Togo, Africa
This post was last updated by José of onez on Monday, 19 May 2025.
Image of Lome, capital city of Togo
Togo is a West African nation developing regional logistics hubs, phosphate and agricultural exports, renewable-energy initiatives, and infrastructure upgrades.
Togo in one word would be “Phosphate,” meaning mined mineral.
Togo Flag
Togo armorial
Togo is a country on the Sub-Saharan Africa located in the Western Africa sub‑region of the Africa continent.
Easy learning about Togo |
The capital city of Togo is Lome.
| Togo is located in | Sub-Saharan Africa Western Africa Africa Continent |
| Togo has a population of | 9,304,337 inhabitants within a total area of 56,785 Km2 (35,284 sq mi) (2023 UN data) |
| Togo’s Global Peace Index (GPI) | 120 (world rank position) GPI scale of 2.38 This means, the closer to 1, the more peaceful the country is... (2024 data from GPI) |
| Human Development Index (HDI) | Togo HDI ranks in position nº 161 worldwide HDI of 0.571 (0.4 to 1) (2023 data from UNDP) |
| Togo’s passport | allows visa-free entry to 61 countries Togo passport ranks 78th in the world (2025 HP Index data) |
| Togo GDP per capita is | $1,053 USD (2025 estimated data from IMF) |
| Togo ’s LGBTI legal status | Same-sex sexual acts are illegal (2025 ILGA data) |
| Latitude & Longitude | 8° 00' N, 1° 10' E Open in Google Maps |
| Neighbouring countries | Benin, Ghana, Burkina Faso. |
| Togo Climate | tropical; hot, humid in south; semiarid in north |
| Most predominant religion | Christian, |
| Second most predominant religion | folk religion, |
| Currency name & code | Franc (XOF) |
| Internet ccTLD | .tg |
| Togo calling code | +228 |
Togo administrative divisions
5 regions (regions)- Centrale
- Kara
- Maritime
- Plateaux
- Savanes
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