Togo
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Quick Facts
- Capital
- Lome
- Population
- 9,143,439 (2025 est.)
- Area
- 56,785 sq km
- Government
- presidential republic
- Languages
- French (official, language of commerce), Ewe and Mina (in the south), Kabye (sometimes spelled Kabiye) and Dagomba (in the north)
- Religions
- Christian 42.3%, folk religion 36.9%, Muslim 14%, Hindu <1%, Buddhist <1%, Jewish <1%, other <1%, none 6.2% (2020 est.)
- Ethnic Groups
- Adja-Ewe/Mina 42.4%, Kabye/Tem 25.9%, Para-Gourma/Akan 17.1%, Akposso/Akebu 4.1%, Ana-Ife 3.2%, other Togolese 1.7%, foreigners 5.2%, no response 0.4% (2013-14 est.)
- Currency
- Communaute Financiere Africaine francs (XOF)
- Life Expectancy
- 72.1 years (2024 est.)
- Internet Domain
- .tg
- Climate
- tropical; hot, humid in south; semiarid in north
- Terrain
- gently rolling savanna in north; central hills; southern plateau; low coastal plain with extensive lagoons and marshes
- Natural Resources
- phosphates, limestone, marble, arable land
- Major Exports
- gold, refined petroleum, soybeans, phosphates, coconuts/brazil nuts/cashews (2023)
Source: CIA World Factbook (public domain)
Overview
From the 11th to the 16th centuries, various ethnic groups settled the Togo region.