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TogoGeography
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Togo: Geography
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Location: |
Western Africa, bordering the Bight of Benin, between Benin and Ghana |
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Geographic coordinates: |
8 00 N, 1 10 E |
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Map references: |
Africa |
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Area: |
total: 56,785 sq km
land: 54,385 sq km water: 2,400 sq km |
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Area - comparative: |
slightly smaller than West Virginia |
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Land boundaries: |
total: 1,647 km
border countries: Benin 644 km, Burkina Faso 126 km, Ghana 877 km |
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Coastline: |
56 km |
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Maritime claims: |
territorial sea: 30 nm
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm |
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Climate: |
tropical; hot, humid in south; semiarid in north |
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Terrain: |
gently rolling savanna in north; central hills; southern plateau; low coastal plain with extensive lagoons and marshes |
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Elevation extremes: |
lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m
highest point: Mont Agou 986 m |
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Natural resources: |
phosphates, limestone, marble, arable land |
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Land use: |
arable land: 46.15%
permanent crops: 2.21% other: 51.64% (2001) |
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Irrigated land: |
70 sq km (1998 est.) |
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Natural hazards: |
hot, dry harmattan wind can reduce visibility in north during winter; periodic droughts |
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Environment - current issues: |
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 |
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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
signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements |
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Geography - note: |
the country's length allows it to stretch through six distinct geographic regions; climate varies from tropical to savanna |
More about Togo:
The World Factbook 2005, by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)
