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Est Region, border with Niger and Benin in the Atakora River: 2°25′E 144 Andorra: La Palomera, Canillo: 1°47′E 145 Togo: Border with Benin at Atlantic coast, Maritime Region: 1°46′E 146 Ghana: Border with Togo, Volta Region: 1°10′E 147 Morocco: Border with Algeria, Oriental Region: 1°10′W 148 Côte d'Ivoire: Border with Ghana: 2 ...
Togo, [a] officially the Togolese Republic, [b] is a country in West Africa.It is bordered by Ghana to the west, Benin to the east and Burkina Faso to the north. [11] It is one of the least developed countries and extends south to the Gulf of Guinea, where its capital, Lomé, is located. [11]
Togo stretches 579 km (360 mi) north from the Gulf and is only 160 km (99 mi) wide at the broadest point. In total, Togo has an area of 56,785 km 2 (21,925 sq mi), of which 54,385 km 2 (20,998 sq mi) is land and 2,400 km 2 (927 sq mi) is water. Togo is commonly divided into six geographic regions. In the south are low-lying sandy beaches.
Below are separate lists of countries and dependencies with their land boundaries, and lists of which countries and dependencies border oceans and major seas. The first short section describes the borders or edges of continents and oceans/major seas. Disputed areas are not considered.
An initial border in the southernmost section west of Lomé was agreed upon by Britain and Germany on 14 July 1886. [8] [2] It was extended further to the north to the Volta-Daka confluence the following year. [8] This section of the border was then delimited in more detail via an Anglo-German agreement of 1 July 1890.
Distinct Land Borders: Refers to the number of separate geographic boundaries a country shares with its neighbors. A single country may have multiple distinct land borders with the same neighbour (e.g., due to enclaves, exclaves, or disconnected regions). Distinct Land Neighbours: Refers to the number of unique countries a nation borders via land.
The location of Togo An enlargeable map of the Togolese Republic. The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Togo: . Togo – sovereign country located in West Africa bordering Ghana to the west, Benin to the east and Burkina Faso to the north. [1]
It borders Côte d'Ivoire to the west, Burkina Faso to the north, Togo to the east, and the Gulf of Guinea to the south. It was inhabited in pre-colonial times by a number of ancient kingdoms, including the Ga Adangbes on the eastern coast, the inland Empire of Ashanti and various Fante states.