Togo
Guide to TOGO
TOGO which official name is Togolese Republic or Togo, is a country from Africa located at the Western Africa, bordering the Bight of Benin, between Benin and Ghana. TOGO with 1,647 km sq km, limits with: Benin 644 km, Burkina Faso 126 km, Ghana 877 km; and is divided in 5 regions . TOGO's capital is Lomé , but TOGO 's most populated city is kpalime with about 110,541 inhabitants.
History of TOGO
TOGO's government is republic under transition to multiparty democratic rule; a Republic with a Executive government type, with President Faure Gnassingbé as head of state and Prime Minister Yawovi Agboyibo as head of government.
Other symbols of TOGO are Togolese motto " Travail, Liberté, Patrie (French, Work, liberty, homeland) Togolese anthem "Salut à toi, pays de nos aïeux (Hail to thee, land of our forefathers) Togolese flag.Togolese flag is composed by five equal horizontal bands of green (top and bottom) alternating with yellow; there is a white five-pointed star on a red square in the upper hoist-side corner; uses the popular pan-African colors of Ethiopia .
TOGO's history is quite long: French Togoland became Togo in 1960. Gen. Gnassingbe EYADEMA, installed as military ruler in 1967, continued to rule into the 21st century. Despite the facade of multiparty elections instituted in the early 1990s, the government continued to be dominated by President EYADEMA, whose Rally of the Togolese People (RPT) party has maintained power almost continually since 1967. Togo has come under fire from international organizations for human rights abuses and is plagued by political unrest. While most bilateral and multilateral aid to Togo remains frozen, the EU initiated a partial resumption of cooperation and development aid to Togo in late 2004 based upon commitments by Togo to expand opportunities for political opposition and liberalize portions of the economy. Upon his death in February 2005, President EYADEMA was succeeded by his son Faure GNASSINGBE. The succession, supported by the military and in contravention of the nation's constitution, was challenged by popular protest and a threat of sanctions from regional leaders. GNASSINGBE succumbed to pressure and in April 2005 held elections that legitimized his succession. Legislative elections are scheduled for June 2007.
TOGOs geography
TOGO has an area of 56,785Km ,with a coastline of 56, this great area is composed by 54,385 sq km of land and 2,400 sq km of water. Togolese geography is known by it's gently rolling savanna in north and central hills and southern plateau and low coastal plain with extensive lagoons and marshes . This makes Togolese's land specially proclive to hot, dry harmattan wind can reduce visibility in north during winter; periodic droughts.
Guide to travel to TOGO
If you are thinking on traveling to TOGO, you will have to take in consideration some points like TOGO's currency, TOGO's weather, TOGO's national holiday and TOGO's transports.
The first thing you need to know for your travels abroad is country's currency. TOGO`s currency is called franc ( CFAF), which is divided in 100 centimes. For your consideration, franc's exchange rate is about 0 per dolar.416.3810798366.
TOGO's weather is characterized to be tropical; hot, humid in south; semiarid in north. So be sure of choosing the proper date to travel to TOGO.
You can also consider to visit TOGO on it's national holiday to get in TOGO's culture. If you do so, TOGO's national holiday is called Independence Day, 27 April.
Also, if you like natural wonders, don't forget to visit the highest point of TOGO: Mont Agou 986 m. And try also to get to TOGO's lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 mBut if you prefer the city, you must visit TOGO's tallest structure: ( ).
Don't be afraid to take a flight to TOGO, with more than 9 airports and 0 airlines, you will get to TOGO without problems. Once there, you can choose the transport type that better fits your needs. TOGO has about568 of railways, and also50 of roadways, so is a good place for a car trip.
Togolese Culture
TOGO is known by Togoleses as Republique togolaise or Togo in the shortened way. Togolese, about 5,701,579 people, are composed by different ethnics: African (37 tribes; largest and most important are Ewe, Mina, and Kabre) 99%, European and Syrian-Lebanese less than 1%. And they also have different languages: French.
Another relevant point nowadays it's TOGO's religion. Togoleses are divided in Christian 29%, Muslim 20%, indigenous beliefs 51%.
But if want to know more about TOGO's culture, the best way is by reading the most famous Togolese novelists' books like Christiane Akoua Ekue (1954– ), Lauryn, also connected with Benin and Togo, born in France (1978– ) or David Ananou (1917–2000).
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