Togo Country Info - Africa

Description and Basic Information

Togo with its capital Lomé is located in Africa (Western Africa, bordering the Bight of Benin). It covers some 56,786 square kilometres (slightly smaller than West Virginia) with 5,858,000 citizens. French, Ewe and Hausa are the languages used by people in Togo (consider regional differences). Benin, Ghana and Burkina Faso are bordering countries.

Togo is a narrow country in West Africa, sandwiched between Ghana on the west and Benin on the east, with a small border with Burkina Faso to the north, and a 56km coastline on the Atlantic Ocean to the south. Togo is a charming country, but most of the charm comes from the charming people; this is a small country with a small number of small attractions. Lomé's markets, both general and voodoo, are the most popular stop in the country along the road between Ghana and Benin. Togo's few parks/reserves are relatively rarely visited, but if you manage to make it out there on a safari, Fazao Mafakassa National Park in the center-west of the country is quite beautiful.

Pictures from Capital (Lomé)

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About Togo

The topography featuresgently rolling savanna in north with central hills, southern plateau and low coastal plain with extensive lagoons and marshes. The average density of population is about 103 per km². The climate in Togo can be described as tropical with hot, humid in south, semiarid in north. Potential natural disasters are hot, dry harmattan wind can reduce visibility in north during winter or periodic droughts.

To reach someone in Togo dial +228 prior to a number. There are 178,700 installed telephones. And there are 2,187,000 registered mobile phones. The cellular networks operate on frequencies of 900 Mhz. Websites typically end with the top level domain ".tg". If you want to bring electric appliances (e.g. battery charger), keep in mind the local 220V - 50Hz. The following list are the 5 regions/states in Togo we know off.

Demographic Statistics

In the year 2010, the total Togolese population grew at a rate of 2.74% (or by 169,938 citizens). With 54,683 deaths and 224,620 babies born, the natural increase rate lies at 2.74%. 0 persons more in total immigrated to the country than emmigrated.

An overview of age distribution in Togo: Each pair of bars represents a single age group (male/female). Each group is spanning 5 years. E.g. 0 to 5 years, 5 to 10 etc. and group "0 to 5" being at the left end and "100 +" at the right end of the chart.

Based on content from wikitravel.org. The original article can be found here based on the work of these users.
Geographic information is based on the data provided by geonames.org, CIA factsbook and Unesco.