 Togo
Facts and Figures
Source: CIA World Factbook |
| Coordinates |
8 00 N, 1 10 E |
| Area |
total: 56,785 sq km land: 54,385 sq km water: 2,400 sq km |
| Climate |
tropical; hot, humid in south; semiarid in north |
| Terrain |
gently rolling savanna in north; central hills; southern plateau; low coastal plain with extensive lagoons and marshes |
| Population |
5,701,579 note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality and death rates, lower population and growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2007 est.) |
| Languages |
French (official and the language of commerce), Ewe and Mina (the two major African languages in the south), Kabye (sometimes spelled Kabiye) and Dagomba (the two major African languages in the north) |
| Imports |
machinery and equipment, foodstuffs, petroleum products |
| Exports |
reexports, cotton, phosphates, coffee, cocoa |
| Hazards |
hot, dry harmattan wind can reduce visibility in north during winter; periodic droughts |
| Resources |
phosphates, limestone, marble, arable land |
| Geography |
the country's length allows it to stretch through six distinct geographic regions; climate varies from tropical to savanna |
| Nationality |
noun: Togolese (singular and plural) adjective: Togolese |
| Capital |
name: Lome geographic coordinates: 6 08 N, 1 13 E time difference: UTC 0 (5 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time) |
| Internet Country Code |
.tg |
| Internet Users |
300,000 (2005) |
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