| Capitale | nom: Lome coordonnées géographiques: 6 07 N, 1 13 E différence de temps: UTC 0 (5 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time) etymology: Lome comes from "alotime" which in the native Ewe language means "among the alo plants"; alo trees dominated the city's original founding site |
| Fête de l'Indépendance | 27 Avril 1960 (from French-administered UN trusteeship) |
| Fête nationale | Jour De l'Indépendance, 27 Avril (1960) |
| Constitution | history: several previous; latest adopted 27 Septembre 1992, effective 14 Octobre 1992 amendments: proposed by the president of the republic or supported by at least one fifth of the National Assembly membership; passage requires four-fifths majority vote by the Assembly; a referendum is required if approved by only two-thirds majority of the Assembly or if requested by the president; constitutional articles on the republican and secular form of government cannot be amended; amended 2002, 2007, 2019 when the National Assembly unanimously approved a package of amendments, including setting presidential term limits of two 5-year mandates (2019) |
| Suffrage - Age minimum de l'électeur | 18 ans; universal |
| Pouvoir exécutif | chef d'état (Président): Président Faure GNASSINGBE (depuis 4 May 2005) chef de gouvernement (1er ministre): Acting Prime Minister Komi KLASSOU (depuis 5 June 2015) cabinet: Council of Ministers appointed by the president on the advice of the prime minister elections/appointments: president directly elected by simple majority popular vote for a 5-year term (no term limits); election last held on 25 April 2015 (next to be held in 2020); prime minister appointed by the president election results: Faure GNASSINGBE reelected president; percent of vote - Faure GNASSINGBE (UNIR) 58.8%, Jean-Pierre FABRE (ANC) 35.2%, Tchaboure GOGUE (ADDI) 4%, other 2% |
Source: CIA World Factbook - Version du décembre 31, 2019
