The country of Togo became known as such in 1960. From 1960-2005 Togo was ruled by Gnassingbe Eyadema until his death. His son was installed as president shortly after. Togo held its first elections that were considered to be mostly free in the year 2007. Economically, Togo’s main source of income comes from the export of cocoa, coffee, and cotton.

• Country Profile
  • Land Mass/Major Cities – Togo sits between Ghana and Benin, and shares a small portion of its border with Burkina Faso. Its capital city is Lomé.
  • Languages – French (official), Ewe, Mina, Kabye, and Dagomba
• Business Activity
  • Agriculture – Beans, cassava, cocoa, coffee, corn, cotton, fish, livestock, millet, rice, sorghum, and yams
  • Industries – Agricultural processing, beverages, cement, handicrafts, textiles, and phosphate mining
  • Natural Resources – Arable land, limestone, marble, and phosphates
  • Exports – Cocoa, coffee, phosphates, and reexports
  • Imports – Foodstuffs, machinery and equipment, and petroleum products
  • Major Trading Partners – Belgium, Benin, Burkina Faso, China, France, Ghana, India, Lebanon, Netherlands, Niger, Nigeria, and Singapore

Source: CIA. (2017). The World Factbook. CIA. Retrieved from: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/to.html