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The official language is [[French]]; however, there are many other languages spoken in Togo. | The official language is [[French]]; however, there are many other languages spoken in Togo. | ||
Togo's size is just less than 57,000 square kilometres (22,000 sq mi) | Togo's size is just less than 57,000 square kilometres (22,000 sq mi). | ||
The mild weather makes for good growing seasons. Togo is a tropical, sub-Saharan nation. | Togo has a population of more than 6 million people. | ||
Its capital is Lomé. | |||
The country is dependent mainly on agriculture. The mild weather makes for good growing seasons. Togo is a tropical, sub-Saharan nation. | |||
About a third of the population live below the international poverty line of US$1.25 a day. | About a third of the population live below the international poverty line of US$1.25 a day. | ||
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[[Category:Sub-Saharan Africa]] | [[Category:Sub-Saharan Africa]] | ||
[[Category:French-speaking countries]] | [[Category:French-speaking countries]] | ||
[[Category:Countries in stubs]] | [[Category:Countries in stubs]] | ||
Revision as of 12:32, 5 January 2010
Togo (officially the Togolese Republic) is a country in West Africa bordering Ghana to the west, Benin to the east and Burkina Faso to the north. It extends south to the Gulf of Guinea, on which the capital Lomé is located.
The official language is French; however, there are many other languages spoken in Togo.
Togo's size is just less than 57,000 square kilometres (22,000 sq mi).
Togo has a population of more than 6 million people.
Its capital is Lomé.
The country is dependent mainly on agriculture. The mild weather makes for good growing seasons. Togo is a tropical, sub-Saharan nation.
About a third of the population live below the international poverty line of US$1.25 a day.