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Did you know that Togo is home to, a very beautiful feline that lives in my country Togo a unique species, called the African golden cat? Togo has with many other rare species of animals that you may not see where you live. I have done a lot of research on my country that most people may not know and now I am ready to share this information with you. We will be talking about, population, religion, culture, geography, food, education, natural disaster, sports, exports, imports,and demographics. Now lets begin. The population of Togo is seven million seven hundred fifty six thousand nine hundred thirty seven. That seems like a lot for a country this size but, before the hit of 2013, the population was less than it is now. It use to be 1.581 …show more content…
Whether it's a hurricane, tsunami, Togo had flooding. After the flooding it left many people displaced and had no homes, jobs, or even food. There was only one person killed but there were several injured. Sports in Togo, The main sport in Togo that I want to talk about is there international soccer team. Togo places in Fifa a world soccer sport that many other countries play in to. Togo has one Fifa cup and is ranked 91 in the Fifa ranking system. Exports of Togo, the exports of Togo are pretty big if you ask me, my country exports gold which is worth 540 million dollars, they also export palm oil which goes for 242 million dollars, and they also export motorcycles which go for 239 million dollars. These are some of the most valuable things that come out of Africa to go to other countries around the world like to China, Niger, India and many more. Imports of Togo, Togo is the 94th biggest in imports in the world. Togo imports machinery, foodstuff, equipment, and petroleum product. There imports are not that big but they are …show more content…
The first German connection with Togo is the arrival of missionaries in 1847 to work among the largest tribal group in the region, the Ewe. German traders soon follow, establishing a base at Anécho on the coast.
When decides to put together an off the peg German empire in Africa, Togo is one of the three places which he selects on the west coast. His representative, Gustav Nachtigal, duly arrives in 1884 to persuade several of the tribal chieftains to accept the protection of the German emperor and to fly the German flag above their villages. In 1885 Togoland is recognized by the European powers as a German colony. Its coastal border is agreed with Britain's Gold Coast to the west and France's Dahomey to the east. During the next decade German military expeditions win control over the interior. By the end of the century it is possible to establish the inland frontiers with Germany's two colonial neighbours with France in 1897 and Great Britain in

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