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Togo gained independence in 1960. It occupies a total landmass
of about 57,000 square kilometres. Burkina Faso borders it
to the north, Ghana to the west, Benin to the east, with the
remainder sitting on the Gulf of Guinea.
The climate is tropical, with an average temperature of 800F
or 270C.
The terrain contains: lagoons, rivers, plateaux, pains, savannah
grassland, and tropical rain forests. The forests contain
cotton, palms, dyewood and a variety of other trees, and a
rich array of wildlife and game.
The economy is agriculture based. Corn, pineapples, plantain,
various fruits and vegetables, yams, cassava, peanuts, cattle,
goats, sheep, cocoa, copra, cotton palm oil and kernel, are
farmed for domestic and export purposes.
Its mineral and resource deposits include: bauxite, iron-ore,
phosphate, and chromite.
Industrial and manufacturing activities include: mining, textile
and wood processing.
The principal exports are phosphate, iron-ore, chromite, bauxite,
and cattle.
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