Background:

• Official name: Togolese Republic
• Location: West African State on the Gulf of Guinea, bordered by Ghana, Burkina Faso and Benin
• Capital: Lomé
• Official language: French; Ewe and Kabiyè are national languages
• Population: The fifth Population and Housing Census recorded 8,095,498 residents in November 2022.
• Economy: INSEED and national finance sources provide the official basis for national accounts and budget data. World Bank indicators provide secondary, internationally comparable data on GDP and income classification.

REC Membership:

• Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)
• West African Economic and Monetary Union (UEMOA)
• Community of Sahel-Saharan States (CEN-SAD)

Sources:

• Government of Togo
• INSEED – Final RGPH-5 Results (2022)
• ECOWAS – Member States
• UEMOA – Member States
• CEN-SAD – Member States
• World Bank Data – Togo
• World Bank Country Overview – Togo