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Togo

Also Known As Togolese Republic
Western Africa

Togo, officially the Togolese Republic, is a West African nation bordered by Ghana, Benin and Burkina Faso, with a coastline on the Gulf of Guinea. It gained independence from France on 27 April 1960. Its capital is Lome. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Capital
Lome 2
Population
9,583,381 2
2024 estimate.
Population Estimate Year
2024 2
Area (sq km)
56,785 2
Independence or Founding Year
1960 2
Togo gained independence from France on 27 April 1960. The former German colony of Togoland was partitioned into British and French League of Nations mandates after World War I, later UN trust territories, with French Togoland becoming the independent state of Togo.
Landlocked
No 3
Income Group
Lower-Middle 4
Government Type
Republic 3
Classification
Sovereignty Status
UN Member State 1
Togo

Cities

Kandé

Togo

Kara, Togo

Togo

Lomé

Togo

Niamtougou

Togo
Connections

Associated With

Lomé, Cities
Source Lome (Wikipedia)
West Africa, Regions

Bordered By Water

Burkina Faso, Countries
Source CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive): The World Factbook archive: Burkina Faso
Gulf of Guinea, Bodies of Water

Has Capital

Lomé, Cities

Lome is the capital of Togo.

Source Lome (Wikipedia)
In the Other Atlases

Has Member

Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)

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Nationals Include

Faure Gnassingbe

Also in Political Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Faure Gnassingbé (Wikipedia)Lead
Quote, Lead
Faure Essozimna Gnassingbé (French pronunciation: [fɔʁ esozimna ɲasiŋɡbe]; born 6 June 1966) is a Togolese politician who has led Togo since 2005, first as the fourth president until 2025 and then as president of the Council of Ministers.
Benjamin Boukpeti

Also in Sport and Games Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Benjamin Boukpeti - WikipediaLead paragraph of the cited Wikipedia article
Quote, Lead paragraph of the cited Wikipedia article
Benjamin Kudjow Thomas Boukpeti (born August 4, 1981) is a French-born Togolese slalom canoeist who competed at the international level from 2003 to 2012.
Guy Acolatse

Also in Sport and Games Atlas: a national of this subject.

Yao Junior Sènaya

Also in Sport and Games Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Yao Junior Sènaya (Wikipedia)Lead
Quote, Lead
is a Togolese former professional footballer who played as a striker or a midfielder

Origin Of

Asaro

Also in Food and Drink Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Source Wikidata: Asaro
Eba

Also in Food and Drink Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Source Eba (Wikipedia)
Yoruba

Also in Society and Culture Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Site Of

Central Bank of West African States

Also in Economics Atlas: which is located in this subject.

West African CFA franc

Also in Economics Atlas: which is located in this subject.

West African Development Bank

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Found There

Cacao swollen shoot virus

Also in Agriculture and Farming Atlas: found in this subject.

Ede language

Also in Language Atlas: found in this subject.

Gurma languages

Also in Language Atlas: found in this subject.

Phla-Pherá languages

Also in Language Atlas: found in this subject.

Constitution of Togo

Also in Law Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Wikidata: Constitution of Togo
Court of Cassation of Togo

Also in Law Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Togo 2024 Constitution, courts, Constitute ProjectArticle 57, justice rendered on the territory of the Republic of Togo
Quote, Article 57, justice rendered on the territory of the Republic of Togo
Justice is independent. It is rendered on the territory of the Republic in the name of the Togolese people by courts organized in two (02) separate orders, the judicial and administrative order.
Supreme Court of Togo

Also in Law Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Togo Cour supreme, member page of the Association des Hautes Juridictions de Cassation des pays ayant en partage l{ap}usage du FrancaisThe Court and its President, highest court of the State, Togo
Quote, The Court and its President, highest court of the State, Togo
La Cour Suprême du Togo est, aux termes des dispositions de l’article 120 de la Constitution du 14 octobre 1992, la plus haute juridiction de l’Etat en matière judiciaire et administrative. Elle est unique et siège à Lomé.
Aba roundleaf bat

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Mammal Diversity Database: Hipposideros abae (Mammal Diversity Database)Taxon page, Country distribution, Togo
Quote, Taxon page, Country distribution, Togo
South Sudan · Togo · Uganda
African Baobab

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

African Tulip Tree

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Atlantic Tarpon

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Azagnyi fruit bat

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Azagnyi fruit bat (Wikipedia)Range and status, where it lives
Quote, Range and status, where it lives
Its range includes several countries in West Africa, including Ivory Coast, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone, and Togo.
Bambusa ventricosa

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Baobab

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Blue Marlin

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Cacao (Theobroma cacao)

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Common Bean (Phaseolus vulgaris)

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Cyclops roundleaf bat

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Mammal Diversity Database: Doryrhina cyclops (Mammal Diversity Database)Taxon page, Country distribution, Togo
Quote, Taxon page, Country distribution, Togo
Tanzania · Togo · Uganda
Dalbergia melanoxylon

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Dalton's mouse

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Dalton's mouse (Wikipedia)Lead, range
Quote, Lead, range
It is found in Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Ivory Coast, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sudan, and Togo.
Dapidodigma hymen

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Deroo's mouse

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Deroo's mouse (Wikipedia)Lead, range
Quote, Lead, range
It is found in Benin, Ghana, Nigeria, and Togo
Desert Locust

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Forest giant squirrel

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Forest giant squirrel (Wikipedia)Lead
Quote, Lead
The forest giant squirrel (Protoxerus stangeri) or Stanger's squirrel is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae found in Angola, Benin, Burundi, Cameroon, the Central African Republic, the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Kenya, Liberia, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, Togo, and Uganda.
Franquet's epauletted fruit bat

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Franquet's epauletted fruit bat (Wikipedia)Distribution, Togo
Quote, Distribution, Togo
Specifically, it is found in Angola, Benin, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Rwanda, South Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, and possibly Zambia.
Gambian epauletted fruit bat

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Gambian epauletted fruit bat (Wikipedia)Distribution, Togo
Quote, Distribution, Togo
It is native to the countries of Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, The Democratic Republic of the Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Togo, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
Gambian sun squirrel

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Gambian sun squirrel (Wikipedia)Lead
Quote, Lead
It is found in Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Liberia, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, and Zambia.
Giant Oarfish

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Giant roundleaf bat

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Mammal Diversity Database: Macronycteris gigas (Mammal Diversity Database)Taxon page, Country distribution, Togo
Quote, Taxon page, Country distribution, Togo
Tanzania · Togo · Uganda?
Gracile tateril

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Gracile tateril (Wikipedia)Lead, range
Quote, Lead, range
is a species of rodent found in Burkina Faso, Chad, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Togo
Guinea multimammate mouse

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Guinea multimammate mouse (Wikipedia)Lead, where it lives
Quote, Lead, where it lives
found in Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, the Central African Republic, Chad, the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Togo, and Uganda
Guinean grass rat

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Guinean grass rat (Wikipedia)Lead, Togo
Quote, Lead, Togo
It is found in Benin, Ghana, Togo
Hammer-headed bat

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Hammer-headed bat (Wikipedia)Distribution, Togo
Quote, Distribution, Togo
It has a wide range in West and Central Africa, including the following countries: Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Togo, and Uganda.
Johan's spiny mouse

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Johan's spiny mouse (Wikipedia)Lead, range
Quote, Lead, range
It is found in Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Chad, Ghana, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, and Togo.
John Dory

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Kemp's gerbil

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Kemp's gerbil (Wikipedia)Lead, range
Quote, Lead, range
was found in Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Ethiopia, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Mali, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Togo, Uganda, and possibly Liberia.
Lappet-eared free-tailed bat

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Lappet-eared free-tailed bat (Wikipedia)Lead
Quote, Lead
It is found in Benin, Burkina Faso
Lesser spot-nosed monkey

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Lesser spot-nosed monkey (Wikipedia)Lead, range
Quote, Lead, range
It is found in Ivory Coast, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone, Togo, Guinea-Bissau, and possibly Senegal.
Little collared fruit bat

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Little collared fruit bat (Wikipedia)Distribution, Togo
Quote, Distribution, Togo
The little collared fruit bat (Myonycteris torquata) is a species of megabat in the family Pteropodidae found in Angola, Cameroon, the Central African Republic, the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, South Sudan, Togo, and Uganda.
Matthey's mouse

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Matthey's mouse (Wikipedia)Lead, range
Quote, Lead, range
It is found in Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Mali, Senegal, Togo, and possibly also in Benin, Guinea, and Guinea-Bissau.
Mauritian tomb bat

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Mammal Diversity Database: Taphozous mauritianus - Mammal Diversity DatabaseCountry distribution, Togo
Quote, Country distribution, Togo
Country distribution Angola · Benin · Botswana · Cameroon · Central African Republic · Chad · Comoros · Democratic Republic of the Congo · Equatorial Guinea · Eswatini · Ethiopia · Gabon · Gambia · Ghana · Kenya · Madagascar · Malawi · Mauritius · Mayotte · Mozambique · Namibia · Nigeria · Republic of the Congo · Réunion · Senegal · Seychelles · Sierra Leone · Somalia · South Africa · South Sudan · Sudan · São Tomé and Príncipe · Tanzania · Togo · Uganda · Zambia · Zimbabwe · Burundi? · Cote d'Ivoire? · Guinea? · Liberia? · Mali? · Mauritania? · Rwanda?
Maxwell's Duiker

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Maxwell's duiker (Wikipedia)Habitat and distribution
Quote, Habitat and distribution
It inhabits the warm, moist lowland forests prevalent in western African countries such as Benin, Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone and Togo.
Mona monkey

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Mona monkey (Wikipedia)Distribution and habitat
Quote, Distribution and habitat
The mona monkey is native to the lowland forests of eastern Ghana, Togo, Benin, Nigeria and western Cameroon.
Naked-rumped tomb bat

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Mammal Diversity Database: Taphozous nudiventris - Mammal Diversity DatabaseCountry distribution, Togo
Quote, Country distribution, Togo
Country distribution Afghanistan · Algeria · Armenia · Azerbaijan · Bahrain · Bangladesh · Bhutan · Burkina Faso · Cape Verde · Chad · Democratic Republic of the Congo · Djibouti · Egypt · Eritrea · Ethiopia · Georgia · Ghana · India · Iran · Iraq · Israel · Jordan · Kenya · Lebanon · Mauritania · Morocco · Myanmar · Nepal · Niger · Nigeria · Oman · Pakistan · Palestine · Saudi Arabia · Senegal · Somalia · Sudan · Syria · Tanzania · Togo · Turkey · Turkmenistan · Uganda · United Arab Emirates · Yemen · Libya? · Qatar? · Tunisia?
Noack's roundleaf bat

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Mammal Diversity Database: Hipposideros ruber (Mammal Diversity Database)Taxon page, Country distribution, Togo
Quote, Taxon page, Country distribution, Togo
Tanzania · Togo · Uganda
Para Rubber Tree (Hevea brasiliensis)

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Peters's dwarf epauletted fruit bat

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Peters's dwarf epauletted fruit bat (Wikipedia)Distribution, Togo
Quote, Distribution, Togo
It is found in Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Liberia, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, and Zambia.
Peters's mouse

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Peters's mouse (Wikipedia)Lead, range
Quote, Lead, range
It is found in Benin, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Togo, and Uganda.
Prince Demidoff's bushbaby

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Prince Demidoff's bushbaby (Wikipedia)Distribution and habitat
Quote, Distribution and habitat
The species is found in Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Mali, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda
Regalecus Glesne

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

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Sources
1. Member States of the United Nations (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationIntroduction
Quote, Introduction
The United Nations comprise 193 sovereign states and the world's largest intergovernmental organization.
View the Source
2. Togo (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Infobox
    Togolese Republic / Republique togolaise
  • Infobox, capital
    Lome
  • Infobox, area
    56,785 km2 (21,925 sq mi)
  • Demographics section, 2024
    9,583,381 (101st)
  • Infobox: established_date4
    20 September 1960
  • Lead section
    Togo, officially the Togolese Republic, is a country located in West Africa. It is bordered by Ghana to the west, Benin to the east and Burkina Faso to the north.
View the Source
3. CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive): The World Factbook archive: Togo
CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive)
  • Geography, Coastline
    56 km
  • Government, Government type
    presidential republic
View the Source
4. World Bank Open Data: World Bank Open Data, country list with income level
World Bank Open DataCountry record TGO, incomeLevel
Quote, Country record TGO, incomeLevel
"name": "Togo", "region": { "id": "SSF", "iso2code": "ZG", "value": "Sub-Saharan Africa " }, "adminregion": { "id": "SSA", "iso2code": "ZF", "value": "Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)" }, "incomeLevel": { "id": "LMC", "iso2code": "XN", "value": "Lower middle income" }
View the Source
Wikidata: Togo
Wikidata Q945, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
Lome (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Associated With: Lomé, Infobox, Country
    Togo
  • Has Capital: Lomé, Lead section, capital fact
    Lomé is the capital and largest city of Togo.
View the Source
Wikidata: Abdoulaye Faunal Reserve
Encompasses: Abdoulaye Faunal Reserve, Wikidata item, property P17 (country)View the Source
CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive): The World Factbook archive: Burkina Faso
CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive)Bordered By Water: Burkina Faso, Geography, Land boundaries, border countries
Quote, Bordered By Water: Burkina Faso, Geography, Land boundaries, border countries
Togo 131 km
View the Source

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