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Africa > Togo > Geography

TOGOLESE GEOGRAPHY STATS:   Top Stats   All Stats  
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Area > Comparative
slightly smaller than West Virginia
Capital city with population Lome - 366,476
Forested Land 9.4% [151st of 193]
Largest city Lome
Largest city population 662,000 [106th of 174]
Largest city with population Lome - 366,476
Location
Western Africa, bordering the Bight of Benin, between Benin and Ghana
Map references
Africa
Maritime claims > Exclusive economic zone 200 nm [53rd of 121]
Maritime claims > Territorial sea 30 nm [7th of 190]
Natural hazards
hot, dry harmattan wind can reduce visibility in north during winter; periodic droughts
Natural resources
phosphates, limestone, marble, arable land
northernmost point > Latitude 11°08'N
Population density 93.43 people per sqkm [103rd of 256]
Population density > people per sq. km 112.98 people/m² ... [78th of 204]
Precipitation 878 mm [39th of 95]
Rural population density > rural population per sq. km of arable land 142.52 people/km² of arable lan ... [132nd of 188]
Surface area > sq. km 56,790 km² ... [123rd of 206]
tallest mountains > Mountain Mont Agou
Terrain
gently rolling savanna in north; central hills; southern plateau; low coastal plain with extensive lagoons and marshes

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SOURCES: CIA World Factbook, 22 August 2006 ; 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; CIA World Factbook, 14 June, 2007 ; Wikipedia: List of countries by northernmost point ; 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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