| Geography | Togo |
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Location:
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Western Africa, bordering the Bight of Benin, between Benin and Ghana |
Geographic coordinates:
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8 00 N, 1 10 E |
Map references:
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Africa |
Area:
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total: 56,785 sq km
land: 54,385 sq km
water: 2,400 sq km |
Area - comparative:
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slightly smaller than West Virginia |
Land boundaries:
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total: 1,647 km
border countries: Benin 644 km, Burkina Faso 126 km, Ghana 877 km |
Coastline:
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56 km |
Maritime claims:
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territorial sea: 30 nm
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm |
Climate:
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tropical; hot, humid in south; semiarid in north |
Terrain:
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gently rolling savanna in north; central hills; southern plateau; low coastal plain with extensive lagoons and marshes |
Elevation extremes:
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lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m
highest point: Mont Agou 986 m |
Natural resources:
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phosphates, limestone, marble, arable land |
Land use:
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arable land: 44.2%
permanent crops: 2.11%
other: 53.69% (2005) |
Irrigated land:
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70 sq km (2003) |
Total renewable water resources:
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14.7 cu km (2001) |
Freshwater withdrawal (domestic/industrial/agricultural):
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Total: 0.17 cu km/yr (53%/2%/45%)
Per capita: 28 cu m/yr (2000) |
Natural hazards:
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hot, dry harmattan wind can reduce visibility in north during winter; periodic droughts |
Environment - current issues:
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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:
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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 |
Geography - note:
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the country's length allows it to stretch through six distinct geographic regions; climate varies from tropical to savanna |
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