West Africa(UN: Western Africa)
Togo
Togolese Republic
A slim strip of West Africa from savannah to the Atlantic, with the Ewe and Kabye at its centre and a long history of Vodun practice.
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Togo in pictures
Flag, landscapes, landmarks and wildlife you can meet in the games. Photographs come from each subject’s Wikipedia article.
Flag
Flag of Togo
National flag
- Koutammakou
Landscape
Koutammakou
A real place in Togo
- Koutammakou tower houses
Landmark
Koutammakou tower houses
Batammariba families build fortress homes of clay with towers and terraces.
- Lomé grand market
Landmark
Lomé grand market
Run for generations by traders known as the Nana Benz cloth merchants.
- Lomé
City
Lomé
Capital of Togo
Capital
Lomé
Population
8,591,626
World Bank, 2025
Area
56,785 km²
Currency
West African CFA franc
GDP per person
$1,384
Current US$, 2025
Life expectancy
62.9 yrs
World Bank, 2024
Urban population
44.4%
UN member
Yes
Quick facts
Did you know?
Lomé's port is one of the busiest transhipment hubs in West Africa.
The Batammariba build their houses as fortified two-storey earthen towers.
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Reference figures come from the World Bank Open Data API and the ISO 3166 country dataset, each shown with its year. Historical and cultural text is written by our editors and marks contested dating where scholars disagree. The "go deeper" chapters are generated live by Africa AI from that same reference data and our sourced library — check them before quoting. Borders shown are for orientation and do not imply a position on any dispute.