Togo
Togolese Republic
Togo sits in Western Africa and uses XOF - West African CFA franc (Fr). This profile combines identifiers, formats, map links, memberships, and the largest city records in one structured reference.
Capital
Lomé
Population
9.6M
Area
56.8K km2
Population
9.6M
9,583,381 people
Area
56.8K km2
56,785 square kilometers
Density
169/km2
Population divided by land area
Capital
Lomé
6.14, 1.21
Detailed Country Guide
Overview and identity
Togo, officially listed here as Togolese Republic, is structured as a practical country reference guide for users searching country facts, maps, flags, codes, and daily-use data. The page should make Togo, TG, TGO, the flag, the official name, and the country slug easy to confirm because users often land on country pages while checking identifiers for forms, travel, education, or data products. Togo is grouped under Africa, more specifically Western Africa, with Africa shown as the continent context.
Geography and population scale
The country dataset records a population of 9,583,381 people and a land area of 56,785 square kilometers, which gives an approximate density of 169 people per square kilometer. The main coordinate reference is 8, 1.16666666, while the capital coordinate reference is 6.14, 1.21. Togo shares listed land borders with BEN, BFA, GHA, and the landlocked value is recorded as no. These details help the page answer common searches around location, area, borders, map position, and population comparison.
Capital and urban network
The capital information is recorded as Lomé (primary). The largest city entries shown for this country are Lomé, Dapaong, Sokodé, Atakpamé and Kpalimé. Including cities alongside country-level facts helps the guide answer searches such as largest cities in Togo, capital of Togo, and major urban areas in Togo. This is useful because many users compare the official capital with the largest business, transport, or population centers.
Government, classification, and memberships
The government type is listed as Unitary parliamentary republic. The classification fields mark sovereignty as yes, United Nations membership as yes, observer status as no, and disputed status as no. International memberships shown for this page include African Union, Commonwealth and United Nations. These fields support search intent around political status, country classification, and international organization membership.
Administrative formats and daily-use data
Togo uses calling code +228, postal format not listed, and time zone data listed as UTC. The number format uses . as the thousands separator and , as the decimal separator. The week starts on monday; the academic year starts around Sep 1; the government fiscal year starts around Jan 1; and the personal fiscal year starts around Jan 1.
Currency, language, transport, and references
Currency data lists XOF - West African CFA franc (Fr), while language records include French. Vehicle data records the driving side as right and vehicle sign codes as TG. Reference links should keep official, Wikipedia, Google Maps, and OpenStreetMap sources together when available so users can move from the structured country guide to map or source pages quickly. The latest Gini entry in the dataset is 37.9 for 2022.
How to use this profile
This Togo profile is designed to be scanned in layers: first the name, official name, flag, capital, population, area, and density; then identity, geography, cities, governance, memberships, formats, connectivity, currency, languages, transport, and references. That structure supports both human readers and product workflows where users need to verify a phone code, compare cities, inspect fiscal dates, check postal formats, review memberships, or open a map reference without searching across multiple pages.
Country Snapshot
ISO codes
TG / TGO
Top-level domains
.tg
Continents
Africa
Border countries
BEN, BFA, GHA
Driving side
right
Vehicle signs
TG
Flag And Identity
The flag entry for Togo is represented by the TG country flag asset.
Largest Cities
#1
Lomé
Maritime
2,188,376
primary
#2
Dapaong
Savanes
117,675
admin
#3
Sokodé
Centrale
115,442
admin
#4
Atakpamé
Plateaux
98,193
admin
#5
Kpalimé
Plateaux
87,478
City
Governance
Government type
Unitary parliamentary republic
Sovereign
Yes
UN member
Yes
Landlocked
No
Formats
Week starts
monday
Academic year
Sep 1
Government fiscal year
Jan 1
Number separators
. thousands, , decimal
Connectivity
Calling codes
+228
Postal format
Not listed
Timezones
UTC
Languages
French
International Memberships
Economy And References
Latest Gini entry
37.9
2022