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Togo gained independence in 1960.
It occupies a total
landmass of about
 57,000 square kilometers. Burkina Faso borders it to
the north, Ghana to the west, Benin to the east, with the remainder
sitting on the Gulf of Guinea. The climate is tropical, with an average
temperature of 80 degrees Fahrenheit or 27 degrees Celsius.
The terrain contains: lagoons, rivers, plateaus, plains, savannah
grassland, and tropical rain forests. The forests contain cotton, palms,
dyewood and a variety of other trees, and a rich array of wildlife and
game.
The economy is agriculture based. Corn, pineapples, plantain, various
fruits and vegetables, yams, cassava, peanuts, cattle, goats, sheep,
cocoa, copra, cotton palm oil and kernel, are farmed for domestic and
export purposes.
Its mineral and resource deposits include: bauxite, iron-ore, phosphate,
and chromite. Industrial and manufacturing activities include: mining,
textile and wood processing. The principal exports are phosphate,
iron-ore, chromite, bauxite, and cattle.
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