Togo is a narrow strip of land on Africa's west coast, and lies between Ghana and Benin.

Location & Area:

• Western Africa, bordering the Bight of Benin, between Benin and Ghana.
• It covers an area of 56,785 km2.

Capital:

• Lome

National Day:

• April 27 (Independence Day).

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:

• 8,176,449 (July 2018 estimate).

Languages:

• French (official, the language of commerce);
• Ewe and Mina (the two major African languages in the south);
• Kabye (sometimes spelled Kabiye);
• Dagomba (the two major African languages in the north).

Flag:

• Five equal horizontal bands of green (top and bottom) alternating with yellow; a white five-pointed star on a red square is in the upper hoist-side corner.

Currency:

• CFA franc

Administrative divisions:

• It is divided into 5 regions includes; Centrale, Kara, Maritime, Plateaux and Savanes.

Constitution:

• Latest adopted on September 27, 1992 and effective on October 14, 1992.

Regime:

• Presidential Republic.

President of Togo:

• Faure Gnassingbé

Natural resources:

• Phosphates, limestone, marble and arable land.

Economy:

• Agriculture products: Coffee, cocoa, cotton, yams, cassava (manioc, tapioca), corn, beans, rice, millet, sorghum, livestock andfish.
• Industries: Phosphate mining, agricultural processing, cement, handicrafts, textiles and beverages.
• Main exports: Re-exports, cotton, phosphates, coffee, cocoa.
• Main imports: Machinery and equipment, foodstuffs and petroleum products.