Togo
Population
6,100,000 peopleCapital
LoméCurrency
West African CFA francLanguages spoken in Togo
FrenchMap of Togo
Area in square kilometers
56,785 km2Gross domestic product per capita
$ 1,700
Togo is bracing for even more severe flood damage in 2009,
disaster relief officials in the country told IRIN.
* May 1
the north Togo is bound by Burkina Faso.
In the north the land is characterized by a gently rolling savanna in
contrast to the center of the country, which is characterized by
hills
Togo is a member of the Organization for the Harmonization of Business
Law in Africa (OHADA).
Geography
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Main article: Geography of Togo
Togo is a small, narrow West African nation
Togolese fled to neighbouring countries.
Economy
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Main article: Economy of Togo
Togo's small sub-Saharan economy is heavily dependent on both
commercial and subsistence agriculture, which provides employment for
Togo (officially the Togolese Republic) is a country in West Africa
bordering Ghana to the west, Benin to the east and Burkina Faso to the
north. It extends south to the Gulf of Guinea, on which the capital
Lomé is located
Togo's size is just less than 57,000 square kilometres (22,000 sq mi).
It has a population of more than 6,100,000 people, which is dependent
mainly on agriculture. The mild weather makes for good growing
seasons. Togo is a sub-tropical, sub-Saharan nation.
Togoland voted to join the Gold Coast as part of the new independent
nation of Ghana, and French Togoland became an autonomous republic
within the French Union. Independence came in 1960 under Sylvanus
Olympio. Sylvanus Olympio was assassinated in a military coup on 13
Togo (officially the Togolese Republic) is a country in West
Africa bordering Ghana to the west, Benin to the east and Burkina
Faso to the north. It extends south to the Gulf of ...
* U.S
In the south of Togo is a narrow, low-lying coastal belt containing a
series of inland lagoons. To the north lies a plateau region that
increases in elevation from about 60 m (about 200 ft) in the south to
The climate of Togo is tropical. Average annual temperatures range
from 27°C (81°F) at the coast to 30°C (86°F) in the north. The south
has two rainy seasons, from March to July and from October to
an important part of the economy and Togo is one of the top-ten world
producers. High quality marble is also mined at a quarry near
Gnaoulou, and it can be seen in many of the hotels in Lome. The most
For many years, Togo was one of West Africas top spots for travelers.
Lake Togo is the center of Togos voodoo cult. Togos diverse cultural
composition has given rise to rich panoply of traditional practices.
Lomé, the capital of Togo, is important as a city for exporting of
goods. It is located in the southwestern part of the country on the
Gulf of Guinea (Atlantic Ocean). It was the capital of the colony of
German Togoland in 1897
Eyadema, whose Rally of the Togolese People (RPT) party has maintained
power almost continually since 1967. In addition, Togo has come under
fire from international organizations for human rights abuses and is
plagued by political unrest. Most bilateral and multilateral aid to
Togo remains frozen.
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 often more expensive than flying to Accra in neighboring Ghana.
Comfortable, air-conditioned, and reasonably priced busses leave Accra
for the border at Aflao. At Aflao, travellers must walk across the
border into Lome and find their own transport inside Togo.
From south to north, Togo is made up of five successive geographic
regions. In the extreme south is a narrow sandy coastal strip (c.30
mi/50 km long), which is fringed by lagoons and creeks. A region (c.50
Togo is comprised of more than 35 ethnolinguistic groups, including
the Ewe and the Mina in the south and various Voltaic-speaking
peoples, the largest of which is the Kabre, in the north. Some 50% of
Togoland German protectorate, which was occupied by British and French
forces in 1914. In 1922 the League of Nations assigned eastern
Togoland to France and the western portion to Britain. In 1946 the
British and French governments placed the territories under UN
trusteeship
of languages listed for Togo is 39. Of those, all are living
languages.
Living languages
Adangbe
2,000 in Togo (2002 SIL). Border area of Togo and Ghana directly
east of Ho, Ghana
national political dialogue now in Togo, which is aimed at finding a
lasting solution to past 15 years instability suffered by the
Togolese, is another encouraging sign given that the fight against
impunity is one of the key talking points on this agenda.
Togo has attended the Assembly of States Parties to the Rome Statute
of the ICC in The Hague as observers. With the recent appointment of
Edem Kodjo a well-known international diplomat and human rights
Togo has not yet signed or ratified the Rome Statute of the
International Criminal Court (ICC). However, there have been some
recent optimistic signs that the Togolese Government might be willing
to accede to the Rome Statute soon
Togo's first democratically elected president, Sylvano Olympius, was
overthrown in 1963. He was shot and killed by Sgt. Etienne Eyadema
while he attempted to scale the walls of the American Embassy to seek
asylum. The government of Nicolas Grunitzky was overthrown in a
Togo, twice the size of Maryland, is on the south coast of West Africa
bordering on Ghana to the west, Burkina Faso to the north, and Benin
to the east. The Gulf of Guinea coastline, only 32 mi long (51 km), is
low and sandy
The brother of Togo's president denies accusations he was part of
a coup plot, after a shootout at his house.
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Togo leader's brother is arrested
15 April 2009 5:01PM
The brother of Togo's president is arrested as he tries to seek
asylum in the US embassy.
exotic markets and friendly people, Togo was overwhelmed by riots and
human-rights abuses in the 1990s. Sadly the saga continues. When the
despotic president Gnassingbé Eyadéma died in February 2005, and his
son Faure Gnassingbé seized power, hundreds were killed in street
The international time zone for Togo is GMT and the international
dialling code is +228. The principal airlines which fly to the
international airport at Lome are Air Afrique, Air France, SABENA and
KLM as well as several regional airlines. As at January 1996 visas are
Togo is an independent republic which lies on the Gulf of Guinea
between Ghana and Benin and forms part of the West African Region. The
capital city is Lomé. Other major towns are Atakpame, Sokode and Kara.
The official language is French
"Bâtir Le Togo", in English BUILD TOGO, is a organization created by
members of the various student organizations and human rights advocacy
groups that shaked the dictatorship in place in Togo, in the early
nineties, and that set in motion the course of democratization in the
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Togoland, of which modern Togo was formerly a part, was colonised by
the Germans in 1894. The German occupation has been ended by a joint
Anglo-French force early in the First World War. In 1960 French
Togoland became Togo.
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Flag of Togo is five equal horizontal bands of green - top and bottom - alternating with yellow; there is a white five-pointed star on a red square in the upper hoist-side corner.
PROFILE
OFFICIAL NAME:
Togolese Republic
Germany's only self-supporting colony, Togoland was known as its model
possession. In 1914, Togoland was invaded by French and British forces
and fell after brief resistance. Following the war, Togoland became a
League of Nations mandate divided for administrative purposes between
Togo is bounded by Ghana, Burkina Faso, Benin, and the Gulf of Guinea.
It stretches 579 kilometers (360 mi.) north from the gulf and is only
160 kilometers (100 mi.) wide at the broadest point. The country
Authorities in Togo say the president's brother is being well treated
during his detention in connection with an alleged plot to take power
in a military coup.
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Togo is an independent republic which lies on the Gulf of Guinea
between Ghana and Benin and forms part of the West African Region.
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Togo's authorities have put on display an arms cache said to have been
part of a coup plot, which was allegedly found at the president's
brother's house.
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The report states that Togo's economy is mainly dependent on
agriculture. Togo imports food, petroleum products, textiles and
clothing, and exports phosphates, cotton, coffee and cocoa. Re-exports
represent over a quarter of the total of goods exported by Togo.
Togo is a founding member of the West African Economic and Monetary
Union (WAEMU). This Organization's aim is to create an economic union
through the convergence of macroeconomic and sectoral policies and the
harmonization of member countries' fiscal legislation. Monetary
trade policies of Togo states that although Togo's economy is among
the most open in the West African subregion, its main constraint
remains investment, which has been at a low level since the crisis.
The WTO report, along with a policy statement by the Togolese
President EYADEMA, whose Rally of the Togolese People (RPT) party has
maintained power almost continually since 1967 and maintains a
majority of seats in today's legislature. Upon EYADEMA's death in
February 2005, the military installed the president's son, Faure
GNASSINGBE, and then engineered his formal election two months later
rights abuses, Togo is finally being re-welcomed into the
international community.
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