_#_Capital: Lome
_#_Administrative divisions: 21 circumscriptions (circonscriptions, singular—circonscription); Amlame (Amou), Aneho (Lacs), Atakpame (Ogou), Badou (Wawa), Bafilo (Assoli), Bassar (Bassari), Dapaong (Tone), Kante (Keran), Klouto (Kloto), Kpagouda (Binah), Lama-Kara (Kozah), Lome (Golfe), Mango (Oti), Niamtougou (Doufelgou), Notse (Haho), Sotouboua, Tabligbo (Yoto), Tchamba, Tchaoudjo, Tsevie (Zio), Vogan (Vo); note—the 21 units may now be called prefectures (prefectures, singular—prefecture) and reported name changes for individual units are included in parentheses
_#_Independence: 27 April 1960 (from UN trusteeship under French administration, formerly French Togo)
_#_Constitution: 30 December 1979, effective 13 January 1980
_#_Legal system: French-based court system
_#_National holiday: Liberation Day (anniversary of coup), 13 January (1967)
_#_Executive branch: president, Council of Ministers (cabinet)
_#_Legislative branch: unicameral National Assembly (Assemblee Nationale)
_#_Judicial branch: Court of Appeal (Cour d'Appel), Supreme Court (Cour Supreme)
_#_Leaders: