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Togo!. By: Abbie Van Cleave. Bordering Countries. Burkina Faso. Benin. Ghana. Landforms!. Bight of Benin. Rainforest. Mongo River. Togo Mountains. Major Cities. Landmarks!. Bassar Royal Palace. Independence Monument In Lome. Parliament Building in Lome. Flag.
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Togo! By: Abbie Van Cleave
Bordering Countries Burkina Faso Benin Ghana
Landforms! Bight of Benin Rainforest Mongo River Togo Mountains
Landmarks! Bassar Royal Palace Independence Monument In Lome Parliament Building in Lome
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
Location Togo is in between the countries Ghana and Benin. It is below Burkina Faso. It is above the Bight of Benin.
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.
Transportation Airways! Trains!
Arts and Culture! Kara Togo Colonial House
Top 3 Languages and Dialect Top Languages -French -Mina -Ewe Dialect -Ife
Food! • Fufu- Like cornbread
Recreation Soccer! Swimming!
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
Natural Hazards Droughts!! Floods!!
Life Expectancy, Major Religion, and Largest Ethnic Group • Life expectancy-62.9 Years • Major Religion-Christian and Muslim • Largest Ethnic Group- Ewe, Kabye, Kotokoli
Top Imports and Exports • Imports- -Machinery -Foods -Petroleum Products • Exports -Coffee -Cotton -Cocoa