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Togo

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Togo is a country in West Africa bordered by Ghana to the west, Benin to the east and Burkina Faso to the north. It extends south to the Gulf of Guinea, where its capital Lomé is located. Togo covers an area of approximately 57,000 square kilometers (22,000 sq mi) with a population of approximately 6.7 million. Togo is a tropical, sub-Saharan nation, highly dependent on agriculture, with a climate that provides good growing seasons. Togo is one of the smallest countries in all of Africa.

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Communications: Dial 011 followed by country code 228

Travel Requirements 

  • Passport
  •  Visa required for all US Passport Holders, if you are not a US Passport holder, please consult the embassy in your region.
  • Proof of immunization (Yellow Fever) 

Diplomatic Missions

Embassy of Togo
Embassy of Togo in Washington, DC.
Embassy of Togo in London
Embassy of Togo in UK

Climate

Rainy Season – May to October (Year round Average High Temperature 78-87 F and average lows are 65-75 F)
Hottest Season– February to mid-April (Year round Average High Temperature 78-87 F and average lows are 65-75 F)
Driest SeasonNovember to February (Year round Average High Temperature 78-87 F and average lows are 65-75 F) 

Language:  French is the Official language; English is widely spoken 

UNESCO World Heritage Sites

Koutammakou, the Land of the Batammariba

The Koutammakou landscape in north-eastern Togo, which extends into neighboring Benin, is home to the Batammariba whose remarkable mud tower-houses (Takienta) have come to be seen as a symbol of Togo. In this landscape, nature is strongly associated with the rituals and beliefs of society. The 50,000-ha cultural landscape is remarkable due to the architecture of its tower-houses which are a reflection of social structure; its farmland and forest; and the associations between people and landscape. Many of the buildings are two storeys high and those with granaries feature an almost spherical form above a cylindrical base. Some of the buildings have flat roofs, others have conical thatched roofs. They are grouped in villages, which also include ceremonial spaces, springs, rocks and sites reserved for initiation ceremonies.