Togo Geography

Country Name: Togolese Republic

Capital City: Lome

Population: 5701579

Population Growth: 2.718% (2007 est.)

Currency: Communaute Financiere Africaine franc (XOF); note - responsible authority is the Central Bank of the West African States

Languages: French (official and the language of commerce)

Area:

Inflation Rate: 2.8% (2006 est.)

Unemployment Rate: NA%

Domain extension:

GEOGRAPHIC DETAILS OF TOGO

Location:

Western Africa, bordering the Bight of Benin, between Benin and Ghana

Geographic Co-ordinates:

8 00 N, 1 10 E

Area - total:

56,785 sq km

Area - total:

56,785 sq km

Area - land:

54,385 sq km

Area - water:

2,400 sq km

Land Boundaries:

1,647 km

Border Countries:

Benin 644 km, Burkina Faso 126 km, Ghana 877 km

Terrain:

gently rolling savanna in north; central hills; southern plateau; low coastal plain with extensive lagoons and marshes

Elevation - highest point:

Mont Agou 986 m

Elevation - lowest point:

Atlantic Ocean 0 m

Natural Resources:

phosphates, limestone, marble, arable land

Arable Land:

44.20%

Permanent Crops:

2.11%

Other Land Use:

53.69% (2005)

Natural Hazards:

hot, dry harmattan wind can reduce visibility in north during winter; periodic droughts