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Transnational_issues of Togo

Disputes - international:in 2001, Benin claimed Togo moved boundary monuments - joint commission continues to resurvey the boundary; in 2006 14,000 Togolese refugees remain in Benin and Ghana out of the 40,000 who fled there in 2005
Refugees and internally displaced persons:refugees (country of origin): 8,000 (Ghana)
IDPs: 1,500 (2006)
Illicit drugs:transit hub for Nigerian heroin and cocaine traffickers; money laundering not a significant problem

Togo Quickstats

  • Population: 5,701,579
  • Area: 56,785 sq km
  • Density: 108 /km² (93rd²)
  • GDP (total): $8.945 billion (144th¹)
  • GDP (per capita): $1,700 (193rd¹)
  • Literacy: 60.9%

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  • Currency: CFA franc (XOF)
  • Dial code: +228

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