Togo is a country in Africa, in West Africa, with about 8.59 million people (2025) and an area of 56,790 square kilometres. Its capital is Lome, and it shares land borders with 3 countries.
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A sliver of land between Ghana and Benin
Togo is a strip 56 kilometers wide at the coast, running about 550 kilometers north. Ghana lies west, Benin east, Burkina Faso north. The terrain rises from a short Atlantic shoreline through a central plateau to the Atakora Range in the northwest. Lome, the capital, sits on the Ghanaian border, and its port is the main gateway for transit trade to the landlocked Sahel. The shape, like Benin's, is a relic of colonial partition that cut ethnic groups across borders.
More on port of Lome
Lome's deep-water port, expanded in recent years, is the only one in the region that can handle the largest container ships. It competes with Cotonou, Tema and Abidjan for Sahel-bound cargo and has become a container transshipment hub for West Africa.
4 more lenses on Togo in the app
STORY Africa's longest-ruling dynasty
NOW Phosphate wealth and the Lome corridor
STORY German colony, French mandate, and the scars of partition
THREAD Togo mediates between the coast and the Sahel
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Common questions
What is the capital of Togo?
The capital of Togo is Lome. Lome lies at about 6.1 degrees north and 1.2 degrees east. Togo is in Africa, in the region often called West Africa. It is home to about 8.59 million people. The world capitals quiz on this site tests every capital, and the printable capitals sheets cover each continent.
What is the population of Togo?
About 8.59 million people live in Togo, according to the World Bank figures for 2025. That makes it the 101st most populous of the 195 countries. With an area of 56,790 square kilometres, that is about 151 people per square kilometre.
What countries border Togo?
Togo shares land borders with 3 countries: Benin, Burkina Faso and Ghana. The map on this page outlines each of them around Togo. The count includes only borders on land, not neighbours across a sea or a lake. Borders here follow Natural Earth at the 1:50 million scale, with Crimea shown as part of Ukraine and Western Sahara as a separate territory.
How big is Togo?
Togo covers 56,790 square kilometres, or about 21,927 square miles. That makes it the 125th largest of the 195 countries. The figure is total surface area, which includes inland water such as lakes and rivers. Its population of about 8.59 million gives a density of 151 people per square kilometre.
Togo is a country in Africa, in West Africa, with about 8.59 million people (2025) and an area of 56,790 square kilometres. Its capital is Lome, and it shares land borders with 3 countries.
Capital
Lome
Continent
Africa
Region
West Africa
Population
8,591,626 2025, World Bank. 101st of 195.
Area
56,790 km² (21,927 sq mi) World Bank, surface area. 125th largest of 195.
Population density
151 people per km²
Land neighbours
3: Benin, Burkina Faso, Ghana
Official name
Togolese Republic
UN status
Member state
PLACE · from the Geography app
A sliver of land between Ghana and Benin
Togo is a strip 56 kilometers wide at the coast, running about 550 kilometers north. Ghana lies west, Benin east, Burkina Faso north. The terrain rises from a short Atlantic shoreline through a central plateau to the Atakora Range in the northwest. Lome, the capital, sits on the Ghanaian border, and its port is the main gateway for transit trade to the landlocked Sahel. The shape, like Benin's, is a relic of colonial partition that cut ethnic groups across borders.
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