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Togo

A slim country on the Gulf of Guinea

Passport card

Togolese Republic

Flag of Togo

Togo

Capital
Lomé
Continent
Africa
Currency
West African CFA franc
Languages
French
People
About 96 lakh
Size
About 56,785 km²
Leader
Faure Gnassingbé, President of the Council of Ministers
Free since
27 April 1960
Time
5½ hours behind India: at 12 noon in India, it is 6:30 am in Lomé

⭐ Togo's coast is only about 56 km long, but the country stretches about 600 km inland!

Your Togo stamp

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Two ways to learn

Learn about Togo

Find it on the globe

Fly from India to Togo

Turn the globe with your finger. Togo has 3 neighbours on land: tap one to visit it.

Compare with India

Togo and India, side by side

IndiaTogo

Both are drawn to the same scale.

  • SizeIndia is about 58 times the size of Togo.
  • PeopleIndia has about 150 times as many people: about 146 crore in India and about 96 lakh in Togo.
  • DistanceLomé is about 8,300 km from Delhi, in a straight line.
  • TimeTogo is 5½ hours behind India. When it is 12 noon in India, it is 6:30 am in Lomé.

Test yourself

Quiz Me

30 questions on Togo, a fresh mix every time you play. Answer one at a time and see why straight away.

Fly through 30 questions on Togo

  • A fresh mix from the country's 100 questions, every round.
  • See the right answer and why, straight away.
  • Score 18 or more to earn Togo's passport stamp.

Map puzzle

Put Togo back on the map

Togo and its neighbours have fallen off the map. Can you put all 4 back?

TogoGhanaBeninBurkina Faso

Drag each piece to its place on the map, or tap a piece and then tap its place.

For parents and teachers

Free Togo worksheet

One page to print: colour the flag, name the neighbours, fill in the blanks and more. The answers are at the bottom, upside down.

Open the worksheet

Next stop

Where next after Togo?