🇹🇬 Togo - Country

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Togo
République togolaise
Name Origin
Togodo
Derived from the Ewe Word Meaning “Beyond the River”
Symbols
⭐ White Star · Palm Heritage · Green-Yellow-Red Flag
Codes
TG · TGO
ISO 3166-1 · IOC Country Code
TLD
.tg
Internet Country Code Top-Level Domain
Telephone Code
+228
International Calling Code
Official Language
Ewe, Kabye & Other Niger-Congo Languages Widely Spoken Across Togo
Currency
XOF · WAEMU Monetary Union Currency
Religion
Christianity · Traditional African Beliefs · Islam
Religiously Diverse West African Coastal Society
Capital
Largest City
Government
Unitary Presidential Constitutional Republic
Region
Gulf of Guinea · West African Coastal Corridor · Togo Highlands
Regions
5 Regions
Centrale · Kara · Maritime · Plateaux · Savanes
Time Zone
Greenwich Mean Time (UTC+0)
Single National Time Zone
President of the Council of Ministers Faure Gnassingbé
President of the Council of Ministers
Faure Gnassingbé
Since May 3, 2025 · Head of Government & Executive Authority of Togo’s Parliamentary Republic
President Jean-Lucien Savi de Tové
President of the Republic
Jean-Lucien Savi de Tové
Since May 3, 2025 · Ceremonial Head of State of the Togolese Republic
Area
21,925 sq mi
56,785 km² · #126 of 197 Countries by Area
Population
9,500,000
#103 of 197 Countries by Population
Population Density
433/sq mi
167/km² · #37 of 197 Countries by Population Density · Population Concentrated Along the Southern Coastal Corridor
Demonym
Togolese
Pre-Colonial Kingdoms
Pre-19th Century
Ewe, Kabye & Other West African Societies Developed Regional Trade Networks
German & French Togoland
1884–1960
Togo Transitioned from German Togoland to French Colonial Administration After World War I
Independence
April 27, 1960
Independence from France & Formation of the Togolese Republic
Togo Location
8.6195° N, 0.8248° E
West Africa · Gulf of Guinea · West African Coastal Corridor
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Continent
Lomé, Togo WEATHER
Regions

Togo is a narrow country in West Africa characterized by coastal plains along the Gulf of Guinea, rolling hills and plateaus in the center, and savanna landscapes in the north.

📍 Togo is a country located in West Africa, situated along the Gulf of Guinea on the Atlantic coast. It is bordered by Ghana to the west, Benin to the east, and Burkina Faso to the north, with a coastline along the Gulf of Guinea to the south.
Togo is a narrow country that stretches from the coast inland, featuring coastal plains, rolling hills, and savanna regions in the north. The terrain includes the Togo Mountains running through the central region.
Togo’s location has historically made it part of regional trade routes connecting inland West Africa with the Atlantic coast, influencing its cultural and economic development.
Capital
Lomé, Maritime
(Lomé, Maritime)
👥 ~1,500,000
Largest Cities
Lomé, Maritime
(Lomé, Maritime)
👥~1,500,000
Sokodé, Centrale
(Sokodé, Centrale)
👥~190,000
Kara, Kara
(Kara, Kara)
👥~100,000
Kpalimé, Plateaux
(Kpalimé, Plateaux)
👥~75,000
Atakpamé, Plateaux
(Atakpamé, Plateaux)
👥~70,000
Bassar, Kara
(Bassar, Kara)
👥~60,000
Tsévié, Maritime
(Tsévié, Maritime)
👥~55,000
Aného, Maritime
(Aného, Maritime)
👥~50,000
Dapaong, Savanes
(Dapaong, Savanes)
👥~45,000
Notsé, Plateaux
(Notsé, Plateaux)
👥~40,000
Mandouri, Savanes
(Mandouri, Savanes)
👥~38,000
Sotouboua, Centrale
(Sotouboua, Centrale)
👥~35,000
Bafilo, Kara
(Bafilo, Kara)
👥~34,000
Badou, Plateaux
(Badou, Plateaux)
👥~32,000
Tabligbo, Maritime
(Tabligbo, Maritime)
👥~30,000
Vogan, Maritime
(Vogan, Maritime)
👥~28,000
Kandé, Kara
(Kandé, Kara)
👥~27,000
Kpagouda, Centrale
(Kpagouda, Centrale)
👥~25,000
Mango, Savanes
(Mango, Savanes)
👥~24,000
Agbodrafo, Maritime
(Agbodrafo, Maritime)
👥~22,000
Tchamba, Centrale
(Tchamba, Centrale)
👥~20,000
Kanté, Kara
(Kanté, Kara)
👥~20,000
Danyi, Plateaux
(Danyi, Plateaux)
👥~18,000
Biankouri, Savanes
(Biankouri, Savanes)
👥~17,000
Kouka, Savanes
(Kouka, Savanes)
👥~15,000
Road System (West African Coastal Infrastructure)
Drives On: Right
Togo follows right-hand traffic regulations.
Electrical System (Regional West African Standards)
Primary Plug Types: Type C & Type E
Togo primarily uses European-style electrical outlets.

What is the Internet TLD for Togo?

A top-level domain (TLD) is the last section of a website address that appears after the final dot.

Country-code top-level domains are called ccTLDs and are assigned to countries and territories around the world.

Examples:

.gh = Ghana .bj = Benin .bf = Burkina Faso

Togo uses:

.tg

What is the ISO Code for Togo?

ISO country codes come from the international standard ISO 3166 created by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO). Togo is a West African country on the Gulf of Guinea.

ISO 3166-1 codes are the two-letter country codes such as TG. These are called Level-1 ISO codes.

Togo is assigned:

TG

Official ISO country name:

Togolese Republic

Subdivision codes do not have flag emojis.
ISO-2 Code: TG
ISO-3 Code: TGO
ISO Numeric Code: 768
TG Togo Flag Togo (ISO 3166-1)
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Unicode Flag Code: U+1F1F9 U+1F1EC
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Togo Flag
🇹🇬 "Salut à toi, pays de nos aïeux" – (French) / "Hail to You, Land of Our Ancestors"
• Lyrics written by Alex Casimir-Dosseh
• Music composed by Alex Casimir-Dosseh
• Adopted as Togo’s national anthem in 1960
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Official Motto:

"Travail, Liberté, Patrie"

(Translated from French: "Work, Liberty, Homeland")

Togo National Anthem:

"Salut à toi, pays de nos aïeux"

(Translated from French: "Salute to you, land of our forefathers")

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