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Flag of Togo

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Quick Facts

Capital
Lomé
Flag adopted
1960
Population
8,095,498
Area
56,785 km²
Languages
French
Currency
West African CFA franc (Fr) — XOF
Demonym
Togolese
Government
presidential republic
Subregion
Western Africa
Driving side
Right
Timezones
UTC
Independence
1960

Religions

  • Christian 42.3%
  • folk religion 36.9%
  • Muslim 14%
  • None 6.2%
  • Hindu 1%
  • Buddhist 1%
  • Jewish 1%
  • Other 1%

About This Flag

The flag of Togo consists of five equal horizontal stripes alternating green and yellow, with a red canton in the upper hoist bearing a white five-pointed star. Adopted on April 27, 1960, the flag was designed by artist Paul Ahyi and chosen through a national competition ahead of independence from France.

The five stripes represent the five administrative regions of Togo at independence. Green symbolizes agriculture and hope, yellow stands for mineral resources and faith in the value of labor, and the red canton commemorates the blood shed by martyrs for independence.

The white star represents life, purity, and peace.

What the colors & design mean

Green stands for agriculture and hope; yellow symbolizes mineral wealth and faith in honest work; red commemorates the blood of independence martyrs. The five stripes represent Togo's five regions, and the white star symbolizes life, purity, and peace.

green yellow red white

Pattern: Horizontal Stripes, Canton Design

Bordering countries (3)

🇧🇯 Benin 🇧🇫 Burkina Faso 🇬🇭 Ghana

Fun Facts

  • Togo is one of the world's largest exporters of phosphates, which are critical for fertilizer production.
  • The country's flag designer, Paul Ahyi, was later recognized as one of Africa's most influential modern artists and sculptors.
  • Togo is only about 115 kilometers wide at its broadest point but stretches roughly 579 kilometers from north to south.
  • Togoville, on the shores of Lake Togo, is where the original German-Togoland protectorate treaty was signed in 1884.

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