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Togolese Republic
📍 Essential Info
CapitalLome
TimezoneUTC 0 (5 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
Population9.1M
LanguagesFrench (official, language of commerce), Ewe and Mina (in the south), Kabye (sometimes spelled Kabiye) and Dagomba (in the north)
Governmentpresidential republic
🔌 Practical Info
Driving SideRight
Electrical PlugsVaries
Internet Code.tg
Internet Users37%
GDP per Capita$2,800
🌍 Geography
LocationWestern Africa, bordering the Bight of Benin, between Benin and Ghana
Size Comparisonslightly smaller than West Virginia
Climatetropical; hot, humid in south; semiarid in north
Terraingently rolling savanna in north; central hills; southern plateau; low coastal plain with extensive lagoons and marshes
👥 People & Culture
Ethnic GroupsAdja-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%...
ReligionsChristian 42.3%, folk religion 36.9%, Muslim 14%, Hindu <1%, Buddhist <1%, Jewish <1%, other <1%, none 6.2% (2020 est.)
Median Age20.9 years
Life Expectancy72.1 years
National HolidayIndependence Day, 27 April (1960)
Cultural Information
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Data sourced from the CIA World Factbook