Togo
Lomé · West Africa
Togo is a country in Africa. Its capital city is Lomé, the official currency is the West African CFA Franc, and the main language is French.
With a population of roughly 9.1 million people spread over 56,785 km², Togo is the 98th most populous country in the world and the 123rd largest by area. That works out at about 160 people per square kilometre.
Togo shares land borders with Ghana, Burkina Faso and Benin — 3 neighbours in all. Its largest urban centres are Lomé, Sokodé and Kara. The highest point in the country is Mont Agou, at 986 metres.
For scale, it covers almost exactly the same area as Croatia, while its population is closest to that of Austria.
- Capital
- Lomé
- Region
- West Africa
- Population
- 9,100,000
- Area
- 56,785 km²
- Currency
- West African CFA Franc
- Main language
- French
- Highest point
- Mont Agou
986 m - Land borders
- 3
Togo: things worth knowing
- Togo is one of Africa's narrowest countries, roughly 115 kilometres wide but 550 long.
- It is among the world's largest producers of phosphate rock.
- Koutammakou, in the north, is known for its fortified mud tower-houses.
Togo in context
Africa has 54 sovereign countries in total. Togo ranks 33rd among them by population.
See the full list of Africa countries, or browse all 195 countries.