 2.32151 183.201 129.009 0.701785 1.31374 *1 ' Annual averages of the dally rates. 1) January to July average. - 2) January to October average. Sources: 1980 - July 1990 : Commission of the European Communities. Jan. - Oct. 1990 : Conmisslon of the European Communities, Dep. IX. The conversions in the report from US-$ into ECU were done by using the rates of exchange published by the Commission of the European Communities. LIST OF TABLES Page 1 General Data 1.1 Basic Data 16 1.2 Important Economic and Social Indicators of African Countries 18 2 Geographical Location and Climate 2.1 Climate 23 3 Population 3.1 Population Growth and Density 24 3.2 Population Projections by the United Nations and the World Bank 26 3.3 Fertility, Mortality and Population Growth 28 3.4 Population by Age and Sex 30 3.5 Area, Population and Population Density by Region and Prefecture 31 3.6 Urban and Rural Population 32 3.7 Population by Selected Cities 33 4 Health 4.1 Registered Diseases 36 4.2 Vaccinations for Infants and Pregnant Woman 37 4.3 Medical Facilities 38 4.4 Doctors, Dentists and Other Medical Personal 38 4.5 Regional Disparities in Medical Care and in the Health of the Population 1986 39 5 Education 5.1 Illiteracy 41 5.2 Schools and Other Educational Establishments 42 5.3 Pupils and Students 42 5.4 Teachers 43 5.5 Pupil-Teacher Ratios 44 5.6 Regional and Sex-specific Disparities in the Education System 1986/87 44 7 Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries 7.1 Land Use 54 7.2 Use of Commercial Fertilisers 54 7.3 Agricultural Production and Producer Prices for Selected Basic Foodcrops 57 7.4 Agricultural Production and Producer Prices for Selected Export Crops 60 7.5 Livestock 61 7.6 Slaughterings 61 7.7 Quantities of Selected Animal Products ; 62 7.8 Felled Deciduous Timber 63 7.9 Quantities of Fish Caught 63 StBA/Eurostat, Togo 1991 Page 8 Industry 8.1 Installed Capacity of Power Stations 66 8.2 Electricity Production and Imports 67 8.3 Electricity Consumption 67 8.4 Industrial Net Value Added by Productive Sector 73 9 External Trade 9.1 Important Exports and Product Groups 77 9.2 Value, Quantity and Value Per Unit of Togo's Most Important Exports 78 9.3 Exports to Main Recipient Countries 79 9.4 Important Imports and Product Groups 81 9.5 Togo's Imports by Product Groups 82 9.6 Imports by Main Country of Origin 83 10 Transport and Communications 10.1 Goods and Passengers Carried by Rail 87 10.2 Road Lengths by Type of Road 88 10.3 Number of Vehicles and Car Density 88 10.4 Sea-transport Data for the Port of Lomé 90 10.5 International Goods and Passengers Carried by Air Togo 90 10.6 Air Transport Data for Tokoin Airport, Lomé 92 11 Tourism 11.1 Foreign Visitors by Selected Continents and Countries of Origin 94 11.2 Data on the Hotel Trade and Foreign Exchange Earned 94 12 Money and Finance 12.1 Official Exchange Rates 98 12.2 Gold and Foreign Currency Reserves 99 12.3 Data on Selected Financial Indicators 99 13 Public Finance 13.1 Central Government Budget 102 13.2 Budget Revenue of the Central Government 105 13.3 Budget Expenditure of the Central Government 106 14 Employment 14.1 Economically Active Population in Relation to the Total Population .
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