Geography of Togo
Location:
Western Africa, bordering the Bight of Benin[?], between Benin and Ghana
Geographic coordinates:
8 00 N, 1 10 E
Map references:
Africa
Area:
Area - comparative:
slightly smaller than West Virginia
Land boundaries:
Coastline:
56 km
Maritime claims:
Climate:
tropical; hot, humid in south; semiarid in north
Terrain:
gently rolling savanna in north; central hills; southern plateau; low coastal plain with extensive lagoons and marshes
Elevation extremes:
Natural resources:
phosphates, limestone, marble, arable land
Land use:
Irrigated land:
70 sq km (1993 est.)
Natural hazards:
hot, dry harmattan wind can reduce visibility in north during winter; periodic droughts
Environment - current issues:
deforestation attributable to slash-and-burn agriculture and the use of wood for fuel; recent droughts affecting agriculture
Environment - international agreements:
total:
56,785 sq km
land:
54,385 sq km
water:
2,400 sq km
total:
1,647 km
border countries:
Benin 644 km, Burkina Faso 126 km, Ghana 877 km
exclusive economic zone:
200 nm
territorial sea:
30 nm
lowest point:
Atlantic Ocean 0 m
highest point:
Mont Agou 986 m
arable land:
38%
permanent crops:
7%
permanent pastures:
4%
forests and woodland:
17%
other:
34% (1993 est.)
party to:
Biodiversity, Climate Change, Desertification, Endangered Species, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping, Nuclear Test Ban, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Tropical Timber 83, Tropical Timber 94, Wetlands
signed, but not ratified:
none of the selected agreements