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Where is Togo?
About Togo
The Land
The People
Life and Death
Health, Energy and the Environment
Education and Work
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Togo is an average size country in western Africa.

Togo borders the Atlantic Ocean.

The land is low coastal plains with extensive lagoons and marshes with some central hills.

The geographical coordinates for the centre of Togo, also known as lines of latitude and longitude, are:-
Latitude - 8 00N
Longitude - 1.10E

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The Togolese flag is five equal horizontal stripes of green, at the top, then yellow, green, yellow and green at the bottom. A white five-pointed star on a red square is in the upper flag pole side corner. The five horizontal stripes represent the five different regions of the country. The red square is to express the loyalty and patriotism of the people, green is for hope, fertility, and agriculture while yellow represents mineral wealth and faith that hard work and strength will bring prosperity. The star is a symbol for life, purity, peace, dignity and Togo's independence

The capital of Togo is Lome.

Togo is a presidential republic with a president as head of state and head of the government.

In elections everyone over the age of 18 can vote.

The currency in Togo is the African franc.

French is the official language.

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These are the words to the Togolese National Anthem called Hail to thee, land of our forefathers. It was adopted in 1960, replaced in 1979 and restored in 1992. This is a translation of the words.

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Hail to thee, land of our forefathers, thou who made them strong, peaceful and happy,
Cultivating virtue and bravery for posterity.
Even if tyrants shall come, thy heart yearns towards freedom.
Togo arise! Let us struggle without faltering. victory or death, but dignity.
God almighty, Thou alone we exalt, You have made Togo prosper.
People of Togo arise! Let us build the nation.

To serve thee in unity that is the most burning desire of our hearts. 
Let us shout aloud our motto that nothing can tarnish. 
We the only builders of thy happiness and of thy future, 
Everywhere let us break chains and treachery, and we swear to thee for ever faith, 
And love, service, untiring zeal to make thee yet, 
Beloved Togo, a golden example for humanity. 

Hail, hail to the entire Universe. Let us unite our efforts on this immense building site
Whence will be reborn anew
Great Humanity, everywhere, instead of misery, let us bring happiness.
Let us chase from the world unruly hatred.
It’s over with slavery and Captivity. At the star of liberty,
Let us renew the solidarity of the Nations in fraternity.

We have already written our own history of England but are asking schools in Togo to provide us with a detailed history of their own country. Check how here.


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The total land area of Togo is 56,785 sq kms which is the 42nd largest in Africa.

Togo has lakes, rivers and canals which total 2,400 sq kms.

Togo has boundaries with 3 countries

• Ghana 1,098 kms
• Benin 651 kms
• Burkina Faso 191 kms

Togo has a coastline of 56 kms which is the 38th longest in Africa.

The highest point in Togo is Mont Agou at 986 metres.

The pie chart below shows how the land is split between agricultural land (crops and pastures), forests and other, which can be towns, villages, desert or frozen waste called tundra.

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The total population of Togo is 8.18 million people, making it the 33rd largest country in Africa by population.

Of this number 4.12 million are females and 4.06 million are males.

A person from Togo is called a Togolese.

To be a citizen of Togo, one of your parents must be a citizen of Togo. It is not sufficient to be born in Togo. You have to live in Togo for 5 years before you can begin to apply for citizenship.

The largest five cities in Togo, by population are:-

• Lome 749,700 people
• Sokode 117,811
• Kara 104,207
• Atakpame 80,683
• Palime 75,084

For each country we will give you a diagram showing the population density. This is the average number of people for each square kilometre. Each little Owlbut is 1 person and the big yellow rectangle is 1 sq km. After a while you can compare countries and see which ones are the most crowded. Remember it is only an average as more people live closer together in towns and cities than in villages out in the country.



41.7% of the people live in cities or towns.

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The birth rate in Togo is 32.8 births per 1,000 of population

The death rate in Togo is 6.8 deaths per 1,000 people.

Check this against the birth rate. If the death rate is higher than the birth rate then the population will decrease unless immigrants arrive in the country.

There are 34.4 deaths of girls under 1 year per 1,000 of births and 47.1 deaths of boys.

The median age for females is 20.1 and for males is 19.6. The median age is that age which divides the population exactly in half so there are the same number of people above the median age as below it.

The average age of a woman when she has her first child is 21.0.

The elderly dependency ratio is 5.1. This is the number of elderly people (ages 65+) per 100 people of working age (ages 15-64).

The potential support ratio is 19.8. This is the number of working-age people (ages 15-64) per one elderly person (ages 65+). As a population ages, the potential support ratio tends to fall, meaning there are fewer potential workers to support the elderly.

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Togo spends 5.2% of its total income on health care.

There are 0.05 doctors per 1,000 people.

There are 0.7 hospital beds per 1,000 people.

8.4% of the population are estimated as obese.

91.4% of the urban population and 44.2% of the rural population have drinking water that is either piped into their home or they have access to a public tap, a protected borehole, well, spring or protected rainwater collection facility.

24.7% of the urban population and 2.9% of the rural population have access to a flushing toilet that is connected to a sewer, a pit latrine (that is a permanent hole in the ground that is looked after) or a composting toilet.

Togo releases 1.8 million metric tons of carbon dioxide by burning fossil fuels in the process of producing and consuming energy. This puts it as the 33rd highest in Africa.

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Togo spends 5.1% of its total income on education.

Children usually start school at age 6 in Togo. Primary education is for six years until age 12 and secondary education must continue till 16 but can go on to 18/19. This may be followed by further education at a university or college.

We are awaiting information on school terms in Togo. break at Christmas and Easter, and a one week break in the middle of each of the first two terms.

51.2% of females and 77.3% of males are able to read and write by the age of 15.

3.9% of all people aged between 16 and 24 are not in work. Among females 4.1% are unemployed while with males 3.7% can't find work.

The total number of people available for work in Togo is 2.60 million.

They work in the following sectors.

• Agriculture includes farming, fishing and forestry work
• Industry includes mining, manufacturing, construction and energy workers
• Services is everything else

6.9% of the workforce are unemployed.

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There are 2 paved airports in Togo, which is the 51st highest number in Africa.


There are 568 kilometres of railways in Togo, the 32nd longest in Africa.


There are 11,900 kilometres of roads in Togo, which means Togo is in 35th place for the most kilometres of roads in Africa.

There are 2 major national newspapers in Togo.

There are 6.22 million mobile phone users.

Less than 1% of the people have a fixed landline.



0.88 million people have access to the internet at home via any device (computer or mobile).

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