Togo
Togolese Republic · Western Africa
Togo is a country in Western Africa, with Lomé as its capital, home to about 8,591,626 people. Togo shares land borders with 3 countries, listed below alongside its flag, currency, calling code and ISO codes.
| Capital | Lomé |
|---|---|
| Region | Western Africa |
| Currency | West African CFA franc (XOF Fr) |
| Calling code | +228 |
| ISO codes | TG / TGO / 768 ISO 3166-1 |
| Flag emoji | 🇹🇬 |
| Population | 8,591,626 (2025) World Bank |
| Area | 56,785 km² |
| Languages | French |
| Internet domain | .tg |
| Demonym | Togolese |
Bordering countries
About Togo
Togo, officially Togolese Republic, is a United Nations member state in Western Africa. Its capital and seat of government is Lomé. It shares land borders with 3 countries. The official currency is the West African CFA franc (Fr), using the code XOF.
Curious about the city itself? See what is the capital of Togo for Lomé’s own facts and history.
To call Togo from abroad, dial the country code +228. In international standards it is identified by the ISO 3166-1 codes TG (alpha-2) and TGO (alpha-3), which appear in everything from web addresses to shipping labels. As of 2025, its population is around 8,591,626.
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How Togo compares
- Area: 56,785 km², ranking 123 of 194 sovereign states by land area.
- Population: 8,591,626, ranking 101 of 193 sovereign states.
- Density: about 151 people per square kilometre.
- Land borders: 3, against an average of 4.1 across the sovereign states that have any.
- Currency reach: 7 other countries and territories use the West African CFA franc (see the full list).
Flags with the same colours as Togo
9 other national flags use exactly the same set of colour families (red, yellow, green). Similar colours are the most common reason flags get mistaken for one another, though colour alone says nothing about layout.
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Population from the World Bank (SP.POP.TOTL); flag, capital, currency, calling code and ISO data from open datasets. Rankings, density and flag colour matches are computed from that same dataset. Full sources and vintage on the data page. Last updated . Report a correction.