Togo

Togolese Republic
République Togolaise

Banner Coat o airms
Naitional motto: "Travail, Liberté, Patrie"  (French) "Wirk, Liberty, Hameland"
Offeecial leid	French
Caipital	Lomé
Lairgest ceety	caipital
Govrenment Heid o State - Prime Meenister -	Presidential republic Preses Faure Gnassingbé Komi Sélom Klassou
Area	56,785 km2 21,925 sq mi
Population	6,619,000
Foondin	Frae Fraunce 27 Aprile 1960
Siller	CFA franc (XOF)
Time zone	GMT UTC+0
Naitional anthem	Salut à toi, pays de nos aïeux  (French) "Hail tae thee, land o oor forefaithers"
Naitional flouer
Patron saunt
Internet TLD	.tg
Cawin code	228

Togo (/ˈtoʊɡoʊ/ ( listen)), kent offeecially as the Togolese Republic, , is a kintra in wast Africae bordered bi Ghana tae the west, Benin tae the east an Burkina Faso tae the north. It extends sooth tae the Gulf o Guinea, on which the caipital Lomé is locatit. Togo covers an aurie o approximately 57000 km2 (22,000 sq mi) wi a population o approximately 6.7 million. Togo is a tropical, sub-Saharan naition, heichlie dependent on agricultur, wi a climate that provides guid growin saisons. While the offeecial leid is French, there are mony ither leids spoken in Togo, particularly those o the Gbe family. The lairgest releegious group in Togo are those wi indigenous beliefs, but there are significant Christian an Muslim minorities. Togo is a member o the Unitit Naitions, African Union, Organisation o the Islamic Conference, Sooth Atlantic Peace an Cooperation Zone, La Francophonie an Economic Community o Wast African States.

Frae the 11t tae the 16t century, various tribes entered the region frae aw directions. Frae the 16t century tae the 18t century, the coastal region wis a major tradin centre for Europeans in search o slaves, earnin Togo an the surroondin region the name "The Slave Coast". In 1884, Germany declared Togoland a protectorate. Efter Warld War I, rule ower Togo wis transferred tae Fraunce. Togo gained its independence frae Fraunce in 1960. In 1967, Gnassingbé Eyadéma led a successful military coup, efter which he became preses. At the time o his daith in 2005, Eyadéma wis the langest-servin leader in modren African history, efter haein been preses for 38 years. In 2005, his son Faure Gnassingbé wis electit preses.