TOGO
GENERAL STATISTICS

Population:
5,081,413 (January 2000 est.) 
Ethnic groups:
Native African (37 tribes; largest and most important are Ewe, Mina, and Kabre) 99%, European and Syrian-Lebanese less than 1% 
Religions:
Indigenous beliefs 70%, Christian 20%, Muslim 10% 
Languages:
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)

ROMAN CATHOLIC WORKFORCE

Bishops: 7
Diocesan Priests: 234
Religious Priests: 109
Professed Religious men (not Priests): 177
Professed Religious women: 591
Members of Secular Institute (Men): 1
Members of Secular Institute (Women): 4
Lay Missionaries: 8
Catechists: 4,120

(As at 31 December, 1997)