Country:

Togo

Capital City:

Lomé

Population:

8 million

Life expectancy:

male 63.1 years, female 68.6 years

Population with improved drinking water:

urban 91.4%, rural 44.2%

Population with improved sanitation:

11.6%

Percentage of children under the age of 5 underweight:

16.1%

Literacy Rate:

male 77.3%, female 51.2%

Child Labour:

27%

Religion:

Christian 43.7%, folk 35.6%, Muslim 14%, Hindu <.1%, Buddhist <.1%, Jewish <.1%, other .5%, none 6.2% (2010)

Percentage living below the poverty line:

55.1%

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