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Togo

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Capital
Lomé
Population
7,797,694
Area
56,785 km2
Climate
Tropical
Government
Presidential republic
Currency
West African CFA franc
Languages
French, Ewe and Mina, Kabye and Dagomba
Sells
gold, refined petroleum, soybeans, phosphates
Sells to
UAE 40%, India 13%, Angola 13%
Land borders
3: Burkina Faso, Benin, Ghana
Drives on the
right
Calling code
+228
Founded
1960
Hemisphere
Northern

Where it is

Languages

Share of the population that speaks each. Click one to see every country that speaks it.

Frenchofficial

Largest cities

Lomé  capital 2,188,376
Sokodé 117,811
Kara 104,207
Atakpamé 80,683
Kpalimé 75,084

Climate and geography

tropical; hot, humid in south; semiarid in north

Climate zone

Highest point

Landmarks and landscapes

Northern hemisphere.

Figures from its history

Gnassingbe Eyadema
Gnassingbe Eyadema President, 1967-2005 Gnassingbé Eyadéma was a Togolese military officer and politician who served as the third president of Togo from 1967 until his death in 2005, after which he was immediately succeeded by his son, Faure Gnassingbé.