Capital

Togo

name: Lome

geographic coordinates: 6 07 N, 1 13 E

time difference: UTC 0 (5 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)

etymology: Lome comes from "alotime" which in the native Ewe language means "among the alo plants"; alo trees dominated the city's original founding site

Albanien

name: Tirana (Tirane)

geographic coordinates: 41 19 N, 19 49 E

time difference: UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)

daylight saving time: +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October

etymology: the name Tirana first appears in a 1418 Venetian document; the origin of the name is unclear, but may derive from Tirkan Fortress, whose ruins survive on the slopes of Dajti mountain and which overlooks the city

Citizenship

Togo

citizenship by birth: no

citizenship by descent only: at least one parent must be a citizen of Togo

dual citizenship recognized: yes

residency requirement for naturalization: 5 years

Albanien

citizenship by birth: no

citizenship by descent only: at least one parent must be a citizen of Albania

dual citizenship recognized: yes

residency requirement for naturalization: 5 years

Legal system

Togo

customary law system

Albanien

civil law system except in the northern rural areas where customary law known as the "Code of Leke" is still present

Suffrage

Togo

18 years of age; universal

Albanien

18 years of age; universal

Area

Togo

total: 56,785 sq km

land: 54,385 sq km

water: 2,400 sq km

Albanien

total: 28,748 sq km

land: 27,398 sq km

water: 1,350 sq km

Land use

Togo

agricultural land: 67.4% (2018 est.)

arable land: 45.2% (2018 est.)

permanent crops: 3.8% (2018 est.)

permanent pasture: 18.4% (2018 est.)

forest: 4.9% (2018 est.)

other: 27.7% (2018 est.)

Albanien

agricultural land: 42.8% (2018 est.)

arable land: 22.3% (2018 est.)

permanent crops: 3% (2018 est.)

permanent pasture: 17.4% (2018 est.)

forest: 28.8% (2018 est.)

other: 28.2% (2018 est.)

Location

Togo

Western Africa, bordering the Bight of Benin, between Benin and Ghana

Albanien

Southeastern Europe, bordering the Adriatic Sea and Ionian Sea, between Greece to the south and Montenegro and Kosovo to the north

Age structure

Togo

0-14 years: 38.98% (male 1,720,743/female 1,672,286)

15-64 years: 56.76% (male 2,413,709/female 2,526,816)

65 years and over: 4.26% (2023 est.) (male 153,461/female 216,946)

Albanien

0-14 years: 17.9% (male 290,624/female 264,536)

15-64 years: 67.53% (male 1,030,436/female 1,064,217)

65 years and over: 14.57% (2023 est.) (male 207,960/female 243,848)

Birth rate

Togo

31.4 births/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Albanien

12.5 births/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Death rate

Togo

5.2 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Albanien

7.4 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Languages

Togo

French (official, the language of commerce), Ewe and Mina (the two major African languages in the south), Kabye (sometimes spelled Kabiye) and Dagomba (the two major African languages in the north)

Albanien

Albanian 98.8% (official - derived from Tosk dialect), Greek 0.5%, other 0.6% (including Macedonian, Romani, Vlach, Turkish, Italian, and Serbo-Croatian), unspecified 0.1% (2011 est.)

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Life expectancy at birth

Togo

total population: 71.7 years (2023 est.)

male: 69.1 years

female: 74.4 years

Albanien

total population: 79.7 years (2023 est.)

male: 77 years

female: 82.6 years

Major urban areas - population

Togo

1.982 million LOME (capital) (2023)

Albanien

520,000 TIRANA (capital) (2023)

Median age

Togo

total: 20.5 years (2023 est.)

male: 19.8 years

female: 21.3 years

Albanien

total: 35.8 years (2023 est.)

male: 34.3 years

female: 37.2 years

Mother's mean age at first birth

Togo

25 years (2017 est.)

note: data represents median age at first birth among women 25-29

Albanien

26.6 years (2020 est.)

Net migration rate

Togo

-1.8 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Albanien

-3.2 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Population distribution

Togo

one of the more densely populated African nations with most of the population residing in rural communities, density is highest in the south on or near the Atlantic coast as shown in this population distribution map

Albanien

a fairly even distribution, with somewhat higher concentrations of people in the western and central parts of the country

Population growth rate

Togo

2.45% (2023 est.)

Albanien

0.19% (2023 est.)

Total fertility rate

Togo

4.18 children born/woman (2023 est.)

Albanien

1.55 children born/woman (2023 est.)

Urbanization

Togo

urban population: 44.5% of total population (2023)

rate of urbanization: 3.6% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

Albanien

urban population: 64.6% of total population (2023)

rate of urbanization: 1.29% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

Education expenditures

Togo

4% of GDP (2020 est.)

Albanien

3.1% of GDP (2020 est.)

School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)

Togo

total: 13 years

male: 14 years

female: 12 years (2017)

Albanien

total: 14 years

male: 13 years

female: 15 years (2020)

Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)

Togo

-3.8% (of GDP) (2017 est.)

Albanien

-2% (of GDP) (2017 est.)

Industrial production growth rate

Togo

5.32% (2020 est.)

Albanien

16% (2021 est.)

Labor force

Togo

2.965 million (2021 est.)

Albanien

1.378 million (2021 est.)

Population below poverty line

Togo

55.1% (2015 est.)

Albanien

14.3% (2012 est.)

Unemployment rate

Togo

4% (2021 est.)

3.94% (2020 est.)

3.72% (2019 est.)

Albanien

11.82% (2021 est.)

13.33% (2020 est.)

11.47% (2019 est.)

note: these official rates may not include those working at near-subsistence farming

Public debt

Togo

75.7% of GDP (2017 est.)

81.6% of GDP (2016 est.)

Albanien

84.06% of GDP (2020 est.)

75.7% of GDP (2019 est.)

64.57% of GDP (2018 est.)

Inflation rate (consumer prices)

Togo

1.83% (2020 est.)

0.69% (2019 est.)

0.93% (2018 est.)

Albanien

2.04% (2021 est.)

1.62% (2020 est.)

1.41% (2019 est.)

Exports

Togo

$1.722 billion (2020 est.) note: data are in current year dollars

$1.665 billion (2019 est.) note: data are in current year dollars

$1.703 billion (2018 est.)

Albanien

$5.612 billion (2021 est.)

$3.461 billion (2020 est.)

$4.822 billion (2019 est.)

note: Data are in current year dollars and do not include illicit exports or re-exports.

Exports - partners

Togo

India 16%, Benin 15%, Burkina Faso 6%, France 6%, Morocco 5% (2019)

Albanien

Italy 45%, Spain 8%, Germany 6%, Greece 5%, France 4%, China 4% (2019)

Imports

Togo

$2.389 billion (2020 est.) note: data are in current year dollars

$2.261 billion (2019 est.) note: data are in current year dollars

$2.329 billion (2018 est.)

Albanien

$8.004 billion (2021 est.) note: data are in current year dollars

$5.671 billion (2020 est.) note: data are in current year dollars

$6.926 billion (2019 est.) note: data are in current year dollars

Imports - partners

Togo

China 18%, South Korea 13%, India 11%, Belgium 10%, Netherlands 8%, United States 5% (2019)

Albanien

Italy 28%, Greece 12%, China 11%, Turkey 9%, Germany 5% (2019)

Airports

Togo

8 (2021)

Albanien

3 (2021)

Broadband - fixed subscriptions

Togo

total: 52,706 (2020 est.)

subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 0.6 (2020 est.)

Albanien

total: 508,937 (2020 est.)

subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 18 (2020 est.)

Internet users

Togo

total: 3.01 million (2021 est.)

percent of population: 35% (2021 est.)

Albanien

total: 2.291 million (2021 est.)

percent of population: 79% (2021 est.)

Railways

Togo

total: 568 km (2014)

narrow gauge: 568 km (2014) 1.000-m gauge

Albanien

total: 424 km (2017)

2021-All the trains in the country suspended

Roadways

Togo

total: 9,951 km (2018)

paved: 1,794 km (2018)

unpaved: 8,157 km (2018)

urban: 1,783 km (2018)

Albanien

total: 3,945 km (2018)

Telephones - fixed lines

Togo

total subscriptions: 54,000 (2021 est.)

subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: (2021 est.) less than 1

Albanien

total subscriptions: 197,690 (2021 est.)

subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 7 (2021 est.)

Telephones - mobile cellular

Togo

total subscriptions: 6.3 million (2021 est.)

subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 72 (2021 est.)

Albanien

total subscriptions: 2,635,466 (2021 est.)

subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 92 (2021 est.)

Waterways

Togo

50 km (2011) (seasonally navigable by small craft on the Mono River depending on rainfall)

Albanien

41 km (2011) (on the Bojana River)

Disputes - international

Togo

Togo-Benin: in 2001, Benin claimed Togo moved boundary monuments - joint commission continues to resurvey the boundary; Benin’s and Togo’s Adjrala hydroelectric dam project on the Mona River, proposed in the 1990s, commenced in 2017 with funding from a Chinese bank

Togo-Burkina Faso: none identified

Togo-Ghana: none identified

Albanien

none identified