TOGO

WHERE IS TOGO

• Togo is in Africa
• If you look at a map it is in the North West part of Africa

Togo's Flag

Red represents the blood of martyrs; green represents hope and life; yellow represnts unity and wealth; and white represents peace. The star symbolizes life. The five stripes of the flag represent the five regions of the country.🇹🇬

FOOD

One of the French dishes is Maize is the staple diet and is cooked in a variety of ways from eaten off the cob to ground into flour and mixed with water to make porridge called pâtes or akume. Pâtes or porridge is a savoury dish served with 'sauces' - thick stews usually made of vegetables, like okra and spinach. Sauces are also made with meats, smoked fish, including fish heads, cow skin and large bush rats, known locally as ‘grasscutters’ or agouti.

HOLIDAYS

They have some of the same holidays but they have holidays that we don't, for example...

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• Whit day: 16 May 2016
• Martyrs Day: 21 June 2016
• Eid al-Fitr (End of Ramadan): 7 July 2016

TOGO'S RELIGION

Christian 29%
Muslim 20%
Indigenous beliefs 51%

SCHOOLS

Togo has a 6-4-3 formal education structure. Primary school has an official entry age of six and a duration of six grades. Secondary school is divided into two cycles: lower secondary consupper secondary consists of grades 11 - 13. In principle, school is free and attendance until the age of 15 school is compulsory. Students sit for the Certificat d'Études du Premier Degré (CEPD) at the end of grade 6, the Brevet d'Études du Premier Cycle du Second Degré (BEPC) at the end of grade 10, and the Baccalauréat at the end of grade 13.There are 40 weeks in the primary and secondary school calendar. (UNESCO IBE, World Data on Education. Revised 11/2010).

SPORTS

Football (soccer) is the most popular sport in Togo, and the country has enjoyed international success. Togolese also enjoy boxing. In the late 1990s super middleweight Zafrou Balloqou was ranked in the world’s top 10, and Yacoubou Moutakilou and Abdoukerin Hamidou also have found success in the ring. The country competes internationally in tennis and in African Traditional Wrestling as well. Standout tennis players include Komi and Gérard Loglo, who represented the country at the 1999 Davis Cup. Togo has largely been represented only by men in international sporting events, and in 1998 a seminar was held on the promotion of women in Togolese sports.

WEATHER

Togo is situated in Western Africa, bordering the Bight of Benin and between Benin and Ghana.

The climate is generally tropical with average temperatures ranging from 27 degrees celcius (80 degrees Fahrenheit) on the coast to about 30 degrees celcius (86 degrees Fahrenheit) in the northernmost regions. Togo has a dry climate and characteristics of a tropical savanna. To the south there are two seasons of rain. The first one takes place between April and July and the second between October and November.

5 INTERESTING FACTS

1. The Slave Trade started in this part of Africa in the 16th century 2. The lowest point in Togo is the Atlantic Ocean

3. Togo means ‘house of sea’ in Ewe language

4. Togo has 5 regions – De La Kara, Des Plateaux, Des Savanes, Centrale and Maritime

5. The President of Togo is Faure Gnassingbe

Other Facts
About Togo

1. The complete name of Togo is Togolese Republic
2. The geographical location of Togo is 8° N and 1° 10'
3. The capital city of Togo is Lome
4. Togo a country of area 56,785 sq. km. is a west African country
5. Togo is surrounded by Benin in the east, Burkina Faso in the north, Ghana in the west and Atlantic Ocean in the south.
6. Togo's total land border is 1647 km, and coastline is 56 km.