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Togo (nation) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 08 00 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 8.0000 decimal degrees |
| Long: 001 10 00 E degrees minutes |
Long: 1.1667 decimal degrees |
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Note: Earliest known settlements were by Gur-speaking Voltaic peoples in north and Kwa peoples in south; Ewe from Nigeria immigrated 14th century; Ane from Ghana settled in 17th century; part of German-controlled Togoland late 19th century; Anglo-French domination 1914; official language is French, though many local languages are spoken. |
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| Togo (preferred,C,V,English-P,U,N)
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| Togo (French-P,U,N)
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| Togo (Spanish-P,U,N)
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| République togolaise (C,V,O,French,U,N)
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| République Togolaise (C,V,French,U,N)
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| Togolese Republic (C,O,English,U,N)
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| República Togolesa (C,O,Spanish,U,N)
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| Republic of Togo (C,O)
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| Того (C,O,Russian-P,U)
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| Тоголезская Республика (C,O,Russian,U)
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| 多哥 (C,O,Chinese-P,U)
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| 多哥共和国 (C,O,Chinese,U)
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| ثوغو (C,O,Arabic-P,U)
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| الجهور ةً ا خًوغو ةً (C,O,Arabic,U)
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| TGO (C,O,ISO3L)
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| TG (C,O,ISO2L)
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| ISO768 (C,O,ISO3N)
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| TO00 (C,O,FIPS)
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| French Togo (H,O)
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| Togoland (H,V)
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| Togolese (C,O,English,U,A)
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Togo (nation) (P) |
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| nation (preferred, C) |
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gained independence in 1960 |
| primary political unit (C) |
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| independent sovereign nation (C) |
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| republic (C) |
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initially in French Union, 1956 |
| former territory/colony/dependent state (C) |
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| controlled region (H) |
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German, 1884-1914; French, 1922-1960 |
| protectorate (H) |
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German, part of Togoland, 1884-1914 |
| territory (H) |
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French, 1946-1956 |
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Related geographic places: |
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Lomé .......... (inhabited place) |
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(World, Africa, Togo, Maritime) [1094890] |
| historical connection .... |
Dahomey .......... (former nation/state/empire) |
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(World, Africa) [7030378] |
| member of .... |
United Nations .......... (organization) |
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(World) [7029605] |
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joined organization in 1960 |
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