Togo

Togolese Republic

Togo (TG, TGO) is a country in Western Africa, with Lomé as its capital. The currency is the West African CFA Franc (XOF, F CFA). The international dialling code is +228; mobile numbers are written like 90 11 23 45. The time zone is Africa/Lome. Official language: French.

CurrencyXOFF CFA

Dial code+228e.g. 90 11 23 45

Time zoneLomeUTC+00:00

LanguageFrench

CapitalLomé

Population8.9M56.8K km²

Overview

Official name: Togolese Republic
Native name: Togo
ISO 3166-1 alpha-2: TG
ISO 3166-1 alpha-3: TGO
ISO 3166-1 numeric: 768
IOC code: TOG
Demonym: Togolese
Capital: Lomé
Region: Africa › Western Africa
Status: Independent, UN member
Groups: Western Africa
United Nations
Internet domain: .tg
Coordinates: 8, 1.16666666
Area: 56,785 km²
Population: 8,917,990
GDP: $25.8B ($2.9K per person)
Literacy: 60.4%
Landlocked: No
Land borders: 🇧🇯 Benin
🇧🇫 Burkina Faso
🇬🇭 Ghana

Currency

West African CFA Franc XOF

Symbol: F CFA
Minor units: None (0 decimals)
Example: 1 235 F CFA

Languages

Language	Status	Share of population
French fr	Official	41% (3.7M)
Ewe ee		17% (1.5M)
ife ife		1.3% (115.9K)
Anii blo		0.15% (13.4K)

Time zones

Time zone	Local time	Standard	Daylight saving	Name
Africa/Lome		UTC+00:00	none	Greenwich Mean Time

Phone numbers

Calling code: +228
Dial-out prefix: 00
Trunk prefix: none
National number length: 8 digits
Emergency number: 117 pattern 1(?:1[78]|7[127])

Number types

Type	National format	International format	Layout	Digits
Fixed line	22 21 23 45	+228 22 21 23 45	XX XX XX XX	8
Mobile	90 11 23 45	+228 90 11 23 45	XX XX XX XX	8

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Show the 1 formatting rules

Digits pattern	Leading digits	Format	International
`(\d{2})(\d{2})(\d{2})(\d{2})`	`[279]`	`$1 $2 $3 $4`	`$1 $2 $3 $4`

Address and postal code

No address data.

Calendar, units and conventions

First day of the week: Monday
Weekend: Saturday to Sunday
First week of the year: Contains at least 1 day of the new year
Hour cycle: 24-hour (0–23), also hB
Calendars: gregorian
Measurement system: Metric
Temperature: Celsius
Paper size: A4
Locales: ee-TG
fr-TG

Number and date formats

As written by the French (Togo) locale (fr-TG), amounts in XOF.

Number: 1 234 567,891
Percent: 45,7 %
Currency (XOF): 1 234 568 F CFA
Accounting: (1 234 568 F CFA)
Currency, name: 1 234 568 francs CFA (BCEAO)
Compact short: 1,2 M
Compact long: 1,2 million
Scientific: 1,235E6
Speed: 88 kilomètres par heure
Temperature: 21,5 °C
Date, full: vendredi 27 mars 2026
Date, long: 27 mars 2026
Date, medium: 27 mars 2026
Date, short: 27/03/2026
Time, medium: 15:04:05
Time, short: 15:04
Date and time: 27 mars 2026, 15:04
Month and year: mars 2026
Weekday: vendredi
Relative time: hier · dans 3 jours · il y a 2 heures
List: and: A, B et C
List: or: A, B ou C