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	total: 56,785 sq km water: 2,400 sq km land: 54,385 sq km
Area comparative	slightly smaller than West Virginia
Land boundaries	total: 1,647 km border countries: Benin 644 km, Burkina Faso 126 km, Ghana 877 km
Coastline	56 km
Maritime claims	territorial sea: 30 nm exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
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	lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m highest point: Mont Agou 986 m
Natural resources	phosphates, limestone, marble, arable land
Land use	arable land: 46.15% permanent crops: 2.21% other: 51.64% (2001)
Irrigated land	70 sq km (1998 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; water pollution presents health hazards and hinders the fishing industry; air pollution increasing in urban areas
Environment - international agreements	party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Desertification, Endangered Species, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Tropical Timber 83, Tropical Timber 94, Wetlands signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements
Geography note	the country's length allows it to stretch through six distinct geographic regions; climate varies from tropical to savanna

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This information was reproduced in part from the CIA World Fact book.

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Geography Of Togo