General
Area: 56,785 sq km (21,925 sq miles).
Population: 4,397,000 (1998).
Population Density: 77.4 per sq km.
Capital: Lomé. Population: 700,000 (1997).
Geography: Togo shares borders with Burkina Faso to the north, Benin to the east and Ghana to the west with a short coast on the Atlantic in the south. The country is a narrow strip, rising behind coastal lagoons and swampy plains to an undulating plateau. Northwards, the plateau descends to a wide plain irrigated by the River Oti. The central area is covered by deciduous forest, while savannah stretches to the north and south. In the east, the River Mono runs to the sea; long sandy beaches shaded by palms characterise the coastline between Lomé and Cotonou in Benin.
Government: Republic since 1967. Gained independence from France in 1960. Head of State: President Gnassingbé Eyadéma since 1967. Head of Government: Prime Minister Agbeyome Mesan Kodjo since 1999.
Language: French is the official language, while Ewe, Watchi and Kabiyé are the most widely spoken African languages. Very little English is spoken.
Religion: 50% traditional or animist, 35% Christian and 15% Muslim.
Time: GMT.
Electricity: 220 volts AC, 50Hz single phase. Plugs are square or round 2-pin.
Communications:
Telephone: IDD is available to main cities. Country code: 228. There are no area codes. Outgoing international code: 00.
Mobile telephone: GSM 900 network covers main urban areas. Operators include Togo Telecom (web site: http://togotel.net.tg).
Fax: Available in cybercafés.
Internet/E-mail: ISPs include Cybercom (web site: http://www.cybercom.tg). Public access is available in cybercafés all over the country.
Telegram: The telegram service is dependable; messages to France and West Africa are less expensive.
Post: Postal facilities are limited to main towns. Post Restante facilities are available and are very reliable. Airmail to Western Europe takes up to two weeks.
Press: The main newspaper is the government-owned Togo-Presse, published in French, Kabiyé and Ewe.
BBC World Service and Voice of America frequencies: From time to time these change.
BBC:
MHz 17.89 15.42 7.160 6.005
Voice of America:
MHz 17.79 12.00 6.035 0.909
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