| 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) |