Located on the Gulf of Guinea, with a frontage on the Atlantic Ocean to the south, Togo borders on Benin to the east; Ghana to the west and Burkina Faso to the north.
Considered one of the smallest French-speaking African states, Togo stretches 600 km from north to south with a width not exceeding 100 km and a seafront of 50 km.
With an 85% literacy rate and a young population, Togo offers businesses significant human capital for the development of their activities.
In terms of the business climate, Togo is 1st in the West Africa region in the Doing Business 2020 ranking and 1st world performer in attracting FDI compared to its size according to the "Greenfield FDI performance" index in 2019.
and the presence of the ASKY airline hub,
Togo gives direct access
to the main West and Central African capitals
in a few hours.
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The road infrastructure has undergone significant
modernization. Abidjan-Lagos and Lomé-Ouagadougou
logistics corridor construction projects were also launched.
On this day, the country has three road corridors,
the main one of which is national road number 1.
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Area | 56,785 km² |
Population | 8 million inhabitants |
Form of State | Constitutional republic |
President | Faure GNASSINGBE |
Prime Minister | Victory TOMEGAH DOGBE |
Independence |
April 27, 1960
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Capital city | Lome |
Main cities | Atakpamé, Kpalimé, Sokodé, Kara and Dapaong |
Religions practiced | Christianity, Islam and Animism |
Official language | French |
Cash |
Franc CFA 1 EURO = 655.957 CFA Franc |
Togo is subdivided into 5 administrative regions | ||
Region | Chief town | Surface area |
Maritime | Tsévié | 6,100 km² |
Plateaux | Atakpamé | 16,975 km² |
Central Region | Sokodé | 13,517 km² |
Kara | Kara | 11,538 km² |
Savanes | Dapaong | 8,470 km² |