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 land: 54,385 sq km water: 2,400 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: 44.2% permanent crops: 2.11% other: 53.69% (2005)
Irrigated land	70 sq km (2003)
Total renewable water resources	14.7 cu km (2001)
Freshwater withdrawal (domestic/industrial/agricultural)	total: 0.17 cu km/yr (53%/2%/45%) per capita: 28 cu m/yr (2000)
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, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Tropical Timber 83, Tropical Timber 94, Wetlands, Whaling 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