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Togo

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People are called
Togolese
Driving side
Right
Calling code
+228
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

WHAT PEOPLE ARE CALLED

Togolese

These are English demonyms for people from Togo. A demonym describes a connection to a place; it does not mean everyone shares an ethnicity, language or religion.

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SAME LAND, DIFFERENT WORLDS

Civilizations, flags & standards

Modern borders are a starting point for exploring the past. These cultures and states occupied some of the same land; they were not the same country. Dates describe each civilization or state as a whole, not continuous rule over every place listed.

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Turning points

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Religion: state & society

An official religion is a legal status. The largest religious group is a population measure. Neither describes every person's beliefs.

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BEYOND THE MAP

Togo in the study desk

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Where it is

Languages

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

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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.