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| TOGOLESE GEOGRAPHY STATS: |
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Area > Comparative slightly smaller than West Virginia |
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Area > Land
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54,385 sq km |
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[124th of 238]
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Area > Total
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56,785 sq km |
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[130th of 250]
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Capital city with population
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Lome - 366,476 |
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Climate tropical; hot, humid in south; semiarid in north |
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Forested Land
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9.4% |
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[151st of 193]
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Geographic coordinates
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8 00 N, 1 10 E |
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Land boundaries > Border countries Benin 644 km, Burkina Faso 126 km, Ghana 877 km |
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Land use > Arable land
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44.2% |
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[10th of 258]
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Largest city
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Lome |
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Largest city population
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662,000 |
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[106th of 174]
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Largest city with population
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Lome - 366,476 |
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Location Western Africa, bordering the Bight of Benin, between Benin and Ghana |
Map references Africa |
Natural resources phosphates, limestone, marble, arable land |
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Population density
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93.43 people per sqkm |
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[103rd of 256]
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Population density > people per sq. km
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112.98 people/m²
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[78th of 204]
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Precipitation
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878 mm |
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[39th of 95]
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Surface area > sq. km
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56,790 km²
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[123rd of 206]
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tallest mountains > Mountain
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Mont Agou |
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SOURCES: CIA World Factbook, 22 August 2006
; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008; United Nations World Statistics Pocketbook and Statistical Yearbook, City Population, CIA World Factbook, World Gazetteer, Official government websites.; FAO; United Nations World Statistics Pocketbook and Statistical Yearbook; Heal The World Foundation.; World Development Indicators database; Wikipedia: List of tallest mountains by country
ALTERNATIVE NAMES:
Togo, Togolese Republic, Republique Togolaise
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