togo we go

Growing anticipation.

Rise in temperature.

Humidity.

These three things can mean only one thing... we are getting closer to Africa! We are just two days away from arriving in Togo!! There is a level of excitement onboard that I believe is two-fold: one, we can't wait to put our feet on land again and, two, we will be in Africa once again!! Who is not excited about that? :)

TOGO FAST FACTS

Population: 6,145,000 with 40 different ethnic groups

Capital: Lomé; 799,000

Area: 56,785 square kilometers (21,925 square miles)

Language: French, Ewe, Mina, Kabye, Dagomba

Religion: Indigenous beliefs (51%), Christian (29%), Muslim (20%)

Currency: CFA franc

Life Expectancy: 54

GDP per Capita: U.S. $1,400

Literacy Percent: 61

Economy:

Industry: Phosphate mining, agricultural processing, cement, handicrafts

Agriculture: Coffee, cacao, cotton, yams; livestock; fish

Exports: Reexports, cotton, phosphates, coffee, cacao

--From National Geographic Atlas of the World, Eighth Edition