Togo

Country in Western Africa

Togo is a country in Western Africa, with its capital in Lomé. About 8.6 million people live there (2025), making it the 101st most populous of the 195 countries. At 56,785 km², it is the 123rd largest country by area. It borders Benin, Burkina Faso and Ghana.

Togo at a glance

Capital: Lomé
Population (2025): 8.6 million
Area: 56,785 km²
Density: 151 per km²
Official language: French
Currency: West African CFA franc
People: Togolese
Calling code: +228
Internet domain: .tg
Coast: Has a coastline

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How Togo compares

Population rank

101st of 195

34th of 54 in Africa

Size rank

123rd of 195

41st of 54 in Africa

Crowding

151 per km²

More crowded than 70% of countries

Similar in size: Croatia (56,594 km²).
Similar population: Sierra Leone (8.8 million).
The West African CFA franc is also used in 7 other places: Benin, Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast), Guinea-Bissau, Mali, Niger and Senegal.
French is also an official language in 30 other countries: Belgium, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Canada and 24 more.

The flag of Togo

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How players do with Togo

Every answer in DodoThinks games is counted anonymously. This is how players have done with Togo so far, from 63 answers up to November 2026.

On the map

46% right

51st hardest of 176 · 63 answers

Players find Togo on the map in 46% of tries. The most common wrong answer is Chad.

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Countries that border Togo

Togo borders 3 countries: Benin, Burkina Faso and Ghana.

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1. Which is the flag of Togo?
2. What is the capital of Togo?
3. Which of these borders Togo?

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Questions about Togo

Is Togo a country?

Yes. Togo is an independent country and one of the 193 member states of the United Nations.

What is the capital of Togo?

The capital of Togo is Lomé.

Which countries border Togo?

Togo borders 3 countries: Benin, Burkina Faso and Ghana.

How many countries border Togo?

3. Togo shares a land border with 3 countries.

How big is Togo?

Togo covers 56,785 km², about the same size as Croatia (56,594 km²).

Is Togo hard to find on a map?

On DodoThinks map quizzes, players find Togo in 46% of 63 tries, 51st hardest of 176 places with enough answers to count. The most common wrong answer is Chad.

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