Vital Statistics
Areal extent: 56,790 sq.km.~
Population (1998): 4,434,000**
Population density: 78 per sq. km.
Urban population (1980/1997): 27/54*
Population growth (1990-1997): 2.7% p.a.*
Life expectancy males/females (1996): 49/52*
Fertility rate (1980/1996): 6.6/6.2*
Capital: Lomé
Largest city/population (1992): Lomé/600,000~
Gross National Product (1997): $1.4 billions*
GNP per capita 1997): $330 (WB*)
* = World Bank 1999
** World Resources Institute
~ = Instituto del Tercer Mundo 1997
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