Outline of Togo

The Flag of Togo

The Coat of arms of Togo

The location of Togo

An enlargeable map of the Togolese Republic

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Togo:

Togo – sovereign country located in West Africa bordering Ghana to the west, Benin to the east and Burkina Faso to the north.^[1] The country extends south to the Gulf of Guinea, on which the capital Lomé is located. The official language is French and many other languages are spoken as well.

General reference

An enlargeable basic map of Togo

Pronunciation: ⁱ/ˈtoʊɡoʊ/
Common English country name: Togo
Official English country name: The Togolese Republic
Common endonym(s):
Official endonym(s):
Adjectival(s): Togolese
Demonym(s):
Etymology: Name of Togo
ISO country codes: TG, TGO, 768
ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:TG
Internet country code top-level domain: .tg

Geography of Togo

An enlargeable topographic map of Togo

Togo is: a country
Population of Togo: 6,585,000 - 100th most populous country
Area of Togo: 56,785 km²
Atlas of Togo

Location

Togo is situated within the following regions:
- Northern Hemisphere and lies on the Prime Meridian
  - Africa
    - West Africa
Time zone: Coordinated Universal Time UTC+00
Extreme points of Togo
- High: Mont Agou 986 m (3,235 ft)
- Low: Bight of Benin 0 m
Land boundaries: 1,647 km

Ghana 877 km

Benin 644 km

Burkina Faso 126 km

Coastline: Bight of Benin 56 km

Environment of Togo

An enlargeable satellite image of Togo

Natural geographic features of Togo

Regions of Togo

Ecoregions of Togo

Administrative divisions of Togo

Regions of Togo
- Provinces of Togo
  - Districts of Togo
    - Municipalities of Togo

Provinces of Togo

Districts of Togo

Municipalities of Togo

Capital of Togo: Lomé
Cities of Togo

Demography of Togo

Government and politics of Togo

Main article: Government of Togo and Politics of Togo

Form of government: presidential republic
Capital of Togo: Lomé

Branches of the government of Togo

Executive branch of the government of Togo

Legislative branch of the government of Togo

Parliament of Togo (bicameral)
- Upper house: Senate of Togo
- Lower house: House of Commons of Togo

Judicial branch of the government of Togo

Supreme Court of Togo

Foreign relations of Togo

International organization membership

The Togolese Republic is a member of:^[1]

African, Caribbean, and Pacific Group of States (ACP)
African Development Bank Group (AfDB)
African Union (AU)
African Union/United Nations Hybrid operation in Darfur (UNAMID)
Conference des Ministres des Finances des Pays de la Zone Franc (FZ)
Council of the Entente (Entente)
Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)
Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
Group of 77 (G77)
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD)
International Chamber of Commerce (ICC)
International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)
International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol)
International Development Association (IDA)
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRCS)
International Finance Corporation (IFC)
International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)
International Labour Organization (ILO)
International Maritime Organization (IMO)
International Monetary Fund (IMF)
International Olympic Committee (IOC)
International Organization for Migration (IOM)
International Organization for Standardization (ISO) (correspondent)
International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement (ICRM)
International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
International Telecommunications Satellite Organization (ITSO)

International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC)
Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU)
Islamic Development Bank (IDB)
Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA)
Nonaligned Movement (NAM)
Organisation internationale de la Francophonie (OIF)
Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC)
Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW)
Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA)
Union of South American Nations (UNASUR)
United Nations (UN)
United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)
United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL)
United Nations Operation in Cote d'Ivoire (UNOCI)
Universal Postal Union (UPU)
West African Development Bank (WADB) (regional)
West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU)
World Confederation of Labour (WCL)
World Customs Organization (WCO)
World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU)
World Health Organization (WHO)
World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
World Meteorological Organization (WMO)
World Tourism Organization (UNWTO)
World Trade Organization (WTO)

Law and order in Togo

Military of Togo

Command
- Commander-in-chief:
  - Ministry of Defence of Togo
Forces
Military history of Togo
Military ranks of Togo

Local government in Togo

History of Togo

Main article: History of Togo, Timeline of the history of Togo, and Current events of Togo

Military history of Togo

Culture of Togo

Yassa is a popular dish throughout West Africa prepared with chicken or fish. Chicken yassa is pictured.

Art in Togo

Sports in Togo

Economy and infrastructure of Togo

Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 152nd (one hundred and fifty second)

Agriculture in Togo
Banking in Togo
- National Bank of Togo
Communications in Togo
- Internet in Togo
Companies of Togo
Currency of Togo: Franc
- ISO 4217: XOF
Energy in Togo
- Energy policy of Togo
- Oil industry in Togo
Health care in Togo
Mining in Togo
Stock Exchange in Togo: none – country is served by the regional stock exchange Bourse Régionale des Valeurs Mobilières (BRVM) in Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire.
Tourism in Togo
Transport in Togo
Water supply and sanitation in Togo

Education in Togo

References

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External links

Wikimedia Atlas of Togo

Government

(French) Republic of Togo official site
(French) Web Radio Togo official Web Radio
(French) National Assembly of Togo official site

Aid Work

Apis-Togo.org - Association pour l'Alphabétisation et la Promotion des Infrastructures et de la Santé au Togo et en Afrique
[1] - Synergie des Jeunes pour Demain, la plus grande association de volontariat jeune pour le development.

News

AllAfrica.com - Togo news headline links
IFEX - Togo alerts, news articles and dossiers

Overviews

BBC News Country Profile - Togo
Encyclopaedia Britannica, Country Page - Togo
CIA World Factbook - Togo
Togo at DMOZ
US State Department - Togo includes Background Notes, Country Study and major reports

Sports

Photo of the national football team

Tourism

Togo travel guide from Wikivoyage
Togo Woezon Tourism

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