People (Togo)
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     Population:
         3,958,863 (July 1992), growth rate 3.6% (1992)
     Birth rate:
         48 births/1,000 population (1992)
     Death rate:
         12 deaths/1,000 population (1992)
     Net migration rate:
         0 migrants/1,000 population (1992)
     Infant mortality rate:
         94 deaths/1,000 live births (1992)
     Life expectancy at birth:
         54 years male, 58 years female (1992)
     Total fertility rate:
         7.0 children born/woman (1992)
     Nationality:
         noun - Togolese (singular and plural); adjective - Togolese
     Ethnic divisions:
         37 tribes; largest and most important are Ewe, Mina, and Kabye; under 1%
         European and Syrian-Lebanese
     Religions:
         indigenous beliefs about 70%, Christian 20%, Muslim 10%
     Languages:
         French, both official and language of commerce; major African languages are
         Ewe and Mina in the south and Dagomba and Kabye in the north
     Literacy:
         43% (male 56%, female 31%) age 15 and over can read and write (1990 est.)
     Labor force:
         NA; agriculture 78%, industry 22%; about 88,600 wage earners, evenly divided
         between public and private sectors; 50% of population of working age (1985)
     Organized labor:
         Federation of Togolese Workers (CNTT) was only legal labor union until
         Spring 1991; at least two more groups established since then: Labor
         Federation of Togolese Workers (CSTT) and the National Union of Independent
         Syndicates (UNSIT), each with 10-12 member unions; four other civil service
         unions have formed a loose coalition known as the Autonomous Syndicates of
         Togo (CTSA)