Togo is bounded by Ghana, Burkina Faso, Benin, and the Gulf of Guinea.
Togos long-suffering population has seen its living standards decline precipitously since the 1980s, and that trend is unlikely to be reversed without a political accord on the way forward endorsed by the countrys key political actors.
Togo is a pro-Western, market-oriented country, and the United States and Togo have had generally good relations since its independence, although the United States has never been one of Togo's major trade partners.