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  Togo - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Togo was split between the British and the French by League of Nations mandates after World War I ended in 1918.
To the north Togo is bound by Burkina Faso.
The south of Togo is characterized by a plateau which reaches to a coastal plain with extensive lagoons and marshes.
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 Geography of Togo - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Togo is a small Sub-Saharan nation compising a long strip of land in West Africa.
Togo's geographic coordinates are a latitude of 8° north and a longitude of 1°10 east.
The highest mountain of Togo is the Mount Agou with a height of 990 metres.
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 Togo   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
The Republic of Togo is a small country in West Africa, bordering Ghana in the west, Benin in the east and Burkina Faso in the north.
French Togoland became Togo in 1960 after the expiration of the French-administered UN trusteeship on April 27 of that year.
The south of Togo is characterized by a plateau which reaches to a coastal plain with extensive lagoons and marshes in the south.
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 Togo-Serendip Geography   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Lomé, the capital of Togo, is about 5300 miles (8500 kilometers) southeast of Washington (see both on a map from Xerox PARC map viewer).
Togo has a population of about 4.7 million people; French is the dominant language for government and education.
Togo's climate is tropical, with a coastal belt in the south and a northern plateau region.
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 Togo   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Togo is bounded by Ghana, Burkina Faso, Benin, and the Gulf of Guinea.
Togo long served as a regional banking center, but that position has been eroded by the political instability and economic downturn of the early 1990s.
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.
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 Togo   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Togo, on the Africa continent, is situated between 0° and 2° longitude East and between 6° and 12° latitude North.
Togo has various relief: In the south and East we have flat land but in the North and West we have mountains.
In the North and Centre the soils are from clay-loam to loam.
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 Togo Geography
Togo is located Western Africa, bordering the Bight of Benin, between Benin and Ghana.
The terrain of Togo is gently rolling savanna in north; central hills; southern plateau; low coastal plain with extensive lagoons and marshes.
Togo is tropical; hot, humid in south; semiarid in north.
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 Geography of Togo -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
To the south Togo has 56km (35 miles) of coastline along the (A broad indentation of the Gulf of Guinea in western Africa) Bight of Benin of the (A gulf off the southwest coast of Africa) Gulf of Guinea off the (Click link for more info and facts about North Atlantic Ocean) North Atlantic Ocean.
The mountain range reaches into (A country on western coast of Africa; formerly under French control) Benin where it is known as the Atakora Mountains and (A republic in West Africa on the Gulf of Guinea) Ghana where it is known as the Akwapim Hills.
In the far northwest of Togo lies a higher region which is characterized by its rocks: (Plutonic igneous rock having visibly crystalline texture; generally composed of feldspar and mica and quartz) granite and (A laminated metamorphic rock similar to granite) gneiss.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/g/ge/geography_of_togo.htm   (755 words)

  
 AllRefer.com - Togo : Economy (Togo Political Geography) - Encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Agriculture is Togo's chief economic activity, engaged in by about 60% of the workforce.
Togo's limited road and rail transportation facilities are concentrated in the central and southern parts of the country; LomE is the main port.
Togo is a member of the Franc Zone.
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 Foreign & Commonwealth Office Country Profiles
Togo is a thin strip of land in West Africa.
Togo’s economy has been damaged by its long-term isolation from international donors, and its small industrial sector is in long term decline.
Togo contributed troops to the ECOWAS stabilisation forces in Guinea-Bissau in 1999 and in Liberia in 2003.
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 Togo Tours | Togo Tour Guide | iExplore
Togo’s capital, Lomé, is the only capital in the world which is situated right next to a border.
Togo’s wildlife parks include the Fazao National Park outside Sokodé, the Kéran National Park near Kara and the Fosse aux Lions (Lions’ Den) southwest of Dapaong.
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.
www.africa.com /dmap/Togo/Overview   (297 words)

  
 Togo
Togo, twice the size of Maryland, is on the south coast of West Africa bordering on Ghana to the west, Burkina Faso to the north, and Benin to the east.
Togo: Bibliography - Bibliography See H. Debrunner, A Church between Colonial Powers: A Study of the Church in Togo...
Togo: Economy - Economy Agriculture is Togo's chief economic activity, engaged in by about 60% of the workforce.
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 1Up Travel > Togo > Travel & Tourism | Tourist Guide to Togo
In addition, Togo has come under fire from international organizations for human rights abuses and is plagued by political unrest.
Togo's population of 4.6 million people (2000 est.) is composed of about 21 ethnic groups.
Government and Politics in Togo - Profiles the country name, government type, administrative divisions, independence, national holiday, constitution, legal system, suffrage, executive, legislative, and judicial branches, political parties and leaders, and a flag description of Togo.
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 Togo (08/05)
Togo’s 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 country’s key political actors.
Togo's problematic legislative and presidential elections and the government's unwillingness to transition from an Eyadema-led autocracy to democracy deterred these donors from providing Togo with more aid.
As of 2004, overall U.S. economic aid to Togo included 90 Peace Corps volunteers, health and nutrition programs, especially combating HIV/AIDS and child trafficking.
www.state.gov /r/pa/ei/bgn/5430.htm   (4938 words)

  
 Geography and Environment: Togo: Selected Internet Resources (Portals to the World, Library of Congress)
As the links to Togo and other African countries in general often are inactive, we recommend that you try again if you are not successful in connecting.
For Library of Congress contact information and research and bibliographic materials on Togo, consult the Togo Country page of the African Section of the African and Middle Eastern Division.
On this site you will find statistical data on Togo for population, education, economy, tourism etc. AFRISTAT is an international organization created by the signing of a treaty by 21 member countries in the French Zone on September 21, 1993 in Abidjan.
www.loc.gov /rr/international/amed/togo/resources/togo-geography.html   (348 words)

  
 Togo on the Internet
News, statements from civil society organizations, diaspora organizations, news excerpts from the Togo press, yellow and white pages/directories, directories for embassies, hotels, restaurants, facts about Togo for travelers, national anthem, history, photographs, a bibliography, the Constitution, investment code, personals, classified ads, events, discussion forums, job board, information on the June 2003 Presidential election.
Togo information and communications technology profile plus connectivity information for the African continent.
Maps include Togo land degradation, African immigrants in the European Union, African immigration to the European Union, population and economic disparities between North / South, refugees.
www-sul.stanford.edu /depts/ssrg/africa/togo.html   (1991 words)

  
 Togo map, buy Togo maps and a Togo travel book from Map Town Ltd.
We suggest that everyone travelling to this part of the world take a Togo map and a Togo travel guide.
A Togo travel guide will help you understand the cultures and take advantage of the advice and experience acquired from other travelers who have been there before you.
Togo is in western Africa, between the countries of Benin and Ghana.
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 Togo (03/05)
The Government of Togo has called for the elections to occur in April 2005.
Togo’s transition to democracy is now facing a practical test.
With the eyes of the African and international community focused on the election process, and with African and international observers expected to be present during the process, Togo’s ability to successfully operate a fair and open election will be subject to the world’s scrutiny.
www.state.gov /outofdate/bgn/t/47186.htm   (4362 words)

  
 Omniseek: /Open Directory /Regional /Africa /Togo /Geography and History /
GEOGRAPHY With an area of 56,600 square kilometers, a population of 3.9 million inhabitants and a narrow coastline overlooking the Atlantic Ocean, Togo is one of the smallest countries of West Africa.
Togo's demographics, profiles, business data, advertising and mailing lists are available about over 30,000 companies in the Unites Sates includind Togo's.
TOGO'S Eatery was founded in San Jose, California in 1971 by Michael Cobler, who took over an existing sandwich operation near the San Jose State University campus.
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 Togo - République Togolaise - Africa
The thin strip of land in Western Africa is bordering Ghana to the west, Benin to the East, Burkina Faso to the North and its narrow coastline strenches onto the Gulf of Guinea in the South.
Togoland, of which modern Togo was formerly a part, was colonised by the Germans in 1894.
"Bâtir Le Togo", in English BUILD TOGO, is a organization created by members of the various student organizations and human rights advocacy groups that shaked the dictatorship in place in Togo, in the early nineties, and that set in motion the course of democratization in the country since then.
www.nationsonline.org /oneworld/togo.htm   (868 words)

  
 Togo - Atlapedia Online   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
It is bound by Ghana to the west, Burkina Faso to the north, Benin to the east and the Gulf of Guinea to the south.
The country consists of two savannah plains separated by a range of hills called the Chaine du Togo and the country is divided into six topographical regions from south to north.
CLIMATE: Togo has a tropical climate with two wet seasons in the south, one from March to July and the other from September to November, while the north has one wet season from April to July.
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 1000Countries.com: Togo II: togo, TOGO   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Togo is a small country in Africa that produces some of the finest beer and malt liquor on the continent.
Togo Flowers is a small company in the Capital City of Togo...
Togo is one of the smallest countries in Africa.
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 Ghana Akwapim-Togo Ranges - Flags, Maps, Economy, History, Climate, Natural Resources, Current Issues, International ...
The Akwapim-Togo Ranges in the eastern part of the country consist of a generally rugged complex of folded strata, with many prominent heights composed of volcanic rock.
In their southeastern part, the ranges are bisected by a deep, narrow gorge cut by the Volta River.
In addition to the cultivation of rice and other staples, coffee plantations are found in the Togo section of the ranges.
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 Introduction To Togo   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
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 Togo
Togo is the world's fourth largest producer, and geological advantages keep production costs low.
The recently privatized mining operation, Office Togolais des Phosphates (OTP), is slowly recovering from a steep fall in prices in the early 1990's, but continues to face the challenge of tough foreign competition, exacerbated by weakening demand.
The takeover of the national power company by a Franco-Canadian consortium in 2000 should ease the energy crisis and if successful legislative elections pave the way for increased aid, growth should rise to 5% a year in 2001-02.
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 Togo
The 12 January 1994 devaluation of the currency by 50% provided an important impetus to renewed structural adjustment; these efforts were facilitated by the end of strife in 1994 and a return to overt political calm.
The 1998 presidential elections provide an important opportunity for Togo's evolving political system to demonstrate that the country can participate in a peaceful and effective manner with World Bank and IMF programs.
Progress depends on continuing privatization, increased transparency in government accounting to accommodate increased social service outlays, and possible downsizing of the military, on which the regime has depended to stay in place.
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 Facts About Togo
Despite the facade of multiparty elections instituted in the early 1990s, the government continues to be dominated by President EYADEMA, whose Rally of the Togolese People (RPT) party has maintained power almost continually since 1967.
Togo is the world's fourth-largest producer of phosphate, but production fell an estimated 22% in 2002 due to power shortages and the cost of developing new deposits.
The government's decade-long effort, supported by the World Bank and the IMF, to implement economic reform measures, encourage foreign investment, and bring revenues in line with expenditures has moved slowly.
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 Togo
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Togo's Introduces New Sirloin Steak & Mushroom Sandwich; The Only Seared Sirloin Offered by a Quick Service Restaurant Chain.
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 CIA - The World Factbook -- Togo   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
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 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 European Union initiated a partial resumption of cooperation and development aid to Togo in late 2004.
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 > Togo abcworld.net   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Togo is divided into 5 regions: Centrale, Kara, Maritime, Plateaux, Savanes
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