Togo: Geography#
Location | Western Africa, bordering the Bight of Benin, between Benin and Ghana |
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Geographic Coordinates | 8 00 N, 1 10 E 8.0,1.1666666 |
Area | total: 56,785 sq km land: 54,385 sq km water: 2,400 sq km We are unable to verify those figures from Factbook, since the 6 main sources we used for checking give different figures as follows: Factbook: 56785 DBpedia: 56785 Geoname: 56785 Infoplease: 56785 Britannica: 56600 Wolfram: 56785 Attempted Explanation: Please help us to try to explain the discrepancies by sending us helpful information to office nospam@TUGraz.at @global-geography.org |
Land boundaries | total: 1,647 km border countries: Benin 644 km, Burkina Faso 126 km, Ghana 877 km |
Coastline | 56 km |
Elevation Extremes | lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m highest point: Mont Agou 986 m |
Highest Mountains | |
Terrain | gently rolling savanna in north; central hills; southern plateau; low coastal plain with extensive lagoons and marshes |
Natural Hazards | hot, dry harmattan wind can reduce visibility in north during winter; periodic droughts |
Natural Resource | phosphates, limestone, marble, arable land |
Land Use | arable land: 44.2% permanent crops: 3.7% other: 52.1% (2011) |
Climate | tropical; hot, humid in south; semiarid in north |
Irrigated Land | 73 sq km (2003) |
Renewable Water Resources | 14.7 cu km (2011) |
Environment_CurrentIssues | deforestation attributable to slash-and-burn agriculture and the use of wood for fuel; water pollution presents health hazards and hinders the fishing industry; air pollution increasing in urban areas |
Environment - international agreements | party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Tropical Timber 83, Tropical Timber 94, Wetlands, Whaling signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements |
Large Cities | Due to difference in city rankings taken from two data sources we are listing here both lists : According to Wolfram: Lome; Sokode; Kara; Kpalime; Atakpame According to Geonames: Lomé; Sokodé; Kara; Atakpamé; Kpalimé Attempted Explanation: Please help us to try to explain the discrepancies by sending us helpful information to office nospam@TUGraz.at @global-geography.org Important Cities |
Geography-note | the country's length allows it to stretch through six distinct geographic regions; climate varies from tropical to savanna |