Togo

About Togo

Togo is a country in West Africa, one of the 54 countries of Africa on GlobeQuizz. Its full official name is Togolese Republic. In Arabic, the name is written توغو, and the capital لومي. Its geographic centre lies in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.

The capital of Togo is Lomé. Lomé lies at about 6° north and 1° east. The official language of Togo is French. Its currency is the West African CFA Franc, with the symbol ⁨Fr⁩ and the international code XOF. 7 other countries use the same currency, including Niger, Mali, and Côte d'Ivoire.

Togo covers about 56,785 square kilometres, which puts it 123rd by area among the 195 countries on GlobeQuizz. It shares land borders with 3 countries: Burkina Faso, Ghana, and Benin. The largest of these neighbours by area is Burkina Faso. Other countries in West Africa include Niger, Mali, and Mauritania. To practise flags, capitals and currencies, play the Africa quiz on GlobeQuizz, which mixes Togo with the other countries of the same region.