capital: Lome
population: 5,681,519
language: French (official and 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)
people: native African (37 tribes; largest and most important are Ewe, Mina, and Kabre) 99%, European and Syrian-Lebanese less than 1%
religion: indigenous beliefs 51%, Christian 29%, Muslim 20%
government: republic under transition to multiparty democratic rule |
