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1 Togo! By: Abbie Van Cleave

2 Bordering Countries

3 Landforms!

4 Major Cities

5 Landmarks! Parliament Building in Lome Bassar Royal Palace Independence Monument In Lome

6 Flag The flag of Togo was officially adopted on April 27, 1960. It features a white "Star of Hope" on a field of red, and the red of that field is said to represent the blood shed by countrymen during the internal struggle for independence. Green is symbolic of the country's agricultural wealth, while yellow is symbolic of mineral wealth. the five horizontal stripes represent the five regions of Togo

7 Location Togo is in between the countries Ghana and Benin. It is below Burkina Faso. It is above the Bight of Benin.

8 Climate Togo has a humid, tropical climate, but receives less rainfall than most of the other countries along the Gulf of Guinea. In the south there are two rainy seasons, from March to early July and in September and October. The heaviest rainfall occurs in the hills of the west, southwest, and center, where the precipitation averages about 150 cm (60 in) a year.

9 Transportation

10 Arts and Culture!

11 Top 3 Languages and Dialect Top Languages -French -Mina -Ewe Dialect -Ife

12 Food! Fufu- Like cornbread

13 Recreation Soccer! Swimming!

14 Extra Info!! Togolese carry everything on their heads - one banana, a fully-assembled ceiling fan, up to 300 eggs, firewood, a big basket of chickens, or a 5- gallon pan of water

15 Natural Hazards

16 Life Expectancy, Major Religion, and Largest Ethnic Group Life expectancy-62.9 Years Major Religion-Christian and Muslim Largest Ethnic Group- Ewe, Kabye, Kotokoli

17 Top Imports and Exports Imports- -Machinery -Foods -Petroleum Products Exports -Coffee -Cotton -Cocoa


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