Politics
Chief of State: President Faure Gnassingbe
Head of Government: Kwesi Seleagodji Ahoomey-Zunu
Flag Symbolism: five equal horizontal bands of green (top and bottom) alternating with yellow; a white five-pointed star on a red square is in the upper hoist-side corner; the five horizontal stripes stand for the five different regions of the country; the red square is meant to express the loyalty and patriotism of the people; green symbolizes hope, fertility, and agriculture; yellow represents mineral wealth and faith that hard work and strength will bring prosperity; the star symbolizes life, purity, peace, dignity, and Togo's independence
National Symbols: The Flag National Anthem: "Salut A Toi, Pays De Nos Aieux" (Hail To Thee, Land Of Our Forefathers) |
Conventional Long Form Name of Country: Togolese Republic
Capital Cities: Lome Type Of Government: Republic under transition to multiparty democratic rule Date of Independence: 27 April 1960 National Holidays: Independence Day 27 April 1960 Executive Power Description: Council of Ministers appointed by the president on the advice of the prime minister Legislative: Unicameral National Assembly (91 seats; members elected by popular vote to serve five-year terms) Judicial: Highest Court(S): Supreme Court Or Cour Supreme (Organized Into The Criminal Chamber And The Administrative Chamber, Each With A Chamber President And Advisors); Constitutional Court (Consists Of 9 Judges Including The Court President) Suffrage: 18 years of age; universal Ambassador To United States: Ambassador Limbiye Edawa Kadangha Bariki Ambassador From United States: Ambassador Robert E. Whitehead Location of their Embassy: 2208 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20008 Location of Our Embassy: 4332 Blvd. Gnassingbe Eyadema, Cite OUA, Lome Location of Consulate: Lome their rep to the UN Disputes: in 2001, Benin claimed Togo moved boundary monuments - joint commission continues to resurvey the boundary; talks continue between Benin and Togo on funding the Adjrala hydroelectric dam on the Mona River Refugees and Country of Origin: 17,746 (Ghana) (2013) Internally Displaced Persons: Undetermined Stateless persons: Undetermined Human Trafficking: Undocumented and Unmonitored Illicit Drug trade: transit hub for Nigerian heroin and cocaine traffickers; money laundering not a significant problem |