
| Africa > Western Africa > Togo | |
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| Official Name Togolese Republic | |
| Motto Work, Liberty, Homeland | |
| Region Africa | |
| Sub-Region Western Africa | |
| Capital Lome | |
| Currency Cfa Franc Bceao (XOF) | |
| Independence Day 27 Apr 1960: Independence from France in 1960. | |
| Liberation Day 13 Jan 1967: Military coup under the leadership of Etienne Eyadema | |
| Population 6,993,000 | |
| Nationality Togolese | |
| Ethnic Group Ewe, Kabye, Tem, Gourma, 99% African (37 tribes) b, 1% othersc | |
| Area 56,785 km2 | |
| Neighbor Countries Benin, Burkina Faso, Ghana | |
| Time Zone GMT (UTC+0) | |
| Geo Location Latitude 8.00, Longitude 1.17 | |
| Dialing Code +228 | |
| ISO 9166 alpha 2 code TG | |
| ISO 9166 alpha 3 code TGO | |
| ISO 9166 numeric 3 code 768 | |
| Code for International Olympic Committee TOG | |
| Country Domain (ccTLD) .tg | |