Africa > Western Africa > Togo | |
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 | |