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Togo

Togolese Republic

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Region
Africa · Western Africa
Capital
Lomé
Population
8,591,626 (2025)
Government
presidential republic
Currency
West African CFA franc (XOF)
Official languages
French
Spoken languages
French (official, language of commerce), Ewe and Mina (in the south), Kabye (sometimes spelled Kabiye) and Dagomba (in the north)
Written scripts
Latin
Area
56,785 km²
Coastline
Coastal
UN member
Yes
Affiliations
African Union, ECOWAS, IMF, OIC, WCO, WTO
Borders
Benin , Burkina Faso , Ghana

Political stability

52 / 100

Economic stability

46 / 100

Population stability

42 / 100

0–100, higher is more stable. Political: World Bank governance score. Economic: government effectiveness, regulatory quality, and inflation proximity to 2% (World Bank). Population: stability of growth and net migration rates (World Bank).

Trade profile

Key exports
gold, refined petroleum, soybeans, phosphates, coconuts/brazil nuts/cashews (2023)
Key imports
refined petroleum, garments, rice, palm oil, motorcycles and cycles (2023)
Natural resources
phosphates, limestone, marble, arable land
Primary route
Gulf of Guinea ports (Lagos, Tema, Abidjan) to Europe
Secondary route
South Atlantic services to Asia via the Cape of Good Hope

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Sources: mledoze/countries (ODbL), CIA World Factbook (public domain), World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), flag-icons (MIT). Stability scores are xin.bz composites of the cited World Bank indicators; routes and commodity notes are xin.bz assessments. Informational only — verify with official sources.