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Country Name

Togo

Country Code

TG TGO

Country Calling Code

+228

Country Profile

Destination Togo, a narrow strip of land in Western Africa between Ghana to the west and Benin to the east, bordered in north by Burkina Faso it has a short coastline with palm-lined beaches and extensive lagoons and marshes on the Gulf of Guinea in south. The tropical country just north of the equator covers an area of 56,785 km², compared it is about the size of Croatia, or slightly smaller than West Virginia.

Capital Name

Lome

Languages

French, Ewe and Mina, Kabye, Dagomba

Country Currency

CFA Franc (XOF)

Time Zone

Local Time = UTC No UTC/GMT

Driving (Left/Right)

drives on the right

Population

78.9 lakhs (2018)

Country Area

56,785 km² (21,925 sq miles)

Place to Visit

Kpalime Koutammakou Lome Togoville Agbodrafo Aneho Fazao Malfakassa National Park Keran National Park Fosse aux Lions National Park Sokode Kara Bassar Hospital of Hope Atakpame Tsevie

News

République Togolaise "Official" Togo news in English. ufctogo.com Union des Forces de Changement with news on Togo (in French). africatime.com Africatime with news and information on Togo (in French). Radio Radio Lomé

Art Culture

Association Culturelle Zota Togolese Group of singers, percussionists and dancers (in French). Batir Le Togo "Bâtir Le Togo", in English BUILD TOGO, is a organization created by members of the various student organizations and human rights advocacy groups that shaked the dictatorship in place in Togo, in the early nineties, and that set in motion the course of democratization in the country since then. (in French and English)

Economy Business

Union Économique et Monétaire Ouest Africaine (UEMOA) West African Economic and Monetary Union (in French) IZF.net, le portail de la Zone Franc CFA Information about business and investment in the African countries within the monetary system of the Franc Zone - CFA. (in French) Jeune Chambre Internationale - JCI Lome Prestige Organisation for young entrepreneurship in Togo (in French). Chambre de Commerce et d'Industrie du Togo Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Togo (in French)

Transport

Office national togolais du tourisme The National Togolese Office of Tourism, with country guide and information (in French and English). Ville de Kpalimé Site of the City of Kpalimé provides information on the city as well as on Togo (in French). Mon Voyage au Benin et au Togo Private site about travelling Benin and Togo with photos (in French).

Tourism

Education

American International School of Lome Provides US-style educational program to the international community in Lome. The British School of Lomé Boarding and Day School British style. Université de Lomé Official website of the university (in French).

Visa Process

NOTES FOR TOGO TOURIST VISAS: Maximum Stay: 30 days TOURIST REQUIREMENTS FOR TOGO VISAS: Two completed Togo visa applications Two passport type photos One copy of proof of vaccination for yellow fever Physical passport with 6 months validity beyond trip completion and one blank visa page Non-USA passport holders must provide a copy of green card or US Visa and I-94 One copy of flight itinerary

Additional Information

Government:Type: Republic since years under transition to multiparty democratic rule. Climate: Tropical; hot throughout the year, humid in south; semiarid in north. Natural resources: Phosphates (main source of foreign exchange), limestone, marble, arable land. Agriculture products: Coffee, cocoa, cotton, yams, cassava (tapioca), corn, beans, rice, millet, sorghum; livestock; fish. Industries: Phosphate mining, agricultural processing, cement; handicrafts, textiles, beverages. Exports - commodities: reexports, cocoa, gold powder, cotton, phosphates, coffee. Imports - commodities: machinery and equipment, foodstuffs, petroleum products.

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