Learn everything you need to know about Togo in under 2 minutes!
Est. Population:
7,756,937
Demonym:
Togolese
Religions:
Christian (46.0%)
Indigenous (37.9%)
Muslim (15.8%)
Atheist (0.4%)
Largest City:
Lomé (1,859,000)
Other Cities:
Kara (106,500)
Sokodé (103,300)
Region:
Western Africa
Bodies of Water:
Gulf of Guinea (South)
Total Area:
56,785 km2 (95.8% land, 4.2% water)
Total Land:
1,647 km
Total Coastline:
56 km
Climate
Tropical
Terrain:
Gently rolling savanna in the north
Central hills
Southern plateau
Highest Point
Mont Agou (986 m)
Lowest Point
Sea Level
Natural Disasters
Droughts
Type:
Presidential Republic
Head of State:
President Faure Gnassingbé
Head of Government:
Prime Minister Komi Klassou
Admin. Divisions
5 Regions
Independence:
27 April 1960 (from France)
Nat'l Symbol:
Kion
Nat'l Anthem:
Salut a toi, pays de nos aieux
GDP Per Capita
$1,500 (USD)
Currency
CFA (West African CFA Franc)
Exchange Rate
$1 (USD) = CFA (West African CFA Franc)560.82
Internet Code
.tg
Telephone Code
+228
No episodes yet!
Folk music is very popular in Togo.
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/to.html (Majority of information)
https://joshuaproject.net/countries/TO (Ethnic and religious data)
http://www.stat-togo.org/ (City population data)
Wolfram|Alpha (Currency exchange data)
Information accurate to best of ability as of 23 December 2016