Key facts about location, terrain, climate, and borders.
Continent
Africa
Region
West Africa
Area
56,785 km²
Country Bounds
N: 11.139, S: 6.10442, W: -0.147324, E: 1.80669
Landlocked
No
Coordinates of Capital
Lomé (6.13, 1.2158333)
Terrain
gently rolling savanna in northcentral hillssouthern plateaulow coastal plain with extensive lagoons and marshes
Climate
tropicalhot, humid in southsemiarid in north
Border Countries
Benin 651 kmBurkina Faso 131 kmGhana 1,098 km
Administrative & Political
Essential political and administrative details.
Capital
Lomé
Government Type
Republic
Established
1960
Driving Side
Right
Time zone
UTC +0 hours
Population & Society
Key demographic, linguistic, and cultural information.
Population
7,889,094
Population Density
145.05 people/km²
Nationality
Noun: Togolese (singular and plural) Adjective: Togolese
Distribution
one of the more densely populated African nations, with most of the population residing in rural communities; density is highest in the south on or near the Atlantic coast, as shown in this population distribution map