- Official name
- Togolese Republic République togolaise · French
- Capital
- Lomé
- Region
- Western Africa
- Population (2018 est.)
- ≈ 7.9 million
- Area
- 56,785 km²
- Currency
- West African CFA franc (XOF)
- Neighbours
- Benin, Burkina Faso, Ghana
- Internet / phone
- .tg · +228
Where it is
Notable facts
- Togo is a narrow strip of land only about 115 km wide but 550 km long.
- Koutammakou, the land of the Batammariba with its fortified mud tower-houses, is a World Heritage site.
- Togo is one of the world’s significant phosphate producers.
- Lake Togo, a shallow lagoon, gives the country its name.
World Heritage 1 site
National dish
Fufu Pounded cassava or yam dough, eaten with a groundnut or palm-nut sauce.