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Togolese Republic
Republique Togolaise
former: French Togoland
COMMUNICATIONS
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Telephones - main lines in use:
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25,000 (1997) |
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Telephones - mobile cellular:
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2,995 (1997) |
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Telephone system:
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general assessment: fair system based on a network of microwave radio relay routes supplemented by open-wire lines and a mobile cellular system
domestic: microwave radio relay and open-wire lines for conventional system; cellular system has capacity of 10,000 telephones international: satellite earth stations - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) and 1 Symphonie |
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Radio broadcast stations:
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AM 2, FM 9, shortwave 4 (1998) |
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Radios:
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940,000 (1997) |
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Television broadcast stations:
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3 (plus two repeaters) (1997) |
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Televisions:
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73,000 (1997) |
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Internet country code:
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.tg |
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Internet Service Providers (ISPs):
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3 (2001) |
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Internet users:
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50,000 (2002) |
TRANSPORTATION
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Railways:
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total: 525 km
narrow gauge: 525 km 1.000-m gauge (2002) |
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Highways:
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total: 7,520 km
paved: 2,376 km unpaved: 5,144 km (1996) |
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Waterways:
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50 km (Mono river) |
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Ports and harbors:
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Kpeme, Lome |
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Merchant marine:
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total: 2 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 3,918 GRT/3,852 DWT
ships by type: cargo 1, specialized tanker 1 note: includes a foreign-owned ship registered here as a flag of convenience: Greece 1 (2002 est.) |
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Airports:
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9 (2002) |
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Airports - with paved runways:
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total: 2
2,438 to 3,047 m: 2 (2002) |
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Airports - with unpaved runways:
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total: 7
914 to 1,523 m: 5 under 914 m: 2 (2002) |
MILITARY
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Military branches:
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Army, Navy, Air Force, Gendarmerie |
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Military manpower - availability:
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males age 15-49: 1,270,146 (2003 est.) |
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Military manpower - fit for military service:
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males age 15-49: 666,132 (2003 est.) |
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Military expenditures - dollar figure:
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$23.72 million (FY02) |
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Military expenditures - percent of GDP:
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1.8% (FY02) |
TRANSNATIONAL ISSUES
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Disputes - international:
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in 2001 Benin claimed Togo moved boundary monuments - joint commission presently resurveying the boundary |
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Illicit drugs:
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transit hub for Nigerian heroin and cocaine traffickers; money laundering not a significant problem |