The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Togo:
The Flag of 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
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- Pronunciation: /ˈtoʊɡoʊ/
- Common English country name: Togo
- Official English country name: The Togolese Republic
- Common endonym(s):
- Official endonym(s):
- Adjectival(s): Togolese
- Demonym(s):
- ISO country codes: TG, TGO, 768
- ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:TG
- Internet country code top-level domain: .tg
Geography of Togo
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- Togo is: a country
- Population of Togo: 6,585,000 - 100th most populous country
- Area of Togo: 56,785 km2
- Atlas of Togo
Location
edit- Togo is situated within the following regions:
- Northern Hemisphere and lies on the Prime Meridian
- Africa
- Northern Hemisphere and lies on the Prime Meridian
- 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
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Natural geographic features of Togo
edit- Glaciers in Togo: none [2]
- Rivers of Togo
- World Heritage Sites in Togo
Regions of Togo
editEcoregions of Togo
editList of ecoregions in Togo
Administrative divisions of Togo
editAdministrative divisions of Togo
Provinces of Togo
editProvinces of Togo
Districts of Togo
editDistricts of Togo
Municipalities of Togo
editMunicipalities of Togo
- Capital of Togo: Lomé
- Cities of Togo
Demography of Togo
editGovernment and politics of Togo
edit- Form of government: presidential republic
- Capital of Togo: Lomé
- Elections in Togo
- Political parties in Togo
Branches of the government of Togo
editGovernment of Togo
Executive branch of the government of Togo
editLegislative branch of the government of Togo
edit- Parliament of Togo (bicameral)
- Upper house: Senate of Togo
- Lower house: House of Commons of Togo
Judicial branch of the government of Togo
editCourt system of Togo
Foreign relations of Togo
editInternational organization membership
editThe Togolese Republic is a member of:[1]
Law and order in Togo
editLaw of Togo
Military of Togo
edit- Command
- Forces
Local government in Togo
editLocal government in Togo
History of Togo
edit- Current events of Togo
Culture of Togo
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- Cuisine of Togo
- Languages of Togo
- National symbols of Togo
- Prostitution in Togo
- Public holidays in Togo
- Religion in Togo
- World Heritage Sites in Togo
Art in Togo
editSports in Togo
editEconomy and infrastructure of Togo
edit- Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 152nd (one hundred and fifty second)
- Agriculture in Togo
- Communications in Togo
- Companies of Togo
- Currency of Togo: Franc
- 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.
- Transport in Togo
Education in Togo
editSee also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Togo". The World Factbook. United States Central Intelligence Agency. July 3, 2009. Retrieved July 23, 2009.
- ^ The only glaciers in Africa are on Mt Kenya (in Kenya), on Kilimanjaro (in Tanzania), and in the Ruwenzori Mountains (which are located in Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo). See Proceedings of the Riederalp Workshop, September 1978; Actes de l'Atelier de Riederalp, septembre 1978): IAHS-AISH Publ. no. 126, 1980.
External links
edit- Government
- (in French) Republic of Togo official site
- (in French) Web Radio Togo official Web Radio
- (in 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
- Encyclopædia Britannica, Country Page - Togo
- CIA World Factbook - Togo
- US State Department - Togo includes Background Notes, Country Study and major reports
- Sports
- Tourism
- Togo travel guide from Wikivoyage
- Togo Woezon Tourism
