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 | Togolese Republic
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| Location: |
Western Africa, bordering the Bight of Benin, between Benin and Ghana
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| Area: |
56,785 sq km |
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| Climate: |
tropical; hot, humid in south; semiarid in north
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| Terrain: |
gently rolling savanna in north; central hills; southern plateau; low coastal plain with extensive lagoons and marshes |
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| Population: |
5,018,502 |
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| Religions: |
indigenous beliefs 70%, Christian 20%, Muslim 10% |
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| Languages: |
French (official and the language of commerce), Ewe and Mina (the two major African languages in the south), Kabye (sometimes spelled Kabiye) and Dagomba (the two major African languages in the north) |
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| Capital: |
Lome |
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