TOGO

Togo is an independent republic which lies on the Gulf of Guinea between Ghana and Benin and forms part of the West African Region.

Geography

The country's length allows it to stretch through six distinct geographic regions; climate varies from tropical to savanna

Capital

Lome

Climate

Tropical; hot, humid in south; semiarid in north

Language

French (official and the language of commerce), Ewe and Mina (the two major African languages in the south), Kabye (sometimes spelled Kabiye) and Dagomba (the two major African languages in the north)

Monetary Unit

Communaute Financiere Africaine franc (XOF)

Largest Cities

Lome, Sokode

Principal rivers

Mono

Places to Visit

Lome, Kara, Sokode, Dapaong, Atakpamé, Fazao, Kpalime, Kpalimé, Langabou, Lome, Lomé, Naboulgou, Togoville, Tsevie

Airports

Lama-Kara, LFW Lome