Capital of Togo:
LoméArea of Togo: 56,785 km² (21,925 mi²) (
125th)
Population of Togo: 9,515,236 (
97th) - (2024 est.)
Location: Western Africa
Languages of Togo: French (official, language of commerce),
Ewe and Mina (in the south),
Kabiyé (sometimes spelled Kabiye) and Dagomba (in the north)
Religions of Togo: Christian 47.8%,
Traditional faiths 33%,
Muslim 18.4%,
Baháʼí faith 0.5%,
others /
none 0.3% (2020 est.)
Ethnic groups in Togo: Aja-
Ewe/
Mina 42.4%,
Kabye/
Tem 25.9%, Para-
Gurma/
Akan 17.1%,
Kposo/Akebu 4.1%,
Ana-Ife 3.2%, other Togolese 1.7%, foreigners 5.2%, no response 0.4% (2013-14 est.)
Currency:
West African CFA franc (
XOF)
Calling code: (
+228)
Organizations: United Nations
Border countries (3):
Benin 651 km,
Burkina Faso 131 km,
Ghana 1,098 km.
Coastline: Bight of Benin 56 km
Maritime boundaries: Gulf of Guinea
Administrative divisions of Togo
5 regions (regions, singular - region):
Centrale, Kara, Maritime, Plateaux, Savanes.
Natural resources: phosphates,
limestone,
marble, arable land.